Though the overall voter turnout was 41.99 per cent in the 12th parliamentary election held on Sunday, more than 60 per cent of registered voters cast their ballots in 21 constituencies and less than 30 per cent voted in at least 52 constituencies, according to Election Commission data, reports UNB.
The highest 87.24 per cent votes were cast in Gopalganj-3 and Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was elected from the constituency, according to the data.
The lowest turnout was 13.04 per cent in Dhaka-15. State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Majumdar won the election from the constituency as an AL contender.
In the national election held amid boycott of a major political party BNP, ruling Awami League secured 222 seats, while Jatiya Party obtained only 11 seats. Independent candidates clinched victory in 62 seats.
Besides, Bangladesh Workers Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasod) and Bangladesh Kalyan Party each won a seat. The election result of Mymensingh-3 was postponed.
Out of the country's 300 seats, Sunday's balloting was held in 299 seats as the election to Naogaon-2 was earlier postponed by the commission following the death of a valid candidate there.
The five constituencies with more than 70 per cent voter turnout are: Gopalganj-3 (87.24% turnout; AL candidate Sheikh Hasina won), Gopalganj-2 (83.20%; AL candidate Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim won), Brahmanbaria-6 (76pc, AL's AB Tajul Islam won), Chattogram-6 (73.24 pc, AL's ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury won) and Sirajganj-1 (72.32pc , AL candidate Tanvir Shakil Joy won).
The constituencies having over 60 per cent voter turnout include Naogaon-1, Bagerhat-1, Bagerhat-2, Bagerhat-4, Barishal-1, Jamalpur-1, Mymensingh-10, Faridpur-4, Gopalganj-1, Madaripur-1, Cumilla-7, Cumilla-8, Feni-2, Noakhali-6, Chattogram-7 and Bandarban.
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