Ruling Awami League-nominated mayoral candidate Abul Khair Abdullah alias Khokon Serniabat has unofficially won in the Barisal City Corporation elections.
Humayun Kabir, returning officer of the Barisal City Corporation election, unofficially announced the results at the district's Shilpakala Academy at around 9:45pm.
Abul Khair Abdullah received 87,808 (61.9%) votes while his nearest contender Islami Andolan Bangladesh's candidate Mufti Syed Mohammad Faizul Karim received 33,828 (23.9%) votes so far.
Meanwhile, Abul Khair said he will implement the promises made in the election manifesto in phases.
Among other candidates, Jatiya Party's mayor candidate Engineer Iqbal Hossain Taposh (Plough) got 6,665 votes, independent mayor candidate (Table clock) Md Kamrul Hassan Rupon bagged 7,999 votes, Zaker Party candidate (Rose) Md Mizanur Rahman Bachhu got 2,546 votes.
A total of 142,177 voters -- among 276,297 eligible voters – casted their ballots in Barishal city polls.
Voting for 30 wards of Barisal City Corporation (BCC) polls was held from 8am-4pm on Monday.
