The Election Commission would start hearing of the appeals of the candidates whose nominations were cancelled by the commission from today, said Basudev Roy, deputy secretary of the legal wing of the Election Commission.
The hearing would continue till December 12, he said.
About 138 aspirant candidates have filed appeal to the Election Commission against cancellation of their nomination by the returning officer during the scrutiny.
Election Commission cancelled 260 nominations out of a total 1107 submitted for the 10th parliamentary election slated for January 5.
The legal section of the EC is preparing the list of appeals for holding the hearing.
The commission would take immediate decision after hearing the appeal of the candidates.
The returning officers cancelled maximum 76 independent candidates’ nominations for anomaly on their one percent of voters’ signature. Nomination of both Awami League and Jatiya Party candidates were cancelled, as they did not submit proof of the party nomination.
The EC cancelled 40 candidates’ nominations for loan, bill and tax defaults, 39 candidates’ nomination were cancelled for providing wrong and incomplete information and 12 nominations were cancelled for participating in the polls without leaving their posts at office of profit.
Besides, 23 candidates’ nominations were cancelled for not submitting the proof of party nomination and 45 candidates’ nominations were cancelled for other reasons.
The commission did not provide any reason for cancelling the rest of the 25 candidates’ nominations.
EC officials said the hearing would take place from 10am to 12pm and again from 2:30pm to 5pm. In each session, thirty appeals would be heard.
