Scrutiny of nomination papers took place in the Deputy Commissioner’s office at 10 am on Sunday. Out of 13 candidates in Cox’s Bazar-1 constituency, nomination papers of eight candidates were considered valid, while nomination papers of five candidates were cancelled.
Awami League member and current Member of Parliament from Cox’s Bazar-1 constituency, Zafar Alam, along with his son, filed nomination papers as independent candidates and both their nomination papers have been declared valid.
According to sources at the Returning Officer’s office, the nomination papers of Awami League candidate Salauddin Ahmed and independent candidates Shafiqul Islam, Qamar Uddin Arman, Shamsuddin Muhammad Ilyas and Shahnewaz Chaudhary have been cancelled.