Rajshahi: A total of 38 candidates have submitted nomination papers for six constituencies for the upcoming 13th Parliamentary Election in the district till today, the last day for submission of the nomination papers. Accompanied by a large number of supporters and followers, the candidates submitted their respective nomination papers to the office of the District Returning Officer in a festive mood. Some of the candidates also submitted nomination papers to the office of the Assistant Returning Officers at the upazila level.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the election cell of the District Returning Officer stated that 58 candidates had collected nomination papers, and 38 of them submitted their candidatures. The cell sources revealed that the highest number of nominations, nine, were submitted for the Rajshahi-2 (Rajshahi city) constituency. This was followed by eight candidates in the Rajshahi-5 (Puthiya-Durgapur) constituency.
In the Rajshahi-3 (Paba-Mohanpur) constituency, seven candidates submitted nomination papers, while six candidates did so for the Rajshahi-1 (Godagari-Tanore) seat. Both the Rajshahi-4 (Bagmara) and Rajshahi-6 (Charghat-Bagha) seats saw four candidates each submitting their nomination papers.