EC rejects 27 aspirants' plea
The Election Commission has cancelled 27 applications for election to councillor post of Narayanganj City Corporation after it identified them as contractors of the city corporation or loan defaulters.
Applications of 19 people wishing to vie for the general councillor post were cancelled yesterday in the final phase of the scrutiny. On Tuesday, EC rejected eight applications for the same post.
Of 278 applications submitted for the upcoming polls to the councillor post, EC accepted 251 applications.
The commission on Tuesday accepted eight applications seeking candidacy for the mayoral post and 56 applications for the reserved seats for women.
Returning Officer Biswas Lutfar Rahman told reporters that decision about a few applications has not been taken yet as they do not have required documents. The applicants were asked to submit those documents.
The persons, whose applications were cancelled, can apply again to the divisional election commission's office within three days, added Lutfar Rahman.
The list of the candidates already selected will be announced today, he said. The last date for withdrawing nominations is October 12, and symbols for competing in the polls will be distributed the following day.
The candidates are allowed to start their campaign on October 9 while the city corporation elections will be held on October 30.
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