NCP announces candidates in 27 seats,  3 more to be finalised soon

The National Citizen Party (NCP), a partner in the Jamaat-e-Islami–led 10-party electoral alliance, has announced candidates in 27 of the 30 seats it received under the seat-sharing agreement. The party said candidates for the remaining three seats will be finalised soon.

On Sunday afternoon, January 18, posters featuring the candidates’ names and photographs were published on NCP’s verified Facebook page. The posters sought votes using the party symbol ‘Shapla Kali’.

Several senior NCP leaders have been nominated in key and high-profile constituencies. Party Convener Nahid Islam is contesting from Dhaka–11, Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain from Rangpur–4, Southern Region Chief Organiser Hasnat Abdullah from Cumilla–4, Northern Region Chief Organiser Sarjis Alam from Panchagarh–1, Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary from Dhaka–8, and Senior Joint Chief Coordinator Abdul Hannan Masud from Noakhali–6.

The other candidates are:
Dhaka–18: Ariful Islam Adib
Lakshmipur–1: Mahbub Alam
Sirajganj–6: SM Saif Mostafiz
Narsingdi–2: Sarwar Tushar
Narayanganj–4: Abdullah Al Amin
Bandarban: SM Suja Uddin
Brahmanbaria–2: Maulana Ashraf Mahdi
Chattogram–8: Zobairul Hasan Arif
Brahmanbaria–3: Mohammad Ataullah
Dinajpur–5: Md Abdul Ahad
Noakhali–2: Sultan Muhammad Zakaria
Dhaka–19: Dilshana Parul
Dhaka–20: Nabila Tasnid
Kurigram–2: Atik Mujahid
Mymensingh–11: Jahidul Islam
Tangail–3: Saifullah Haider
Dhaka–9: Jabed Rasin
Gazipur–2: Ali Naser Khan
Munshiganj–2: Majedul Islam
Pirojpur–3: Shamim Hamidi
Natore–3: SM Jargis Qadir

All 27 candidates will contest the election using the ‘Shapla Kali’ symbol.

NCP Central Election Management Committee Secretary and Joint Convener Monira Sharmin said that candidates have been finalised in 27 seats and the remaining three will be announced very soon.

Earlier on Thursday night, 10 political parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami and NCP, announced a seat-sharing agreement for 253 parliamentary constituencies at a press conference held at the Institution of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh in Kakrail, Dhaka.

Although Islami Andolan Bangladesh was initially expected to be part of the alliance, the party eventually opted to contest independently in 268 seats, stating it would support other parties in the remaining 32 seats.

Under the agreement, NCP is contesting in 30 seats, despite submitting nomination papers for 47 candidates. Following Islami Andolan’s withdrawal from the alliance, NCP has begun discussions with Jamaat-e-Islami to increase its number of seats.

NCP sources said Jamaat is waiting for Islami Andolan’s final position, meaning it will take some more time to determine whether NCP’s seat count will ultimately increase.