Md. Abdus Salam Azad

MP Md. Abdus Salam Azad is focused on infrastructure development and disaster mitigation, specifically the construction of the Dighirpar Bridge and addressing severe river erosion in his constituency.

WINNER CONFIRMED: Md. Abdus Salam Azad (BNP), first-time MP, confirmed by BSS (state news agency, English and Bangla editions), Desh Rupantor, Daily Inqilab, and Wikipedia. VOTE COUNT: BSS final count 121,154; some Bangla outlets (Kalbela, Prothom Alo summary) reported 119,836 as an earlier unofficial tally. BSS post-election final used as authoritative figure. Runner-up Majedul Islam (NCP) 58,573 votes; raw margin 62,581 votes. Total valid votes and vote-share percents not confirmed from any primary source -- left null. REGISTERED VOTERS: 378,492 across 130 polling centres (Jugantor pre-election). MP PROFILE: Consistently referred to as 'Adv. Abdus Salam Azad' across Bangla-language sources, confirming legal profession. Party role confirmed as BNP central committee Joint Secretary General (Prothom Alo 2022 appointment article; prior role was Dhaka Division Organizing Secretary). Age not published in any accessible source. EC AFFIDAVIT: ecs.gov.bd returned HTTP 403; no affidavit data (wealth, criminal cases) accessible -- wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases left null/empty per EC-only rule. COMMITTEES: No parliamentary committee assignment confirmed for 13th JS as of 2026-05-17. PRIOR TERMS: Multiple sources confirm this is his first elected term to the Jatiya Sangsad; 2018 nomination paper contest for the same seat was noted but he was not the final BNP nominee then. CONSTITUENCY NUMBER: EC constituency 172 confirmed across Wikipedia, BSS, Jugantor, Kalbela, and Desh Rupantor -- no discrepancy.