Awami League (AL) candidate Dr Syeda Zakia Noor Lipi, younger sister of former AL general secretary and public administration minister late Syed Ashraful Islam, was elected Member of Parliament unopposed from Kishoreganj-1 constituency.

Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Kisoreganj Md Sarwar Morshed Chowdhury declared her elected at his office as two other candidates withdrew their candidacy papers.

The two other candidates were JP’s Mostaeen Billah and Ganatantri Party’s Bhupendra Chandra Bhowmik Dolon.

The re-polls to the constancy was scheduled for Feb 28 as the seat fell vacant following the death of Syed Ashraf on Jan 3.

Ashraf, son of acting president of Bangladesh during the Liberation War and one of the four national leaders Syed Nazrul Islam, was elected as MP from the constituency for 5th consecutive term in Dec 30 polls.