The Election Commission (EC) has unofficially declared 49 candidates elected unopposed for the parliamentary seats reserved for women.
EC’s Returning Officer Abul Kasem announced the unofficial result on Saturday (Feb 16) as none of 49 withdrew their nominations in the last date on Saturday and there was no constant in the race against them.
“The Gazette will be issued after announcing the official results on Sunday (Feb 17),” said Abul Kasem.
According to EC, as many as 43 AL League candidates submitted nomination papers against 50 reserved seats of the 11th parliament.
Four aspirants of Jatiya Party and one from Workers’ Party of Bangladesh also submitted their nomination papers.
The reserved seats for women are allocated to political parties in proportion to their number of seats in parliament.
Accordingly, 43 seats are allocated to AL, four to Jatiya Party, one each to BNP and Workers’ Party and another one to the independent candidates.
BNP filed no nomination paper as its MPs-elect are yet to take the oath of their offices
On Feb 3, EC announced the election schedule for the reserved seats.
Article 65 of the Constitution says that the 50 reserved seats exclusively for woman members will be elected by the elected parliament members. Only MPs who took their oaths of office are allowed to vote in the election for the women’s reserved seats.

Awami League (43)
Shirin Ahmed, Zannatul Bakia Shabnam Jahan Shila, Suborna Mustafa, and Nahid Ijhar Khan from Dhaka, Khadizatul Anwar, and Waseqa Ayesha Khan from Chattogtam, Kaniz Fatema Ahmed from Cox’s Bazar, Basonti Chakma from Khagrachari, Anjum Sultana and Aroma Dutta from Cumilla, Umme Fatema Nazma Begum from Brahmanbaria, Shamsunnahar Bhuyian and Rumana Ali from Gazipur, Sultana Nadira from Barguna, Hosne Ara from Jamalpur, Habiba Rahman Khan Shefaly and Zakia Pervin Khanam from Netrokona, Sheikh Ani Rahman from Pirojpur, Aparajita Haq and Khandaker Mamta Hena Lovely from Tangail, Shamima Akter Khanam from Sunamganj, Fazilatun Nessa from Munshiganj, Rabeya Aleem from Nilphamari, Tamanna Nusrat Bubli from Nangarsidi, Nargis Rahman from Gopalganj, Monira Sultana from Mymensingh, Khaleda Khanam from Jhenaidah, Syedna Rubina Mirra from Barisal, Kazi Kaniz Sultana from Patuakhali, Advocate Gloria Jhorna Sarkar from Khulna, Zakia Tabasasam from Dinajpur, Farida Khanam Saki from Noakhali, Rousema Begum from Faridpur, Syeda Rashida Begum from Kushtia, Syeda Zohra Alauddin from Maulvibazar, Adiba Anjum Mita from Rajshahi, Ferdous Islam Jessie from Chapainawabganj, Parvin Haque Sikdar from Shariatpur, Khodeja Nasrin Akter Hossain from Rajbari, Tahmina Begum from Madaripur, Nadia Yasmin Jolly from Pabna and Ratna Ahmed from Natore.
Jatiya Party (4)
Prof Masuda M Rashid Chowdhury, Advocate Salma Islam, Principal Raushon Ara Mannan, and Nazma Akter.
Workers Party (1)
Lutfun Nesa Khan.
Independent (1)
Selina Islam