Despite the boycott by the opposition BNP and like-minded parties, the Awami League-nominated candidates and its independent candidates secured victory in most of the constituencies in the 12th national parliamentary election.
According to the official data provided by the Election Commission on Monday, they won 286 seats out of 298 across the country. The results show that in almost every district, the Awami League men ran the election race—whether with the party symbol Boat or the independent symbol Eagle or Truck.
Though there were some other 27 political parties that contested this poll, their candidates could not succeed except 11 candidates from the Jatiya Party and 3 candidates from the Workers Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, and Bangladesh Kallyan Party.
In Dhaka district, Awami League candidates secured 16 seats among 20 seats. However, in the other four seats, the Awami League’s independent candidates won. It can be said that the Awami League has a stronghold in Dhaka.
Gopalganj, the birthplace of Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is considered a fort of the Awami League. Ruling party candidates, including party President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, won all three seats.
In Faridpur, the Awami League candidates won three out of four seats, while independent candidate AK Azad won against an Awami League candidate. Azad is also an Awami League leader.
In Gazipur, Awami League candidates won four out of five seats, and another Awami League leader who ran as an independent defeated former state minister Meher Afroz Chumki.
In Tangail, Awami League candidates secured victory in seven constituencies out of eight, and former Awami League Presidium Member and former minister Abdul Latif Siddique contested as an independent candidate and defeated a party candidate in Tangail-4.
Khulna and Bagerhat, bordering Gopalganj, are also counted as strongholds for the Awami League, where family members of Bangabandhu are involved in politics. In these two districts, all the Awami League candidates secured victory by a huge margin.
Meanwhile, all the Awami League candidates won in some small districts like Chuandanga, Meherpur, Jhalakathi, Feni, Chapainawabganj, and Magura.
In Sylhet and Sunamganj, Awami League candidates lost in two seats against independent candidates. In Moulovibazar, Awami League candidates won all three seats. In Habiganj, the Awami League got two seats and independents got two. These two independents are also Awami League leaders.
In Barisal, Awami League candidates got four seats among six, and one independent candidate who won in Barisal-4 is a former Awami League MP.
In Chittagong district, Awami League candidates won 13 seats out of 16.
In Rajshahi district, five Awami League candidates secured victory in six constituencies, and the other winner, an independent candidate, is also a district-level leader of the Awami League.
In Bogra, which is considered a BNP stronghold, Awami League candidates won four out of seven seats. In the other three seats, one independent, one Jatiya Party, and one JaSod candidate won.
Among the six constituencies of Rangpur district, Awami League candidates won in three seats with the Boat symbol, while Awami League’s independent candidates won against party candidates in two other seats.
In Dinajpur, Awami League candidates secured victory in five out of six seats, and the independent candidate who defeated the Awami League candidate in Dinajpur-1 is the President of Birganj Upazila Awami League.
In Lalmonirhat and Pabna, Awami League candidates won in all the constituencies.
In Natore, Awami League candidates won two seats out of three. In the Natore-1 seat, the district Awami League vice president contested as an independent candidate and defeated the Awami League nominee.
In Jamalpur, Awami League candidates won three seats out of five, and in Jamalpur-4, the Awami League-nominated candidate lost to another party leader who contested as an independent candidate.
Similar results came from Mymensingh, Netrokona, and Brahmanbaria.
On the other hand, Awami League candidates secured consecutive victories in Rangamati, Khagrachhari, and Bandarban hill districts.
