The ruling party Awami League has finalised an aspirant for each post in the upcoming Kaliganj upazila polls scheduled to be held on March 15 in Satkhira district while several BNP-backed candidates are contesting for different posts.
According to Kaliganj Upazila Election Office, there are 191,543 voters among which 96,387 are males and 95,156 females under the 68 centres of 12 unions of the upazila.
Around 14 candidates for the upazila polls have been keeping themselves busy in election campaigning.
Sources said thana Awami League President Freedom Fighter Sheikh Waheduzzaman with pineapple symbol was campaigning for the chairman post.
On the other hand, thana BNP President Sheikh Abdus Sattar was contesting with ink-pot symbol, district Jamaat Assistant Secretary General Azizur Rahman with motorcycle symbol, district Bangladesh Jatiya Party convener and current upazila chairman with fish symbol.
Jubo League Secretary Sayed Mehedi is contesting for the vice-chairman post.
Other candidates contesting for different posts were thana Krishak League Convener Shariful Azad, Jamaat Joint Secretary Abdur Rauf, former thana Jatiya Party President Lotifur Rahman Bablu and independent candidate Sheikh Abdur Hamid.
For woman vice-chairman post, thana Awami League President Jebunnessa Jebu was contesting as a rival candidate since the party was supporting Rozina Parvin.
