As many as one hundred and thirty candidates have
withdrawn their
candidacy from the third phase
Upazila Parishad election scheduled to be held on May 29, said the Election Commission (
EC) on Monday.
Md. Shariful Alam, Director (Public Relations) of the EC, due to the withdrawal of candidacy six will be elected unopposed.
Of those who have withdrawn candidacy, 73 are chairman candidates, 43 vice-chairman candidates and 14 vice-chairman candidates for posts reserved for women, he said.
Besides, six candidates who will be elected unopposed are Pirojpur's Bhandaria upazila candidates in all 3 posts, Shariatpur's Gosaithat upazila vice-chairman candidate and candidates if Feni's Sonagazi and Daganbhuiyan upazila vice-chairman posts reserved for women, he added.
The Election Commission will allocate symbols for 3rd phase Upazila Parishad polls and the candidates will be allowed to start campaign from today.
In the third phase of upazila parishad polls, 570 candidates submitted nomination papers for chairman post, 618 for vice-chairman post and 400 for vice-chairman post reserved for women.