Published : 31 Dec 2025, 05:51 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 02:57 PM
In the general election, 2,090 candidates from 51 political parties have submitted nomination papers, while 478 seek to run as independent candidates.
Among these parties, the BNP has the highest number of candidates in 300 seats, with 331 nominations submitted.
The Jamaat-e-Islami has fielded the second-highest number of candidates with 276, while Islami Andolan Bangladesh is third with 268.
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has fielded 44 candidates, while 224 nomination papers from the Jatiya Party and seven from the JaSaD have also been submitted.
A total of 2,569 nomination papers have been submitted for the election to be held in February, excluding the Awami League, whose activities have been banned after being ousted in the 2024 mass uprising.
According to the schedule, Dec 29 was the last date for filing nomination papers.
The submitted papers will be scrutinised until Jan 4, and the final list of candidates will be published on Jan 20.
Those who receive election symbols the following day will contest the polls.
On Tuesday, a day after nominations closed, Election Commission (EC) Central Coordination Committee Convenor ASM Humayun Kabir presented the consolidated information for all 300 seats.
The data analysis showed candidates fielded from 51 parties.
The EC currently has 59 registered political parties. The Awami League is not contesting as its registration is suspended.
EC spokesperson said 2,569 nomination papers have been submitted for 300 seats.
PARTIES CONTESTING IN THE ELECTIONS
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) - 24 candidates
Jatiya Party (JP) - 13 candidates
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) - 65 candidates
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) - 331 candidates
Ganatantri Party - 1 candidate
Jatiya Party - 224 candidates
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD) - 7 candidates
Jamaat-e-Islami - 276 candidates
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) - 31 candidates
Zaker Party - 7 candidates
Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BaSaD) - 41 candidates
Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) - 3 candidates
Bangladesh Khilafat Andolon - 11 candidates
Bangladesh Muslim League - 14 candidates
National People’s Party (NPP) - 23 candidates
Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh - 5 candidates
Gono Forum - 23 candidates
Gano Front - 6 candidates
Bangladesh National Awami Party (NAP) - 1 candidate
Bangladesh National Party - 5 candidates
Islami Front Bangladesh - 22 candidates
Bangladesh Kalyan Party - 3 candidates
Islami Oikya Jote - 3 candidates
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis - 94 candidates
Islami Andolan Bangladesh - 268 candidates
Bangladesh Islami Front - 27 candidates
Jatiya Ganotantrik Party (JAGPA) -3 candidates
Bangladesh Revolutionary Workers Party - 7 candidates
Khelafat Majlis - 68 candidates
Bangladesh Muslim League (BML) - 7 candidates
Bangladesh Sangskritik Muktijote - 20 candidates
Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) - 9 candidates
National Democratic Movement (NDM) - 8 candidates
Bangladesh Congress - 18 candidates
Insaniyat Biplob, Bangladesh - 42 candidates
Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Bangladesh JaSaD) - 9 candidates
Bangladesh Supreme Party (BSP) - 21 candidates
Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) - 53 candidates
Gana Odhikar Parishad (GOP) - 104 candidates
Nagorik Oikya - 11 candidates
Ganosamhati Andolon - 18 candidates
Bangladesh Development Party - 2 candidates
Bangladesh Minority Janata Party (BMJP) - 9 candidates
Bangladesh Labour Party - 19 candidates
Bangladesh Republican Party (BRP) - 13 candidates
National Citizen Party (NCP) - 44 candidates
Bangladesh Socialist Party (Marxist) - 30 candidates
Janatar Dal - 23 candidates
Aam Janatar Dal - 17 candidates
Bangladesh Equal Rights Party (BEP) - 1 candidate
Bangladesh Nezame Islam Party - 6 candidates
Along with 478 independent candidates, and one from the Bangladesh Nationalist Motor Workers’ Party.
REGISTERED PARTIES NOT PARTICIPATING
Parties not fielding candidates include the Bangladesh Communist Party (BaSaD-ML), Krishak Sramik Janata League, Bangladesh National Awami Party, Bangladesh Workers Party, Bikalpadhara Bangladesh, Bangladesh Tarikat Federation, Trinamool BNP, and the Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM).
