EC declares all 49 candidates valid for reserved seats

The Election Commission (EC) has declared valid all 49 candidates for the polls to the reserved seats for women in the 11th  national parliament.   

Returning Officer Abul Kashem announced this after scrutiny of the nomination forms on Tuesday morning.

Earlier on Monday, Awami League submitted 43 nomination forms to the EC while Jatiya Party 4, Workers Party 1 and an independent candidate 1.

Awami League (43)
Aroma Dutta, Suborna Mustafa, Nahid Ijhar Khan, Shabnam Jahan Shila, Shirin Ahmed, Zannatul Bakia, Waseqa Ayesha Khan, Khadizatul Anwar, Fazilatun Nessa, Sheikh Ani Rahman, Advocate Gloria Jharna Sarker, Syeda Zohra Alauddin, Anjum Sultana, Sultana Nadira, Hosne Ara, Rumana Jolly, Umme Fatema Nazma Begum, Habiba Rahman Khan Shefaly, Aporajita Haque, Mosammat Shamima Akter Khanam, Shamsunnahar Bhuyian, Rabeya Alam, Tamanna Nusrat Bubly, Basonti Chakma, Kaniz Fatema Ahmed, Rushema Begum, Nargis Rahman, Monira Sultana, Mosammat Khaleda Khanam, Syeda Rubina Mira, Kazi Kaniz Sultana, Zakia Tabassum, Farida Khanam (Saki), Syeda Rashida Begum, Adiba Anjum Mita, Ferdousi Islam Jessy, Parvin Haque Shikder, Khadeza Nusrat, Zakia Parvin Khanam, Tahmina Begum, Nadia Yasmin, Ratna Ahmed, and Mamata Hena Lovely.

Jatiya Party (4)
Salma Islam, Masuda M Rashid Chowdhury, Raushon Ara Mannan, and Nazma Akter.

Workers Party (1)
Lutfun Nesa Khan.

Independent (1)
Selina Islam

The date of withdrawal nomination is February 16. The elections to the reserved seats for women will be held on March 4 at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital.