Scrutiny of nomination papers and allocating symbols for February 27 Upazila Parishad Polls were completed yesterday.
Our Chandpur correspondent reports, the election commission cancelled five chairmen and two vice chairmen’s nomination form for some irregularities. Among the cancelled candidates, there was Faridganj’s outgoing Chairman Hazi Mozammel.
The nomination papers were declared illegal as the candidates could not submit necessary papers and documents.
These candidates were asked to appeal against the decision by February 10 to get their candidature back.
Meanwhile, to select candidate for the upcoming upazila polls grassroots leaders and activists of Gazipur Awami League voted yesterday.
The voting was arranged to select single candidate for the polls.
At least 33 candidates withdrew nomination papers in six upazilas in Khagrachhari district.
Among 33 candidates, 14 were chairman aspirants, 7 were vice chairman aspirants and 2 were vice chairman (female) aspirants.
In Kurigram, the district returning officer distributed symbols to 19 chairman spirants, 11 vice chairmen (male) and 10 vice chairmen (female) for polls in three upazila to be held on February 19. Ten aspirants withdrew their candidature.
Local Awami League of at Kalkini of Madaripur district expelled its joint general secretary Towfiquzzaman as he violated party discipline for the chairman post.
Two leaders of the AL in Jhenaidah were expelled as they participated in the scheduled upazila polls violating party discipline.
The expelled activists are-AL Sailkupa upazila unit member and joint convener of the Juba League Jahidunnabi Kalu and Upazila Mahila AL president Sultana Bulbul.
Symbols were distributed among the candidates at Ashashuni upazila in Satkhira and Kishoreganj districts.
In Sylhet, symbols were allocated among the aspirants in four upazilas.