Appeal Hearings on Candidacy Continue at EC for Eighth Day
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The Election Commission continued the eighth day of appeal hearings on Saturday over the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections, with 100 appeals scheduled for disposal.
The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday continued the eighth day of hearings on appeals filed against the decisions of Returning Officers regarding nomination papers for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections.
The hearings began at 10:00am at the auditorium (Basement-2) of the Election Commission building in Agargaon, Dhaka. The full Commission, chaired by A M M Nasir Uddin, is conducting the proceedings.
According to the schedule announced by the EC, a total of 100 appeals—bearing serial numbers from 511 to 610—are being heard on Saturday. The hearings are scheduled to continue until 5:00pm, with a one-hour recess at noon.
On Friday, the seventh day of the hearings, the Commission heard 43 appeals. Of these, 18 appeals filed against the rejection of nomination papers were allowed, while 17 were dismissed. Four appeals were kept pending for verdicts. Additionally, four appeals filed against the acceptance of other candidates’ nomination papers were dismissed.
The EC said the appeal hearings will conclude on Sunday, January 18, with the disposal of appeals numbered from 611 to 645, along with the remaining pending appeals.
In total, 645 appeals were filed with the Election Commission challenging the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers for the upcoming parliamentary election. During the final scrutiny on January 4, Returning Officers declared 1,842 nomination papers valid and rejected 723 out of the 2,568 nomination papers submitted across the country’s 300 constituencies.
The hearings began at 10:00am at the auditorium (Basement-2) of the Election Commission building in Agargaon, Dhaka. The full Commission, chaired by A M M Nasir Uddin, is conducting the proceedings.
According to the schedule announced by the EC, a total of 100 appeals—bearing serial numbers from 511 to 610—are being heard on Saturday. The hearings are scheduled to continue until 5:00pm, with a one-hour recess at noon.
On Friday, the seventh day of the hearings, the Commission heard 43 appeals. Of these, 18 appeals filed against the rejection of nomination papers were allowed, while 17 were dismissed. Four appeals were kept pending for verdicts. Additionally, four appeals filed against the acceptance of other candidates’ nomination papers were dismissed.
The EC said the appeal hearings will conclude on Sunday, January 18, with the disposal of appeals numbered from 611 to 645, along with the remaining pending appeals.
In total, 645 appeals were filed with the Election Commission challenging the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers for the upcoming parliamentary election. During the final scrutiny on January 4, Returning Officers declared 1,842 nomination papers valid and rejected 723 out of the 2,568 nomination papers submitted across the country’s 300 constituencies.
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