The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday heard appeals of nine heavyweight aspirants of Chattogram region and declared nominations of four of them as valid.
It was the first day of hearing appeals against decisions of returning
officers.
The EC will hear appeals until December 15.
The EC rejected appeals of four aspirants and kept appeals of four aspirants pending.
The EC declared nomination papers of four aspirants as valid, They include: Muhammad Giasuddin local AL leader and former upazila Chairman valid in Ctg-1 (Mirsarai), he filed nomination paper as an independent candidate, in Ctg-8 (Boalkhali-Chandgaon), Abdus Salam Treasurer of the city unit and former Chairman of Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) hi filed papers as an independent candidate, in Ctg-15 (Satkania-Lohagara) M A Motaleb, President of upazila Awami League and former Upazila Chairman, in Ctg-2 Fatikchari -- Muhammad Shahjahan he also filed nomination paper as an independent candidate.
The candidacy of Coxs Bazar-1 (Chokoria-Pekua) Salahuddin Ahmed has been kept pending.
The EC will give its decision on each appeal after hearing.
Aggrieved aspirants have the option to challenge the ECs decision in the High Court Division.
Awami League nominated Mahbubur Rahman Ruhel in Chattogram -1 (Mirsarai), in Ctg-2 (Fatikchari) Khadizatul Anwar Sony, Mahfuzur Rahman Mita in Ctg-3 (Sandwip), in Ctg-4 (Sitakunda) S M Al Mamun, in Ctg-5 (Hathazari) Abdus Salam, ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury in Ctg-6 (Raozan), in Ctg-7 (Rangunia) Dr Hasan Mahmud Chowdhury, in Ctg-8 (Boalkhali-Chandgaon) Noman Al Mahmud, in Ctg-9 (Kotwali-Bakalia) Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, in Ctg-10 (Double Mooring-Pahartali) Mohiuddin Bacchu, in Ctg-11 (Port-Patenga), in Ctg-12 (Patiya) Motaherul Islam Chowdhury, M A Latif in Ctg-13 (Anowara), Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed in Ctg-14 (Chandanaish-Satkania), Nazrul Islam Chowdhury in Ctg-15 (Satkania-Lohagara) Abu Reza M Nadavi and in Ctg-16 (Banshkhali) Mustafizur Rahman.
AL nominated in Coxs Bazar-1 (Chokoria-Pekua) Salahuddin Ahmed, in Coxs Bazar-2 (Moheshkahli-Kutubdia) Ashekullah Rafiq, in Coxs Bazar-3 (Coxs Bazar-Ramu) Saimum Sarwar Kamal, in Coxs Bazar-4 (Ukhiya-Teknaf) Shahin Akhtar Chowdhury, wife of Badiul Alam, in Khagrachari; Kujendra Lal Tripura, in Rangamati Dipankar Talukder, in Banderban-Bir Bahadur.
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