2023 Dhaka-17 by-election

2023 Dhaka-17 by-election
Dhaka-17 Jatiya Sangsad constituency
Registered	325,205
Turnout	11.51% (54.3 pp)
	Dhaka-17 constituency within Dhaka District
MP before election; Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque ; Awami League	Elected MP ; Mohammad A. Arafat ; Awami League

Last updated July 21, 2023

A by-election for the Bangladesh parliamentary constituency of Dhaka-17 was held on 17 July 2023, following the death of incumbent member of Parliament Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque.^[1] The Awami League nominated Mohammad A. Arafat, an academic and a political advocate of the Awami League, to replace Farooque; he won the by-election with more than 77 percent of the vote, a landslide majority.^[2]^[3]

Candidates

A total of 8 candidates were contested for the constituency.

Name	Election Symbol	Party	Ref.
Mohammad A. Arafat	Nouka (Boat)	Bangladesh Awami League	^[4]
Hero Alom	Ektara	Independent
Sikder Anisur Rahman	Langol (Plough)	Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Md Rashidul Hasan	Golap ful (Rose)	Zaker Party
Sheikh Habibur Rahman	Sonali Aash	Grassroots BNP
Rezaul Islam Swapan	Dab (Green Coconut)	Bangladesh Congress
Mohammad Akhter Hossain	Chari	Bangladesh Sanskritik Muktijot
Tarikul Islam Bhuiyan	Truck	Independent

Incidents

On July 17, 2023, Independent candidate Alom was assaulted by political opponents near a polling center at the Banani Bidyaniketan School and College. The incident occurred at around 3:20 p.m. while Alom was visiting the polling center. According to reports, Alom was taking photos with his fans on the playground of the school when he was approached by a group of people who told him that it was not a place to shoot TikTok videos. The group then began to physically assault Alom, dragging him out of the building after he had entered the corridor. Alom was able to escape in a car. An officer at the scene said that Alom had been accompanied by around 50-60 people, and that law enforcement personnel had ejected them from the polling center to maintain order. The officer also said that the assault on the independent candidate took place outside the polling center premises.

The officer added that the police would collect video footage of the incident and investigate. He said that those responsible for the assault would be brought to justice.^[5]

Result of the by-election

Mohammad A. Arafat was elected as member of Parliament by defeating Independent candidate Hero Alom.^[6]

2023 Dhaka-17 by-election result^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Awami League	Mohammad A. Arafat	28,816	77.80	N/A
	Independent	Ashraful Alom	5,609	15.14	N/A
	JP(E)	Sikdar Anisur Rahman	1,328		N/A
	Zaker Party	Md Rashidul Hasan	923		N/A
	Grassroots BNP	Sheikh Habibur Rahman	202		N/A
	Bangladesh Sankritik Muktijot	Md Akhtar Hossain	64		N/A
	Independent	Md Tariqul Islam Bhuiyan	52		N/A
	BCP	Rezaul Islam Swapan	43		N/A
Majority
Turnout			37,037	11.51
Registered electors			325,205
	Awami League hold

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International

The United Nations high commission of Bangladesh showed their concerns over the actions and requested for his protection.^[9]

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↑ "Dhaka-17 by-polls: Hero Alom gets symbol, Tariqul gets back candidature". Dhaka Tribune . 26 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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[1] "Actor Farooque passes away". Dhaka Tribune . 15 May 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[2] "Arafat wins Dhaka-17 by-election". The Daily Star . 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[3] "Dhaka-17 by-polls: Arafat wins by huge margin amid low turnout". Dhaka Tribune . 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[4] "Dhaka-17 by-polls: Hero Alom gets symbol, Tariqul gets back candidature". Dhaka Tribune . 26 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[5] "Watch: Shocking video of Hero Alom assaulted by mob goes viral, the actor-social media influencer hospitalized". The Times of India. 2023-07-18. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-07-18.

[6] "Awami League's Arafat wins Dhaka-17 by-election, turnout only 11.5%". Bdnews24.com . 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[7] "মোট ভোটার সোয়া ৩ লাখ, আরাফাত জিতলেন ২৮৮১৬ ভোট পেয়ে". The Daily Star (in Bengali). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

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