Cumilla-7 by-Polls: Pran Gopal set to win unopposed
Former BSMMU VC Pran Gopal Datta is set to be announced the MP from Cumilla-7 by polls as the contenders have withdrawn from the race.
Dulal Talukder, regional election officer in Cumilla, told The Daily Star that AL nominee Prof Pran remains the only person running for membership in parliament after NAP nominee Monirul Islam withdrew his candidature yesterday.
Prof Pran will be formally pronounced the winner of the by-polls after the deadline for withdrawal of candidature at 5:00pm today.
On Thursday, Jatiya Party nominee Lutfar Reza withdrew his nomination paper.
The seat fell vacant on July 30 after Ali Ashraf, then MP of the constituency, died at a hospital in Dhaka.
The by-poll was scheduled to be held on October 7.
Six candidates collected nomination papers. Three were declared eligible on September 14.
Contacted, Prof Pran said, "I was prepared and expected to participate in a competitive election."
NAP nominee Monirul Islam said, "I have withdrawn my candidature due to a family issue. There is nothing else behind the withdrawal."
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