The Election Commission (EC) has published a gazette declaring Nusrat Tabassum, a candidate of the Jamaat alliance and joint convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), elected MP to the reserved women’s seat in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad.
The returning officer declared her elected unopposed on Monday and the EC approved the decision to issue the gazette. The gazette, signed on 4 May, was published Tuesday.
The Jatiya Sangsad has a total of 50 reserved seats for women. Of them, 49 members took oath on Sunday.
The Jamaat alliance secured 13 of the reserved seats. Among them, 12 candidates from the alliance have already taken oath. A total of 15 candidates from the alliance had submitted nomination papers.
One candidate, Monira Sharmin, had her nomination cancelled during scrutiny.
Another candidate, Nusrat Tabassum, initially failed to submit her nomination within the stipulated time, leading the returning officer to reject it. Later, following a court order, her nomination was accepted and subsequently declared valid after scrutiny.
With the publication of the gazette, Nusrat has now been officially declared elected as MP. As per rules, the Parliament Secretariat will arrange her oath-taking ceremony.
