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NOMINATION-REJECTION-APPEAL
Appeal against nomination rejections begins today
DHAKA, Dec 03, 2018 (BSS) – The polls aspirants whose nomination forms
have been rejected can file appeals with election commission (EC) to get
their nomination validated from today.
“The aggrieved candidates can appeal to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)
from today to December 5 while the EC will act as appeal authority,” joint
secretary of EC’s election conducting division Farhad Ahmed Khan told BSS
today.
The CEC leading an appeal authority will give its decision after hearings on
pleas on December 6, 7 and 8, he added.
Earlier, EC Helal Uddin Ahmed told newsmen if aspirants aren’t satisfied
with the decision of appeal authority, then the aggrieved persons can also go
to the court.
The returning officers on Sunday rejected 786 nominations forms while
2,279 candidates declared qualified across the country for vying in the
upcoming parliamentary election slated for December 30.
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