UK Polls: Tulip, Rushanara, Rupa re-elected

Bangladeshi-origin candidates Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Rushanara Ali and Rupa Huq were re-elected in UK national election, according to primary results.

From Labour Party in the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency, Tulip Siddiq bagged 34,464 votes while her Conservative counterpart Claire-Louise Leyland got 18, 904 votes, says BBC polls result.

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She is the granddaughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and niece of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Labour Party candidate Rupa Huq retained the Ealing Central and Acton seat for Labour with 33,037 votes while her counterpart Conservative Party candidate Joy Morrissey got 19,230 votes.

Her ancestral home is in Pabna district of Bangladesh.

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Labour candidate Rupa Huq holds in Ealing Central #Vote2017 #GE2017 pic.twitter.com/OoMMG5OExG

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Meanwhile, Rushanara Ali, the first British lawmaker with roots in Bangladesh, has secured a third consecutive victory in her safe Bethnal Green and Bow constituency in east London.

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Thank you Bethnal Green & Bow from the bottom of my heart for re-electing me as your Member of Parliament. It is an honour and a privilege.

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She got 42,969 votes while her nearest contestant of Conservative Party Charlotte Chirico managed 7,576 votes, according to the latest BBC polls result.

PM Hasina greets Tulip, Rushanara, Rupa

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today extended her heartiest congratulations to Bangabandhu's granddaughter Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Rushanara Ali and Dr Rupa Huq on their reelection in the United Kingdom parliament polls, saying that they have brightened the face of the people of Bangladesh through the victory, reports BSS.

"The victory of three daughters --Tulip Siddique, Rushanara Ali and Rupa Huq -- is a matter of pride for us. I hope that the crown of the victory they brought for the people of the country beam out the ray of light forever," PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim quoted her as saying.