Awami League-nominated candidate Muhammad Ali Arafat won the Dhaka-17 by-election in unofficial results bagging 28,816 votes with the "Boat" symbol.
Md Munir Hossain Khan, Returning Officer announced the unofficial results at Banani Bidyaniketan School and College auditorium.
According to the results, Jatiya Party candidate Shikder Anisur Rahman got 1,328 votes with “Plough” symbol. Independent candidate Ashraful Hossain Alam (Hero Alam), with his "Ektara" symbol secured 5,609 votes.
Md Rashidul Hasan secured 923 votes, Md Akhtar Hossain 64 votes, Md Tariqul Islam Bhuiyan 52 votes and Md Rezaul Islam Swapan got 43 votes.
Total number of voters was 3,25,205 people in Dhaka-17 constituency. Of them, 171625 were men and 153580 were women.
In 124 polling centers, the vote was held yesterday, from 8 am to 4 pm.
