AL backed candidates win 12 UPs in Jamalpur

Awami League (AL) backed candidates won 12 chairman posts and independent candidates got 2 posts in the Union Parishad (UP) elections in Islampur and Melandah Upazila of Jamalpur district held Sunday.

Election Office sources said AL backed candidates won three chairman posts and independent candidates got two in Islampur Upazila.

The election commission also postponed the result of chairman post in Char Putimari union due to unavoidable reason.

The elected chairmen from AL in Islapmur Upazila are - Md Habibur Rahman

Chowdhury (Islampur Sadar UP), Md Maksudur Rahman Ansari (Gaibandha UP) and Md Shahidullah (Char Goalili UP).

The elected chairmen as independent candidates are - Md Mostafizur Rahman (Palbandha UP) and Md Abdur Rahim (Goalerchar UP).

On the other hand, in Melandah Upazila, AL candidates won all the nine chairman posts. They are - Khalekuzzaman Juberi (Durmuth UP), Abdus Salam (Kulia UP), Abu Syed (Shyampur UP), Shahadat Hossain Bhuttu (Char Bani Pakuria UP) and Md Shahabuddin (Nayanagar UP).

Earlier, four AL candidates were elected unopposed as chairmen in Melandah Upazila. They are - Md Ali Zinnah (Mahmudpur UP), Kismat Pasha (Nangla UP), Saidur Rahman Litu (Ghosherpara UP) and Anjuman Ara Hena (Jhaugara UP).