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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

BNP · Thakurgaon-1 · verified (verified 2026-05-17)

Profile

Party
BNP
Constituency
Thakurgaon-1
Terms
3
Disclosed wealth
৳15,280,000
Criminal cases
1
Education
Master's degree with Honours in Economics, University of Dhaka
Cabinet role
Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives
Provenance & notes

Constituency number 3 = Thakurgaon-1 confirmed via Wikipedia constituency list (Rangpur division: Panchagarh-1=1, Panchagarh-2=2, Thakurgaon-1=3). Vote counts (238,836 winner; 141,017 runner-up) cross-verified: BSS official results and Daily Star report both confirm 238,836. Three candidates contested; top two sum equals the Wikipedia-reported total valid votes of 379,853, implying the third candidate received negligible or zero valid votes. Wikipedia also lists 48.44% for Fakhrul against an unspecified denominator that cannot be reconciled with the 379,853 total -- the 62.88% figure computed here is internally consistent with confirmed raw vote counts and total. Wealth and criminal case data sourced from bdnews24 reporting on 2026 EC nomination affidavit; EC gazette affidavit URL not directly accessible. All 50 criminal cases were politically motivated Awami League-era cases; all resolved (47 discharged, 3 acquitted) before nomination. Fakhrul is also alternate parliamentary in-charge for PMO per gazette notification 18 March 2026 (bssnews.net/news-flash/369840). No boundary change in 2024 delimitation for Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila. Education confirmed as MA in Economics from University of Dhaka (BSS biography). Age 78 as of election date (born 26 January 1948).

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