, Jan. 21 -- After the withdrawal of nominations for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election, a total of 35 candidates, including one woman, are contesting five parliamentary seats across Chandpur's eight upazilas.

Among them, each seat has a single BNP-nominated candidate. There is one Jamaat-e-Islami candidate in three constituencies, while in the remaining two seats, the LDP candidate represents the 10-party alliance.

The district returning officer's office provided this information about the contesting candidates on Tuesday, the last day for nomination withdrawals.

The candidates for the five seats are as follows:

In Chandpur-1 (Kachua Upazila): BNP: A.N.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon; Jamaat-e-Islami: Abu Nasar Mohammad Makbul ...