A total of 3,407 candidates have collected nomination papers for 300 parliamentary constituencies in the country ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliament elections. Of these, 2,582 candidates have submitted their nomination papers within the stipulated time.
This information was given by the Election Commission (EC) on Monday (December 29) night.
A total of 3,407 candidates have collected nomination papers for 300 seats in the upcoming 13th National Parliament elections. Of these, 2,582 candidates have already submitted their nomination papers.
The Election Commission (EC) released this information on Monday (December 29) night.
According to the EC, the highest number of nomination papers were collected in the Dhaka region, where 638 papers were collected. 338 nomination papers were withdrawn from Rangpur, 329 from Rajshahi, 358 from Khulna, 212 from Barisal, 165 from Faridpur, 402 from Mymensingh, 176 from Sylhet, 496 from Comilla and 293 from Chittagong.
Dhaka region topped the list in terms of the number of nomination papers submitted, where 444 papers were submitted. 278 nomination papers were submitted from Rangpur, 260 from Rajshahi, 276 from Khulna, 166 from Barisal, 144 from Faridpur, 311 from Mymensingh, 146 from Sylhet, 365 from Comilla and 194 from Chittagong.
According to the election schedule, the returning officers will verify the nomination papers till January 4. Appeals against the decision regarding the verification of nomination papers can be filed from January 5 to January 9. The appeals will be disposed of from January 10 to January 18.
The last date for withdrawal of candidature has been fixed as January 20. Symbols will be allotted on January 21. Voting will be held on February 12 from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Author: Vk Das
