The current mayor Mohiuddin Ahmed, his elder brother Abul Kalam Azad and Md. Enayet Hossain regained their candidacy for the post of mayor in Patuakhali municipal election on March 9.
On Tuesday (20th) of February, on the day of the appeal settlement, at the District Commissioner’s office, after the appeal hearing, the nomination of the mentioned three mayoral candidates was valid, and the decision of the District Senior Election Officer, Khan Abi Shahanur Khan, the Municipal Election Returning Officer, the District Commissioner announced in the hearing meeting that the candidacy was upheld. Noor Qutubul Alam. Mohiuddin Ahmed and Abul Kalam participated in the hearing on behalf of Azad, the country’s famous barrister Md. Saidul Haque Sumon MP and Adv. Kamrul Ahsan. Against (on behalf of Meror’s candidate Dr. Shafiqul Islam) was PP Add Md. Sahabuddin and Ed. Md. Obaidul Alam. Mayor candidate. Enayet Hossain was advocate. Farid Hossain. The other mayoral candidate Marzia Akhter Sumi’s candidacy was invalid, that is, the decision of the returning officer was correct, the Deputy Commissioner ruled in the appeal settlement meeting.
According to district election office sources, after the settlement of the said appeal, there are now five candidates for the post of mayor, 15 reserved women councilors and 43 candidates for general councilors in the Patuakhali municipal election, according to Assistant Returning Officer Sadar Upazila Election Officer.
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