Shahadat Hossain Selim

Winner votes (86,811) and runner-up votes (59,265) confirmed independently by BSS (bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360560) and Prothom Alo (prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/txez0xau30). Total valid votes 146,076 from Prothom Alo; cross-check: 86,811 + 59,265 = 146,076 exactly, indicating two-candidate effective race. Vote shares: 86,811/146,076 = 59.43%, 59,265/146,076 = 40.57%, margin = 18.86 pp. Wikipedia List of 13th Jatiya Sangsad members confirms 'Shahadat Hossain Salim' (BNP) for constituency 274. Lakshmipur-1 comprises only Ramganj Upazila (Wikipedia; constituency created 1984 when Noakhali District was divided). Selim founded his political career in Chhatra Dal, became Chittagong district president, later served as BNP port authority general secretary (1988-1994) and Chittagong Metropolitan BNP joint secretary; expelled from BNP in 2000; co-founded LDP with Colonel Oli Ahmed in 2006; served as LDP senior joint secretary and later chairman of BLDP; dissolved BLDP and rejoined BNP on 8 December 2025; BNP-nominated for Lakshmipur-1 from which he had previously contested in 2018 (did not win). This is his first term as MP. Exact age and education not found in any accessible primary source -- EC affidavit PDF not publicly accessible; do not impute. Runner-up Mahbub Alam ran as NCP candidate. Registered voters in Ramganj: 274,261 (136,246 female), 93 polling centres (TBS pre-election coverage). EC show-cause notice issued January 18, 2026 for code-of-conduct breach (soliciting votes at a gathering before permitted campaign period); resolved without disqualification as nomination was declared valid. Recent controversial remarks (April 2026) on religious attire on TV drew public condemnation from Ramganj Jamaat-e-Islami.