Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- A majority of aspirants who challenged the rejection of their nomination papers have regained eligibility to contest the 13th parliamentary election, as the Election Commission (EC) adopted a lenient approach towards minor errors and unintentional mistakes found in nomination documents and affidavits ahead of the February 12 polls.

The EC that acts as the electoral appeal tribunal gave the candidacy back to 51 aspirants out of 67 petitioners heard on Saturday, while 27 aspirants out of 35 petitioners heard on Monday till 1pm.

The Commission, chaired by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, accepted a total of 52 petitions, rejected 15 others and kept the rest three pending. With the EC's decision, 51 candidates ...