EC suspends poll results in 3 constituencies over legal disputes

Legal challenges are dictating the pace of result declarations in key constituencies

The Election Commission (EC) has withheld results of the Chattogram-2 and Chattogram-4 races and suspended the election in Sherpur-2, pending Supreme Court rulings on legal challenges.

On Thursday, the commission issued three separate letters directing returning officers to keep the outcomes on hold until court proceedings reach closure.

In Chattogram-4, candidate Md Aslam Chowdhury is allowed to contest under the Appellate Division’s Feb 3 order in CPL No 441/2026.

The EC, however, cites a legal obligation to suspend publication of his result until the case is finally disposed of.

A similar directive has been applied in Chattogram-2. Candidate Sarwar Alamgir has been permitted to participate, yet the commission has ruled that his result cannot be made public until the matter is conclusively settled.

In Sherpur-2, the EC says the election itself has been suspended.

Its letter references the Appellate Division’s Feb 3 order, adding that the final outcome for candidate Md Fahim Chowdhury will hinge entirely on the court’s eventual ruling.

Returning officers have been asked to take steps in line with the directives.

Separately, the EC reports an overall voter turnout of 59.44 percent across 297 constituencies in the general election.