Dr. Tasnim Jara, who resigned from the NCP, has had her nomination as an independent candidate for the Dhaka-9 constituency canceled. The decision was announced on Saturday by Returning Officer and Dhaka District Commissioner Rezaul Karim. According to Jara, some unintentional errors occurred in the signatures submitted with her nomination due to incomplete voter information.

Speaking to journalists after leaving the Returning Officer’s office, Jara explained that the signatories believed they were voters of Dhaka-9, but the Election Commission’s records showed otherwise. She mentioned that one signatory tried to verify their voter number on the Election Commission’s website but could not find it, relying instead on the address listed on their national ID card. A similar mistake occurred with another signatory.

Jara added that the Election Commission lacks an effective system for voters to confirm their constituency, which led to the confusion. She emphasized that there was no dishonest intent behind the errors and noted that, despite the challenge, she has received strong public support as an independent candidate.