Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- BNP-nominated candidate Ishraque Hossain, son of former Dhaka mayor late Sadeque Hossain Khoka, has won the Dhaka-6 parliamentary seat in the 13th National Election, according to unofficial results.

Ishraque Hossain secured 78,141 votes, while his nearest rival Abdul Mannan - contesting under the "Scales" (Daripalla) symbol on a Jamaat-e-Islami ticket - received 54,465 votes.

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