Staff Reporter:
At least 20 candidates, including a former state minister and a former MP, are set to lose their election deposits in the 13th National Parliamentary Election across six constituencies of Naogaon.
A total of 32 candidates contested the six seats. An analysis of results announced by the returning officer shows that 20 candidates failed to secure the required votes to claim their deposits.
According to election law, a candidate must secure at least one eighth of the total valid votes to retain the deposit. None of the 20 candidates reached that threshold.
In Naogaon-1, Akbar Ali, Md Abul Haq Shah and three-time former MP Dr Salek Chowdhury failed to secure the minimum votes.
In Naogaon-2, Motibul Islam of the AB Party did not reach the required mark.
In Naogaon-3, six candidates are set to lose their deposits as they did not secure one eighth of the valid votes.
In Naogaon-4, four others fell short of the legal threshold to retain the deposits.
In Naogaon-5, three candidates failed to secure enough votes to save their deposits.
In Naogaon-6, three candidates, including former state minister Alamgir Kabir, will lose their deposits for failing to reach the required vote share.
