Humayun got 6,708 votes against 3133 polled by his nearest rival Didar Uddin Ahmed Masum of Awami League. The election was held on Thursday.

The elected commissioners in women's reserved seats are Najneen Fatima Beauty (1118 votes), Bilkis Jahan (1835 votes) and Shahida Begum Hasi (2356 votes).

Other elected commissioners are Jamal Matbar (Ward No-1 with 548 votes), Syed Jashim (Ward No-2 with 742 votes), Anwar Hossain (Ward No-3, uncontested), Emran Biswas (Ward No-4, 556 votes), Nikhil Chandra Das (Ward No-5, 316 votes), Biswas Shafiqur Rahman Tulu (Ward No-6, 862 votes), Jakir Hossain, (Ward No-7, 579 votes), Kazi Kamrul Islam (Ward No-8, 786 votes) and Hasanuzzaman (Ward No-9, uncontested).

Our Barisal Correspondent adds: Awami League backed candidate Didar Uddin Ahmed Masum rejected the polls result, alleging massive rigging and violence by ruling party men.

At about noon on the polling day, Masum lodged a written complaint to Kapalara Upazila Nirbahi Officer Abdul Barik alleging massive rigging and violence by ruling party men. In the letter he said he boycotted the polls and demanded re-election.

Later at a press conference in Kalapara he alleged that ruling party men ousted his agents from polling centres, captured many and did and massive rigging.

Even journalists were not allowed to enter polling centres, he alleged. Local Awami League lawmaker Mahbabur Rahman Talukder was also present at the press conference.

According to reports reaching Barisal, Nikhil Chatterji, Patuakhali correspondent of Bangla national daily Sangbad, was beaten near the upazila livestock office at about 9:30 am allegedly by ruling party activists when he was collecting election news.

Kalapara Reporters Club condemned the attack on Nikhil.