The Parliament Secretariat has submitted the voter list for the reserved women’s seats of the 13th National Parliament to the Election Commission (EC). The submission was confirmed on Monday by the EC’s election management division. According to EC sources, the list of 296 voters was sent in compliance with the legal requirement to deliver it within three working days of the publication of the general election gazette. The EC will now proceed with necessary legal steps.

Under the law governing reserved women’s seats, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is expected to secure 34.66 or 35 seats, while Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will receive 11.33 or 11 seats. Independent candidates may obtain one seat if they form an alliance, and the National Citizen Party will get one seat. Smaller parties will not receive any seats unless they form coalitions. If alliances are formed, BNP’s share could rise to 36 seats, and Jamaat’s to 13.

Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Machud stated that the EC plans to hold the reserved women’s seat election during Ramadan and complete all procedures before Eid. Elections for Sherpur-3 and Bogura-6 constituencies are scheduled after Eid.