স্থানীয় সরকার (ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ) নির্বাচন বিধিমালা, ২০১০ (as amended in 2016)
Rule 12
Section 26(2) & (3) of the স্থানীয় সরকার (ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ) আইন, ২০০৯
Affidavit and declaration in the local government elections:
It is, however, the mandate of law that while submitting nomination paper for contesting Paurashava election, Upazilla Parishad election, City Corporation election and Parliamentary election the candidate is required to submit affidavit ‘হলফনামা’ in a prescribed from along with the nomination paper containing detail information on his/her educational qualification, his/her implication in any criminal case, if there be any, occupation, source of income, description of property owned by him/her, including family members and loan liability, if there be any, with declaration that all information of the respective documents so provided are correct and true to the best of his knowledge. Conversely, in Union Parishad election the candidate is relieved from making such disclosure. The only requirement is that vide Rule 12 of the “স্থানীয় সরকার (ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ) নির্বাচন বিধিমালা, ২০১০” (as amended in 2016) the candidate is to give certificate “প্রত্যায়নপত্র”although vide Section 26(3) of the Ain, 2009 the candidate is required to submit an affidavit ‘হলফনামা’ along with the nomination paper declaring that he is not disqualified vide Section 26(2) to contest the respective election. ...Mohammed Faruk ul Azam Vs. The Election Commission, (Civil), 17 SCOB [2023] HCD 1 ....View Full Judgment

It is crystal clear from a plain reading of the provisions of clause (kha) of Rule 37(1) that election in a centre cannot be stopped on grounds that any used ballot box is illegally removed from the custody of the Presiding Officer or is damaged accidentally or destroyed intentionally or lost unless the interference in the election is of such extent that the election result of the centre cannot be determined. Rule 37(2) further states that if the election is stopped in a centre, the EC shall not direct re-poll in that centre unless it is satisfied that the result of the election concerned cannot be determined by election result of other centres. ...Md. Shakhawat Hossain & ors Vs. Election Commission and ors, (Civil), 18 SCOB [2023] HCD 236 ....View Full Judgment