The High Court has upheld the Election Commission's decision that cancelled the candidacy of Krishak Sramik Janata League President Abdul Kader Siddique for Tangail-4 by-polls.
An HC bench comprising Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Zafar Ahmed passed the order on Thursday afternoon, rejecting the writ petition filed by Kader Siddique.
On October 20, 2015, Kader Siddique filed the writ petition with the HC challenging the legality of the cancellation of his nomination to vie for the by-polls race.
The parliamentary seat 133 (Tangail-4) has remained vacant since September 1 as sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique, elder brother of Kader Siddique, quitted from his parliament membership.
On October 11, KSJL President Kader Siddique and the party's three other leaders submitted nominations to contest in the by-election slated for November 10.
On October 13, the EC rejected the nominations of Kader Siddique and his wife Nasrin Siddique on loan default charges.
On October 18, a five-member panel, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad, also dismissed the appeals of the duo against the cancellation decision.
