Candidates who will no longer run in Dhaka’s 20 constituencies

With the withdrawals, the number of final contenders in the district is now 135

Ahead of the election, 27 candidates have pulled their nominations from Dhaka’s 20 constituencies, reducing the number of final contenders in the district to 135.

Earlier, a total of 162 party-backed and independent candidates had been declared valid across the 20 seats in Dhaka district.

The withdrawals were made on Monday and Tuesday at the offices of the Dhaka divisional commissioner, deputy commissioner and regional election officer.

Tahzib Hasan Rhythm, information officer at the returning officer’s office of the Dhaka divisional commissioner, told bdnews24.com that Ganosamhati Andolan nominee Bilkis Nasima Rahman withdrew her nomination from the Dhaka-18 constituency on Monday, while the remaining candidates submitted their withdrawal applications on Tuesday.

CANDIDATES WHO WITHDREW NOMINATION

Dhaka-1:

Farhad Hossain (Khelafat Majlish)

Dhaka-5:

Mokhlesur Rahman Kasemi (Bangladesh Nezam-e-Islam Party)

Md Lutfur Rahman (Amar Bangladesh Party - AB Party)

SM Shahria (National Citizen Party - NCP)

Md Atikur Rahman Nayu Munshi (Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan)

Dhaka-6:

Gazi Nasir (Amar Bangladesh Party - AB Party)

Dhaka-7:

Tarek Ahmed Adel (National Citizen Party - NCP)

Monir Hossain (independent)

Dhaka-9:

Md Fayez Bakhsh Sarker (Khelafat Majlish)

Kabir Ahmed (Jamaat-e-Islami)

Dhaka-10:

Ahmed Ali (Khelafat Majlish)

Syed Belayet Hossain Belal (Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal - JSD)

Dhaka-12:

Md Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh Labour Party)

Dhaka-13:

Md Murad Hossain (Islami Andolan Bangladesh)

Dhaka-15:

AKM Shafiqul Islam (Gono Forum)

Dhaka-16:

Ahsanullah (Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish)

Md Rifat Hossain Malik (Khelafat Majlish)

Dhaka-17:

Md Emdadul Haque (Khelafat Majlish)

Md Sarwar Hossain (independent)

Dhaka-18:

Md Ashraful Haque (Jamaat-e-Islami)

Mofizul Islam (Liberal Democratic Party - LDP)

Saif Uddin Ahmed Khandaker (Khelafat Majlish)

Md Neyamatullah (Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish)

Dhaka-19:

AKM Enamul Haque (Khelafat Majlish)

Afzal Hossain (Jamaat-e-Islami)

Dhaka-20:

Abdur Rauf (Jamaat-e-Islami)

Under Article 16 of the Representation of the People Order, a validly nominated candidate may withdraw their candidacy by submitting a signed written notice to the returning officer, either personally or through an authorised representative, by or before the deadline.

The law also says that if a registered political party nominates more than one candidate in a constituency, the party president, general secretary or an equivalent member must formally notify the returning officer in writing of its final nominee.

As the deadline for withdrawal ends on Tuesday, candidates are set to receive their electoral symbols on Wednesday and may begin campaigning the following day.

According to an Election Commission (EC) circular, the list of contesting candidates must be published on Jan 21 after symbols are allocated, with names arranged in Bangla alphabetical order as per Form 5.

Polling is scheduled to take place on Feb 12 from 7:30am to 4:30pm.