Sylhet Bureau :
Awami League (AL) backed candidates won 9 chairman posts and independent 4 in the Union Parishad polls of Sylhet District on Sunday. In the 3rd phase of Union Parishad elections on Thursday, the election of 16 UPs of Sylhet district has been completed. The results of the remaining 16 were announced overnight.
According to the announced results, 9 Awami League candidates, 4 Independent, 3 Awami League rebel candidates have won. Voting has been postponed in one union. According to the results, Awami League’s Shah Olidur Rahman got 5,496 votes for the boat symbol in Silam Union out of 5 unions of South Surma Upazila of Sylhet. His nearest rival Mujibur Rahman got 4,452 votes for the horse symbol. In this union 6 candidates are contesting. His nearest rival Shahidur Rahman got 4,013 votes for the horse symbol.
