EC publishes gazette of newly elected lawmakers

The Election Commission today published the gazette notification on the results of the 12th parliamentary election with the names of the newly elected lawmakers.

Shariful Alam, EC public relations director, told The Daily Star that the gazette was published this afternoon.

The gazette is the official result of the election.

EC sources said the gazette will be sent to the parliament secretariat tonight. 

The oath-taking ceremony of elected lawmakers of the 12th national parliament will be held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban tomorrow.

In the 12th parliamentary election held on January 7, the ruling Awami League won 222 seats out of 298, while independents won 62, Jatiya Party 11, and Bangladesh Workers Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and Bangladesh Kalyan Party won one seat each. 

Polls to one constituency, Naogaon-2, were postponed following the death of a candidate in December.

The Election Commission will announce the result of another constituency, Mymensingh-3, later as polling of one of the centres was withheld, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said yesterday.