AL wins 11 chairman posts in Jamalpur, 8 in Manikganj

Awami League (AL) backed candidates won 11 chairman posts and independent four in the union parishad polls of Jamalpur Sadar Upazila and eight out of 11 Chairman candidates won in the Union Parishad (UP) election of Singair upazila of Manikganj district on Thursday.

The elected chairman of Jamalpur are Alam Ali (AL) in Sharifpur Union Parishad, Md Azizur Rahman (AL) in Titpalla, Md Shahidullah (AL) in Tulshir Char, Md Ayub Ali Khan (AL) in Shahbazpur, Md Lutfar Rahman (AL) in Narundi, Md Azizul Haque (AL) in Shreepur, Md Nazmul Haque (Ind) in Mesta, Md Saiful Islam Khan (Ind) in Kendua, Md Maniruzzaman (Ind) in Laxmir Char and Md Golam Kibria (Ind) in Ghoradhap.

The election was held on Thursday as a part of second phase UP polls across the country.

Earlier, the election commission unofficially declared the name of unopposed elected chairmen in five unions while they all were from AL.

They are Md Hafizur Rahman Swapan in Itail Union Parishad, Md Abdul Jalil in Bashchara, Md Mizanur Rahman in Dikpait, Md Abdul Jalil in Rana Gachha and Abdullah Al Mamun in Rashidpur.

The AL-backed elected chairmen of Singair upazila are Abdul Mazed khan in Baldhara UP, Shawkat Hossain Badal in Chandahar UP, Ripon Hossain in Charigram UP, SheikhZahidul Islam in Dhalla UP, Gazi Quamruzzaman in Jamsha UP, Shahadat Hossain in Joymontop UP, Ripon Hossain in Talebpur UP and Dewan Jinnah (unopposed) in Bayra UP.

Other elected chairmen are Abul Hossain in Jamirta UP and Abdul Halim in Shayesta UP, the opposition candidates, and the only independent candidate is Zahinur Rahman who won in Singair Sadar Union Parishad.