It was revealed that the candidates had submitted their preferred symbols to the election officials and had prepared posters and pamphlets accordingly. Therefore, as soon as he formally received the election symbol, he started the election campaign.
Voting in the by-election will be done through Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). Among the candidates, former mayor Monirul Haq got the table clock symbol, while Mohammad Nizam got the horse symbol, Noor-ur Rahman Mahmood Tanim got the elephant, and Tahseen Bahar got the bus as his symbol.