One phone call changed the result: Sakku

Monirul Haque Sakku, an independent candidate in the Comilla City Corporation (CUSIC) election, ousted by the BNP and the last two-time mayor, said the results of the vote had changed in a phone call. After the result of 101 centers, a phone call came. They (Election Commission) then announced the results 45 minutes late. At that time, I was ahead by 980 votes. They did some engineering and changed the result.

He made the remarks in an immediate response after the results were announced on Wednesday (June 15th). At that time, Monirul Haque Sakku rejected the election results and announced to go for legal battle.

Returning Officer Mohammad Shahedunnabi announced the name of the winning candidate at 9:45 last night. Boat candidate Arfanul Haque Rifat won the election by a margin of 343 votes. He got 50 thousand 310 votes. His nearest rival candidate Monirul Haque Sakku got 49,967 votes.