Election 2008

Tangail-6 may see triangular fight

27 December 2008, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Tangail

Voters in Tangail-6 (Nagarpur-Delduar) constituency may witness a triangular fight among BNP, Awami League (AL), and independent candidates in the upcoming election. BNP-led four-party alliance has nominated former minister Gautam Chakrabarty in the constituency who won twice in 1996 and 2001 elections defeating AL candidate Khandakar Abdul Baten. Ahsanul Islam Titu is a fresh AL-led grand alliance-nominated candidate who will run the race against Gautam. Ticket-deprived 'rebel' AL leader Khandakar Abdul Baten, also a freedom fighter, is another candidate here who is contesting as an independent candidate. Tangail district AL has expelled Baten for violating decision of AL Parliamentary Board. Eighty-two AL leaders and activists of Nagarpur upazila and different union and ward committees were also expelled after their resignation from party protesting Titu's nomination. As all the three candidates are almost 'similarly strong,' there is likely to be a tough contest among them, political circle said. There are 3,13,388 voters in the constituency. Of them, 1,84,144 are in Nagarpur and 1,29244 are in Delduar.