Sheikh Hasina wins Gopalganj-3 for 8th time

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been elected unofficially in Gopalganj-3 constituency.

The Awami League president got 2,49,962 votes while her nearest contestant Sheikh Abul Kalam  from National People’s Party got 469 votes.

Gopalganj Returning Officer Kazi Mahbubul Alam announced the results on Sunday.

Gopalganj-3 constituency encompasses Tungipara and Kotalipara upazila with 2,90,300 votes.

Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was elected from this constituency in 1954 election as a Juktofront candidate. Since 1986, Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina has been elected from this constituency for the eighth time, including this year.