As many as 82 aggrieved aspirants submitted petitions to the Election Commission on Monday (Dec 3) challenging returning officers’ decision to reject their application to run in the 11th parliamentary election.
On Sunday (Dec 2), returning officers across the country scrutinised the 3,056 nominations filed and trashed 786.
The EC will accept appeals by candidates until Wednesday (Dec 5). Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda will lead the hearings, which will be held over the next three days.
While talking to reporters at his office, EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmad said the rejected candidates will be able to appeal with Election Commission. "Even if any aspirant is not happy here (with the decisions of the EC), he/she can also go to court," he added.
The last date for the withdrawal of candidature is December 9, while the election symbols will be allocated among candidates on December 10.
Immediately after having the electoral symbol allocated, the candidates will be allowed to conduct campaign to woo voters in the December-30 parliamentary elections.
BNP aspirants Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin (from Chattogram-5), Golam Maula Rony (Patuakhali-3), Khandaker Abu Ashfaq (Dhaka-1) and Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan (Khagrachhari), Gano Forum aspirant Dr Reza Kibira (Habiganj-1) and independent candidate Hero Alam (Bogura-4) were among those who filed the petitions.