Hasnat Kaiyum gets back candidacy for Kishoreganj-5
Earlier, the returning officer cancelled Kaiyum’s nomination papers due to discrepancies in the support list
The Election Commission has granted the appeal for Rastro Songskar Andolan (RSA) President Hasnat Kaiyum to contest as an independent candidate for Kishoreganj-5 constituency.
The commission held the appeal hearing today (12 January) at the Election Commission Office in Agargaon. CEC AMM Nasir Uddin, along with four other commissioners, conducted the appeal hearing.
After the hearing, Kaiyum told the media that earlier, in the initial verification, a report was given stating that six out of ten voters could not be found. Later, after filing the appeal, two voters were produced before the Election Commission today. The commission verified their statements, granted the appeal, and allowed him to take part in the election.
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On 3 January, the returning officer cancelled Kaiyum's nomination papers due to discrepancies in the support list, which required signatures from 1% of the total voters in the constituency for independent candidacy.
