151 candidates submit nominations for 16 seats in Chattogram

News Desk  :
A total of 151 candidates from various political parties have submitted their nomination forms for the upcoming 12th national election in 16 parliamentary constituencies in Chattogram.

The deadline ending yesterday witnessed a surge in nomination submissions.

The distribution of candidates among the 16 constituencies in Chattogram is as follows: eight for Chattogram-1, 14 for Chattogram-2, 10 for Chattogram-3, nine for Chattogram-4, 10 for Chattogram-5, five for Chattogram-6, seven for Chattogram-7, 13 for Chattogram-8, seven for Chattogram-9, 12 for Chattogram-10, nine for Chattogram-11, 10 for Chattogram-12, seven for Chattogram-13, 14 for Chattogram-14, nine for Chattogram-15, and 13 for Chattogram-16.

Returning Officers Tofail Islam and Abul Bashar Mohammad Fakhruzzaman confirmed to The Business Standard the submission of nominations.