Jatiya Party (JP), the main opposition party in the parliament, will start distributing nomination papers among its aspirants for the upcoming Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls from tomorrow.

JP Secretary General Mashiur Rahman Ranga will inaugurate the form distribution at party Chairman HM Ershad’s Banani office around 11:00am, said a JP press release of the party.

The aspirants will be able to collect the nomination forms for mayoral posts, councilor and reserved seats in the election from 10:00am to 5:00pm on January 27 to January 28, the release added.

DNCC BY-POLLS

Election to councillor posts in the 36 new wards -- 18 under the DNCC and 18 under the Dhaka South City Corporation -- will be held on February 28.

According to the polls schedule, the last date for filing nomination papers for both in the DNCC by-polls and election to the new wards is January 30.

The returning officers will scrutinise the nomination papers on February 2, and the last date for withdrawing candidacy is February 9.

On January 16, the court cleared the way for the DNCC by-election and election in the new wards.

The DNCC mayoral post felt vacant following the death of Annisul Huq on November 30, 2017. He was elected as mayor on April 28, 2015.

On January 9 last year, the EC had declared the schedule of the DNCC by-polls and election in the new wards, setting February 26 for the voting day.

The polls were not held as the HC stayed the election schedule for six months. The court order came following filing of three writ petitions that challenged the legality of the schedule.