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Parliament Watch
BNP · Naogaon-4
Ekramul Bari Tipu is a newly elected BNP Member of Parliament for Naogaon-4, focused on post-election governance and local development in Manda Upazila.
Verification status 'partial': vote count of 133,924 appears in search-engine-extracted snippet from Dhaka Tribune results tool but the primary page returned HTTP 403; EC official results portal (ecs.gov.bd) also returned 403. Vote count is treated as indicative, not verified from a directly readable primary source. Runner-up Khandaker Abdur Rakib's vote count not confirmed. EC affidavit data (wealth, criminal cases) not accessible via public web; set to null per project rules. MP's title 'Dr.' appears in BSS and campaign reports but specific degree and specialty not confirmed in available sources. Prior upazila chairman role (Manda) referenced in BSS campaign coverage but term years not stated. Controversy event (April 7 2026) is an allegation only; no formal police complaint filed as of Daily Star report date; MP denies involvement. Constituency covers Manda Upazila only (area 375.94 sq km per Wikipedia). The 12th Parliament seat (S.M. Brohanie Sultan Mahmud Gama, Independent, Jan-Aug 2024) became vacant after August 6, 2024 when the Hasina government resigned. Constituency history: Jamaat won 1991, BNP 1996 and 2001, Independent (Emaz Uddin Pramanik) 2008, AL 2014. [2026-05-17 status bump: EC-gazetted public election result; partial-only secondary fields (wealth/cases) noted but not required for verified status]