Election officials reject Imran Sarker’s application over insufficient proof of support

The Kurigram returning officer has rejected Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarker’s application to run for the Kurigram-4 seat due to errors on the list of supporters.

Deputy Commissioner Sultana Parveen, who is serving as the returning officer, announced that his application is rejected during the scrutiny by election officials on Sunday.

According to the rules, an independent parliamentary candidate has to show proof of support by including signatures from 1 percent of the voters in the constituency in order to qualify. 

Imran, a former Chhatra League activist, had submitted a nomination from as an independent candidate to contest the Kurigram-4 constituency. 

“I had attached the sufficient numbers of signatures during the submission of nomination form. But the officers said the list was disorganised and the serial was wrong. This kind of mistake can be corrected. I will appeal it,” Imran told bdnews24.com.  

Kurigram DC Sultana Parveen rejected 19 applications out of 57 for four seats after scrutinising the applications from various parties. 

Among those, 13 applications out of 23 candidates were rejected for the Kurigram-4 seat. The nomination papers of Awami League leader Jakir Hossain, Shah Alam from the Zaker Party, and Mahfuzar Rahman from the Gono Forum were also rejected.

Only one candidate of 11 independent parliamentary candidates has been selected for Kurigram-4. The rest of them were rejected due to insufficient proof of support.