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Farzana Sharmin Putul

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

Profile

Party
BNP
Constituency
Natore-1
Terms
1
Disclosed wealth
—
Criminal cases
0
Education
LLB (University of Dhaka and University of London); LLM (University of Dhaka and BPP University College, London); Barrister-at-Law
Cabinet role
State Minister for Social Welfare (also holding additional charge of Women and Children Affairs), since 2026-02-17

State Minister for Social Welfare (additional charge: Women and Children Affairs); leading Family Card rollout, social safety net beneficiary verification, and rural canal infrastructure in constituency.

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Provenance & notes

Vote counts confirmed by BSS and Dhaka Tribune: Putul (BNP) 102,726; Azad (Jamaat) 90,568; Tipu (Independent) 73,173. Total votes cast 274,409 per BSS deposit-forfeiture article (deposit threshold 34,301 = 12.5% of 274,409). Vote shares computed: 102726/274409 = 37.44%, 90568/274409 = 33.00%, margin = 4.43 pp (12,158 raw votes). Seven small candidates forfeited deposits; individual counts not published. wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases are null: EC affidavit for 13th parliament not publicly accessible at time of verification; no criminal case reported in any source. Putul is the daughter of late BNP leader Fazlur Rahman Patal (Potol), four-term MP from Natore-1 (1991-2006); this is her first term. She is the only elected female MP from northern Bangladesh's 72-seat bloc (Rajshahi + Rangpur). She resigned from Director positions at Desco and Green Delta Life Insurance prior to election for transparency. committee_memberships not yet published by Jatiya Sangsad at time of verification.

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