Delimitation dents BNP vote in B'baria-2, 5, AL's in 1, 6
Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan and Mufti Fazlul Haq Amini
The change of areas in constituencies has made a dent in BNP vote banks in Brahmanbaria-2 and 5 constituencies while Awami League (AL) has become loser in Brahmanbaria-1 and 6.
After the delimitation, Brahmanbaria1 comprises all unions of Nasirnagar upazila, Chandura, Budhunti and Haraspur unions of Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila, Brahmanbaria-2 comprises all unions of Sarail upazila, all unions of Ashuganj upazila and Mazlishpur, Talshahar and Budhal unions of Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila, Brahmanbaria-3 comprises the rest 15 unions and pourasabha area of Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila.
Akhaura and Kasba upazilas belong to Brahmanbaria-4 (unchanged), Brahmanbaria-5 comprises 18 unions of Nabinagar upazila and Brahmanbaria6 consists of all unions of Banchharampur upazila and Borikandi and Salimganj unions of Nabinagar upazila.
Due to this delimitation, most of the vote banks of BNP candidates have been transferred from one seat to another, making AL candidates hopeful of win. On the other hand, some BNP aspirants are happy to get the new pocket votes of BNP in the constituency.
According to district election office, there are 2,12,666 voters in Brahmanbaria1. Of them, 51549 voters of Chandura, Budhunti and Haraspur unions of Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila have been newly added. The three unions are considered as vote banks of BNP. Obviously BNP nomination aspirant Sayed AK Ekramuzzaman is hopeful of success in Brahmanbaria1 now although AL leader advocate Saydul Haque won this seat by defeating BNP candidate Ahsanul Haque in 2001.
In Brahmanbaria-2, there are 289876 voters. Of them, 90994 voters of all seven unions of Ashuganj upazila have come from previous Brahmanbaria-3 and of Haraspur union of Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila from previous Brahmanbaria3.
As most of the voters of Ashuganj upazila were supporters of AL, it means a great loss for AL candidate from Brahmanbaria-3 but gain for the AL candidate of Brahmanbaria-2. Moin Uddin Ahmed Moin, vice-president of central Swechchhasebok League and Kamal Ahmed, president of Dhanmondi Awami League (AL) are two potential AL candidates from Brahmanbaria-2.
Both Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan and Mufti Fazlul Haq Amini, who are working as aspirants of nomination from BNP-led alliance, said this time they will have to work hard to win.
In Brahmanbaria-3 (Sadar), there are 3,43,087 voters. Earlier 90994 more voters of all seven unions of Ashuganj upazil, which in now with Brahmanbaria-2, were with previous Brahmanbaria-3. Most of the votes of Ashuganj upazila went for AL but BNP candidate also got a good number of votes from this area. BNP candidate advocate Haroon Al Rashid, who won in Brahmanbaria-3 five times, have also lost important vote bank Harashpur union.
Advocate Lutful Hye Satchu and RAM Obaidul Muktadir are potential Al candidates from this constituency.
Delimitation of Brahmanbaria-3 has left the candidates of both AL and BNP in anxiety.
Brahmanbaria-4 (Akhaura and Kasba upazilas) with 2,37,998 voters has remained unchanged. AL candidate advocate Shah Alam and BNP candidates former lawmakers Mushfiqur Rahman and Mia Abdulla Wazed are working for party tickets in the coming election.
In Brahmanbaria-5, there are 2,33,771 voters in 18 unions of Nabinagar upazila. Barikandi and Saliganj unions of Nabinagar upazila have been shifted to Brahmanbaria-6 from previous Brahmanbaria-5. These two unions were vote banks of BNP candidate from previous Brahmanbaria5 where BNP-led four-party alliance candidate Kazi Anwar Hossain won in 2001.
AL candidates -- barrister Jakir Hossain and MA Halim, secretary of Nabinagar upazila AL, are trying to get party ticket with hope to get an easy win.
In Brahmanbaria-6, there are 1,78,149 voters -- 1,59,298 in Banchharampur upazila and 18,851 in Barikandi and Saliganj unions of Nabinagar upazila. The two unions of Nabinagar upazila, which was the vote bank of BNP, have been shifted from previous Brahmanbaria-5. And so, BNP candidate former lawmaker MA Khaleque is hopeful of an easy win again.
Captain (retd) ABM Tajul Islam, a former lawmaker of AL and freedom fighter affairs secretary of central AL, has to work had for winning as AL candidate this time, party workers said.
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