Cumilla, March 9 -- Tahseen Bahar Shuchona was unofficially declared winner in the by-election to Cumilla City Corporation held on Saturday.

Farhad Hossain, returning officer, announced the unofficial results of the election this evening at the Zilla School auditorium in the city.

Shuchona, daughter of Cumilla-6 (Sadar) lawmaker and president of Cumilla city unit Awami League AKM Bahauddin Bahar, secured 48,890 votes while her nearest rival Monirul Hoque Sakku got 26,897 votes.

Another contestant Nizam Uddin Kaiser, known as a former BNP leader, got 13,155 votes while another candidate Noor-ur Rahman Mahmud Tanim bagged 5,173 votes.

Voting began in the polls at 8:00am and closed around 4:00pm. Electronic voting machines (EVMs) were us...