The deadline for the submission of nomination papers in the upcoming national election is set to expire at 5pm on Monday.
Most of the aspirants will submit their nomination papers today as only 166 nomination papers were filed till Sunday to contest the 13th parliamentary election.
According to the EC’s Central Coordination Committee formed for the February-12 election, a total of 3,144 nomination papers were collected from the 69 returning officers to run the polls from the country’s 300 constituencies till Sunday after the election schedule announced on December 11 last.
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Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on December 11 announced the schedule to arrange the 13th parliament election and the referendum on the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order simultaneously on February 12 next.
According to the election schedule, the deadline for the submission of nomination paper is December 29, while the scrutiny of nomination paper is on December 30-January 4 and the last date for the withdrawal of candidature is January 20. The election campaign will start on January 22 and continue till 48 hours before the balloting period (7:30am on February 10).