The Awami League-nominated candidate Jebunnessa Afroz, widow of late lawmaker Shawkat Hossain Hiron, came out as a winner in Barisal 5 constituency by-poll that witnessed a low turnout of voters.
Barisal Deputy Commissioner Md Shohidul Alam, retuning officer of the by-poll, declared Jebunnessa Afroj winner in the election.
Jebunnessa received 1,83,629 votes while her rival Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF)-nominated candidate Saiful Islam Liton only 6,136 votes.
The 810 polling booths under 159 vote centres in the district witnessed a thin presence of voters.
Awami League candidate Jebunnessa cast her vote at Nuria School 1 centre at 8:30am.
While talking to journalists, she expressed her satisfaction in the way the election was being conducted.
However, no polling agents of BNF candidate Saiful Islam Liton and campaign in his favour were spotted.
The returning officer of Barisal 5 by-election said voting was held peacefully and there was a congenial polling atmosphere. There were 3,42,228 voters and 159 vote centres in Barisal 5 constituency within the purview of Barisal City Corporation and Sadar upazila.
However, the constituency fell vacant after the death of Awami League lawmaker Shawkat Hossain Hiron on April 9.
The Election Commission on April 29 declared the schedule for by-poll and fixed June 12 as polling date.
Later it was rescheduled June 15 for election date considering the ongoing madrasa examination.