Shahadat Hossain Selim

Opposes handing Chattogram Port terminals to foreign operators on unequal terms and argues local entrepreneurs can run the New Mooring Container Terminal, while his company Everest Port Services is part of a domestic consortium bidding for the NCT contract.

Winner votes (86,811) and runner-up votes (59,265) confirmed independently by BSS (bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360560) and Prothom Alo (prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/txez0xau30). Total valid votes 146,076 from Prothom Alo; cross-check: 86,811 + 59,265 = 146,076 exactly, indicating two-candidate effective race. Vote shares: 86,811/146,076 = 59.43%, 59,265/146,076 = 40.57%, margin = 18.86 pp. Wikipedia List of 13th Jatiya Sangsad members confirms 'Shahadat Hossain Salim' (BNP) for constituency 274. Lakshmipur-1 comprises only Ramganj Upazila (Wikipedia; constituency created 1984 when Noakhali District was divided). Selim founded his political career in Chhatra Dal, became Chittagong district president, later served as BNP port authority general secretary (1988-1994) and Chittagong Metropolitan BNP joint secretary; expelled from BNP in 2000; co-founded LDP with Colonel Oli Ahmed in 2006; served as LDP senior joint secretary and later chairman of BLDP; dissolved BLDP and rejoined BNP on 8 December 2025; BNP-nominated for Lakshmipur-1 from which he had previously contested in 2018 (did not win). This is his first term as MP. Exact age and education not found in any accessible primary source -- EC affidavit PDF not publicly accessible; do not impute. Runner-up Mahbub Alam ran as NCP candidate. Registered voters in Ramganj: 274,261 (136,246 female), 93 polling centres (TBS pre-election coverage). EC show-cause notice issued January 18, 2026 for code-of-conduct breach (soliciting votes at a gathering before permitted campaign period); resolved without disqualification as nomination was declared valid. Recent controversial remarks (April 2026) on religious attire on TV drew public condemnation from Ramganj Jamaat-e-Islami.