In Narsingdi’s five parliamentary constituencies, 27 candidates out of 41 lost their election deposits as they received less than 12.5 percent of the total valid votes cast.
This data was disclosed through an examination of unofficial results endorsed by Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer Mohammad Anwar Hossain.
The number of candidates who forfeited their deposits is as follows: six in Narsingdi-1 (Sadar), three in Narsingdi-2 (Palash), five in Narsingdi-3 (Shibpur), seven in Narsingdi-4 (Monohardi-Belabo), and six in Narsingdi-5 (Raipura).
Among them, Kazi Shariful Islam of Bangladesh Congress (Narsingdi-4) secured the lowest with only 163 votes.
All five seats in Narsingdi were won by BNP.
Notably, candidates from Jatiya Party lost their deposits across all five constituencies.
For instance, in Narsingdi-1, the candidates who lost their deposits were Mohammad Mostafa Jamal of Jatiya Party, Md Ashraf Hossain of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Shahiduzzaman Chowdhury of Gonoforum, Shirin Akter of Gono Odhikar Parishad, Sakhawat Hossain of Bangladesh Islami Front, and Hamidul Haque Parvez of Insaniyat Biplob Bangladesh.
In Narsingdi-2, Asif Iqbal of Islamic Front Bangladesh, ANM Rafiqul Islam Selim of Jatiya Party, and Mohammad Ibrahim of Insaniyat Biplob Bangladesh also forfeited their deposits.
Similarly, in Narsingdi-3, candidates such as Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem Ali Pathan of Zaker Party, AKM Rezaul Karim of Jatiya Party, Md Wayezz Hossain Bhuiyan of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Md Mostafizur Rahman of Jamaat-e-Islami, and Raihan Mia of Insaniyat Biplop Bangladesh were among those who lost their deposits.
In Narsingdi-4, the candidates who lost their deposits included Abu Darda Md Maj of Janatar Dal, Kazi Shariful Islam of Bangladesh Congress, Kazi Sazzad Zahir of Communist Party of Bangladesh, Muhammad Milan Mia of Insaniyat Biplob Bangladesh, Mohammad Nasir Uddin of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, Md Kamal Uddin of Jatiya Party, and Md Saifullah of Islami Andolan Bangladesh.
Lastly, in Narsingdi-5, candidates such as Jamal Ahmed Chowdhury (independent), Tahmina Akter of Insaniyat Biplob Bangladesh, Tawfiqur Rahman (independent), Moshiur Rahman of Bangladesh Islamic Front, Meherun Nesa Khan Hena of Jatiya Party, and Md Solaiman Khandakar (independent) also lost their deposits.
