The Election Commission (EC) has postponed the gazette publication of the results of the recently concluded Lakshmipur-3 and Brahmanbaria-2 by-polls due to allegations of voting irregularities.
EC Secretary Jahangir Alam disclosed this information during a press conference on Tuesday.
The voting for the two by-polls took place from 8am to 4pm on Sunday.
Awami League candidate Golam Faruque Pinku secured an unofficial victory in the Lakshmipur-3 by-polls by 120,599 votes with the boat symbol. His nearest rival, Rakib Hossain, received 3,846 votes, while Samsul Karim Khokon secured 2,126 votes.
The candidates of Jatiya Party and Zaker Party made allegations of vote-rigging and boycotted the Lakshmipur-3 by-polls.
In the Brahmanbaria-2 by-polls, Awami League nominated Md Shahjahan Alam who unofficially won by 66,314 votes, while there were reports of low voter turnout in the constituency.
Independent candidate Ziaul Haque Mridha raised allegations of vote rigging in some centres.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has launched an immediate investigation into the public stamping of the boat symbol during the Lakshmipur-3 by-election, following the circulation of a viral video that raised concerns about potential electoral irregularities.
An instruction to conduct the inquiry was issued on Monday by Farhad Hossain, the returning officer for the by-election and the regional election officer of Comilla.
