Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti has been declared elected unopposed to a reserved seat for women in the 13th National Parliament on behalf of the National Citizen Party, according to a notification issued on Sunday.

Following a directive of the High Court Division on a Writ Petition, her nomination papers were accepted and scrutinised on May 2, 2026, the Election Commission said.

After the scrutiny process, her nomination was declared valid.

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Under Section 12(2) of the National Parliament (Reserved Women Seats) Election Act, 2004, she was formally declared elected unopposed as per the schedule, the notification added.

The announcement was issued from the Election Commission Secretariat in Dhaka. The notification was signed by Joint Secretary Md Moin Uddin Khan.

Earlier, on April 22, the Election Commission of Bangladesh cancelled Tabassum’s nomination on the grounds that her papers were submitted after the stipulated deadline. The commission also suspended the candidacy of another NCP leader, joint convener Monira Sharmin.

April 22 was the final day for submitting nomination papers for the reserved women’s seats in the 13th National Parliament, with the deadline set at 4pm.

According to officials, Nusrat Tabassum submitted her nomination papers at 4:19pm—19 minutes after the deadline—leading to the rejection of her candidacy.

She later filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking restoration of her candidacy, following which the court issued the directive.