Some 25 Awami League candidates are going to be elected unopposed as
there are no other candidates in their constituencies to contest the
10th parliamentary polls billed for January 5. Of them, single nomination papers of the ruling party candidates were found valid in
17 constituencies during the two-day scrutiny on Thursday and Friday
while the local election offices received single nomination papers in
the rest parliamentary seats. The 17 AL candidates whose nomination
papers stand valid are Tofail Ahmed (Bhola-1), Obaidul Quader
(Noakhali-5), Dr Dipu Moni (Chandpur-3), Syed Ashraful Islam
(Kishoreganj-1), AFM Ruhal Haque (Satkhira-3), Engineer Khandaker
Mosharraf Hossain (Faridpur-3), Md Abdur Rahman (Faridpur-1), Abul
Kalam Azad (Natore-1), Shafiqul Islam Shimul (Natore-2), Zunaid Ahmed
Palak (Natore-3), Sheikh Helal (Bagerhat-1), Mir Shawkat Ali
(Bagerhat-2), Zafar Alam (Cox’s Bazar-1), Omor Faruk (Rajshahi-1),
Mrinal Kanti Das (Munshiganj-3), AKMA Awal (Pirojpur-1) and Abu
Sayeed Al Mahmud (Joypurhat-2). If the valid candidates don’t
withdraw their candidature by December 13 deadline, they will be
declared elected uncontested. During the scrutiny, other nomination
papers in the constituencies were either cancelled by respective
returning officers or withdrawn by aspirants. In eight other
constituencies, only eight Awami League filed the nominations by
December 2, the deadline for submission of nomination papers. They
are Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir (Chandpur-1), Sheikh Afiluddin (Jessore-1),
Amanur Rahman Rana (Tangail-3), Redwan Ahmed Tawfik (Kishoreganj-4),
Vice Principal Abdus Shahid (Molvibaazar-4), Morshed Alam
(Noakhali-2), Momtaz Begum (Manikganj-2) and Nuruzzaman Ahmed
(Lalmonirhat-2). Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad
on November 25 announced that the 10th parliamentary polls will be
held on January 5. According to the RPO, the single candidates will
be declared elected uncontested after the deadline for withdrawal of
candidature expires. – UNB
