Awami League candidates in all five constituencies of Chandpur will be declared victors by default with voters fuming over the provision of winning election uncontested as they were deprived of exercising franchise.
More than one lakh first-time voters were upset as they could not cast votes.
Out of the total 300 parliamentary seats 153 have seen the candidates win the polls unopposed in the yesterday’s 10th parliamentary election as the BNP-led 18-party alliance boycotted the polls.
Those who won unopposed in those five seats are former home minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir from Chandpur 1 constituency (Kachua), Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya from Chandpu 2, former foreign minister Dipu Moni from Chandpur 3, Mohammad Shamsul Haque Bhuiyan from Chandpur 4 and Major (retd) Rafiqul Islam from Chandpur 5.
Rakib Hossa, voter of Chandpu-1 was unhappy as he could not cast his vote in the election: “We were deprived of casting votes.”
Umme Zohra Suma, a voter of Chandpur2 said “our voting rights were seized”.
A voter of the Chandpur 3 area Masum Gazi told the Dhaka Tribune: “I have just finished my HSC examination and a first-time voter. I am feeling very bad and upset.