13 candidates lose deposits in three Manikganj constituencies
OUR CORRESPONDENT | Monday, 16 February 2026
MANIKGANJ, Feb 15: Thirteen out of twenty candidates contesting in Manikganj's three constituencies have lost their security deposits in the 13th national parliamentary election as they failed to obtain at least 12.5 per cent of the total valid votes cast.
Candidates who fell short of getting the required votes will forfeit Tk 25,000, which they deposited to contest the election, according to the election commission's rule. The provision aimed at reducing non-serious participation.
A total of 298,463 valid votes were cast in the Manikganj-1 (Ghior-Daulatpur-Shibaloy) constituency. A candidate needed at least 37,308 votes to retain the deposit. Four of the seven candidates failed to reach the required number of votes.
The candidates who lost their deposits are: Independent candidate Md Abdul Ali Bepari (6,966 votes); Gono Odhikar Parishad's Mohammad Eliyas Hossain (1,066 votes); Jonotar Dol's Mohammad Shahjahan Khan (283 votes); and Islami Andolan Bangladesh's Md Khorshed Alam (3,247).
Manikganj-2 (Singair-Harirampur and part of Sadar) recorded 268,235 valid votes. A candidate needed at least 33,529 votes to save their deposit. Two of the four candidates failed to secure the needed number of votes.
Jatiya Party's S. M. Abdul Mannan lost his deposits receiving only 7,081 votes and the same happened to Mohammad Ali of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, who received 3,847 votes.
A total of 266,032 valid votes were counted in Manikganj-3 (Sadar-Saturia). The minimum requirement for retaining the deposit was 33,254 votes. Seven of the nine candidates failed to reach the target.
The candidates who lost their deposits are: Independent candidate Ataur Rahman Ata (20,551 votes); Independent candidate Mofizul Islam Khan Kamal (684 votes); Independent candidate Rafiqul Islam Khan (3,610 votes); Md Shahjahan Ali of Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (3,510 votes); Moazzem Hossain Khan Mojlish of Jatiya Party (1,337 votes); Shamsuddin of Islami Andolan Bangladesh (2,787 votes) and Abul Bashar Badsha of Jatiya Party (1,966 votes).