Narayanganj City Corporation polls
Parties asked to submit nominators name
STAFF REPORTER
Election Commission (EC) yesterday asked the registered political parties to submit the name of persons who would nominate the aspiring mayoral candidates for the upcoming Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls within seven days of announcing the schedule.
The EC on Monday announced the schedule of the mayoral elections in the NCC polls to be held on December 22.
The Commission asked the registered political parties to submit the names with signatures of the persons who would nominate party candidates to the returning officer of NCC polls and one duplicate copy has to be sent to the EC as well.
As per the provision 12(3) (C) of the Local Government (City Corporation) Election Rules 2010, the political party president or general secretary or equivalent persons or any such person who got the power of attorney from them would submit a letter that would say that such person has been nominated from the party.
Provided that no political party shall nominate more than one candidate to the election and if any political party nominate more than one candidate, all candidature of the respective party would be cancelled.
If any political party provides power of attorney to any person, the person shall submit his/her name, designation, specimen signature to the returning officer and election commission within seven days of the announcement of schedule. This the second time the NCC polls is going to be held on December 22 but this time the elections would be held under political party symbols.
