Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Preliminary results from 12 out of 185 polling stations in Thakurgaon-1 (Sadar) constituency show BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir leading.

He has secured 12536 votes so far. His nearest rival, Jamaat's candidate Delwar Hossain, has received 9,359 votes.

Counting is underway, and the results from the remaining polling stations are awaited.

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In Thakurgaon-2 constituency, results from 18 out of 104 polling stations have been reported so far, showing Dr. Abdus Salam of the BNP, symbol Sheaf of Paddy), leading with 21,636 votes.

Maulana Abdul Hakim of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has secured 18,944 votes in these early returns.

Preliminary result...