12th JS election
EC restores candidatures of 51 more MP aspirants on second day
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
As many as 51 aspirants got back their candidacy as the Election Commission (EC) on Monday heard their petitions and cleared the way for them to contest the upcoming national election on January 07, reports UNB.
With the new 51 aspirants, a total of 107 aspirants have so far got back their candidature in the first two days after the EC on Sunday started hearing and disposing of the appeals submitted against the cancellation or acceptance of nomination papers by the returning officers (ROs)
On the second day (Monday), the commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal heard a total of 99 petitions lodged against the ROs' decisions.
Following the hearing of the petitions at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city, the commission declared 51 nomination papers valid, while turned down 41 petitions. The decisions regarding seven petitions remain pending.