Awami League nominated candidate Mohammad Arafat wins Dhaka-17 by-elections

Mohammad A Arafat, who was backed by the ruling Awami League, won the by-election for the Dhaka-17 constituency.

Arafat received 28,816 votes, while "Hero Alom," also known as Ashraful Hossen Alom, received only 5,609 votes.

The Dhaka-17 by-election's returning officer, Senior District Election Officer Md Munir Hussain Khan, made an unofficial announcement of the results late at night.

The by-elections for Dhaka-17 saw a total of 37,420 voters cast their ballots.

The returning officer reported an 11.51% voter turnout in the Dhaka-17 by-elections.

In the Dhaka-17 by-election, voting started at 8 am and went nonstop until 4 pm.

Since the passing of well-known actor and freedom fighter Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque MP on May 14 of this year, the seat representing Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, and a portion of Dhaka Cantonment has been vacant.

The Election Commission announced the by-election schedule for Dhaka-17 on June 1 after the passing of incumbent Awami League MP Akbar Hossain Pathan alias Farooque left the seat vacant.