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He serves as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, overseeing national fiscal policy and economic management.
Mushfiqur Rahman was nominated as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Finance.
Winner vote count (139,842) and runner-up vote count (91,796 for Ataur Rahman Sarkar, Jamaat-e-Islami) sourced from Bangladesh Pratidin post-election report (2026-02-13) and corroborated by multiple search sources. Margin in absolute votes: 48,046. Total valid votes not confirmed from any primary source; at least five additional candidates contested (per ViewsBangladesh candidate list: Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis, independent, CPB, Jatiya Party, Ganosamhati Andolon) so two-candidate sum (231,638) understates the total. vote_share_percent and margin_percent therefore set to null rather than fabricated. EC affidavit (wealth, criminal cases) not publicly accessible at time of verification. age set to null: campaign-era reports described him as 'reportedly in his 90s' but no EC affidavit or primary document confirms DOB. Nomination history: BNP initially named Mushfiqur Rahman, replaced him with Kabir Ahmed Bhuiyan in late December 2025 (TBS, 2025-12-29), then apparently reversed the replacement -- the final EC candidate list and election result both show Mushfiqur Rahman contesting and winning under BNP symbol. Prior term: elected from Brahmanbaria-4 in 2001 (8th Jatiya Sangsad, served 2001-2006); his 11th Sangsad nomination was cancelled by the EC. term_count is therefore 2. Constituency number 246 confirmed by Wikipedia Brahmanbaria-4 article, List of 13th Jatiya Sangsad members, and ViewsBangladesh candidate listing -- matches the task prompt; no correction needed.
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