Hero Alom files petitions challenging cancellation of EC nominations

Ashraful Hossain Alom alias Hero Alom, today filed two writ petitions with the High Court challenging the Election Commission's decision that cancelled his nominations for the upcoming by-elections to Bogura-4 and Bogura-6 constituencies as an independent candidate.

In the petitions, Hero Alom prayed to the HC to direct the EC to accept his nomination papers and allow him to contest the elections to be held on February 1.

The HC bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir Lytton may hear the petitions tomorrow.

On January 8, the EC rejected Hero Alom's appeal against the returning officers' decision that cancelled his nomination papers during scrutiny as they found a discrepancy in the voter list given by the candidate.

According to the Representation of the People Order, 1972, in the case of an independent candidate, he or she needs to provide a list of signatures of one percent of electors of the constituency concerned.

The by-election to the six constituencies, including Bogura-4 and Bogura-6, will be held on February 1.