The Election Commission has declared 1,842 candidates valid while 723 others invalid for the country’s 300 constituencies as the five-day scrutiny process of nomination papers ended on Sunday. During the scrutiny started on December 30, the returning officers accepted the nomination papers of 1,842 contestants and rejected that of 723 others, according to the statistics of the Election Commission. Besides, the scrutiny process ended without the examination of three nomination papers of late BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, submitted in Feni-1, Bogura-7 and Dinajpur-3 constituencies. Earlier, a total of 2,568 aspirants submitted nomination papers in the 300 constituencies within the deadline of December 29 last to contest the 13th parliamentary election.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 04, 2026 18:51 UTC