The Election Commission on Friday rejected the petitions of 11 aspirants including Jatiya Party's former secretary general ABM Ruhul Amin Hawladar and BNP candidate Samir Quader Chowdhury on the second day of hearing petitions filed against the decision of the returning officers over the rejections of nomination papers in different constituencies.
After hearing petitions till 11:15am, the EC declared 19 candidatures as valid while kept one pending.
BNP-backed candidates -- Mohammad Ziauddin of Brahmanbaria-6 and Mohammad Moslem Uddin of Brahmanbaria-4, Independent candidate Hasan Mahmud Chowdhury of Chattogram-8, Jatiya-party backed candidate Nasrin Zahan Ratna of Barishal-6 were among those whose candidature were declared valid.
The EC will hear the petitions of 150 aspirants today, reports UNB.
Earlier on Thursday, the EC declared 80 candidatures as valid after hearing 160 petitions.
Of the total, the Commission rejected 77 petitions and kept three pending.
The 80 aspirants who got back their candidatures include BNP's 39, AL's 1, Jatiya Party's 8, Gano Forum's 1, LDP's 2, Zaker Party's 6, NPP's 1, Bangladesh Islami Front's 2, IslamiOikyajote's 2, Bangladesh Muslim League's 1, IslamiAndolan Bangladesh's 2, Muslim League's 2 and independent 13.
A total of 543 petitions were filed with the Election Commission within the three-day window till Wednesday challenging the decisions for returning officers over the rejection and acceptance for nomination papers submitted by aspirants to contest the next national election slated for December 30.
EC rejects Hawladar, Samir Quader Chy’s petitions
FE Team | Published: December 07, 2018 12:45:01 | Updated: December 07, 2018 18:10:08
UNb photo shows Jatiya Party's former secretary general ABM Ruhul Amin Hawladar
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