Syed Uddin Ahmad Hanzala

The MP is currently focused on advocating for educational and cultural reforms, specifically the inclusion of historical Islamic figures in the national curriculum, while navigating his role as an opposition lawmaker in the 13th National Parliament.

Constituency 218 = Madaripur-1 confirmed across BSS, Wikipedia, Bangla Wikipedia, and Prothom Alo election tracker. EC number matches task brief; no correction needed. Winner vote count (64,909) and runner-up (64,524 Nadira Akter, BNP) confirmed by BSS, BD-Pratidin, and Wikipedia independently; margin of 385 votes verified by subtraction. Total valid votes (178,758) from Bangla Wikipedia, cross-checked against candidate breakdown: 64,909 + 64,524 + 36,443 (Independent) + 9,362 (other parties) = 175,238 candidate votes; difference of 3,520 attributable to spoiled/rejected ballots. Turnout 55.7% from electorate of 324,289. Vote shares 36.31% and 36.10% confirmed by Bangla Wikipedia and match arithmetic (64909/178758=36.31%). Margin = 36.31-36.10 = 0.21 pp. Hanzala ran under the rickshaw symbol (11-party alliance); his 64,909 total includes 63,511 polling-center votes + 1,398 postal votes per Wikipedia. Party spelled 'Khilafat' by BSS, 'Khelafat' by Wikipedia (English) -- official Wikipedia English spelling 'Khelafat' used. wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases null: EC affidavit PDFs not publicly accessible at time of verification; EC-only rule applied, no imputation. Hanzala is a pirzada (Islamic spiritual leader) and seventh-generation descendant of Haji Shariatullah (Faraizi movement founder); first term in national parliament. Age not publicly verified from primary source; not included. The Dismislab fact-check confirmed an August 2024 incident in Shibchar where Hanzala physically disciplined suspected drug buyers, but this predates parliament and no criminal case from it is confirmed in any source. Prior MP from 1991-2024 was Nur-i-Alam Choudhury (Awami League), making this a historic seat flip.