Ahead of the 13th National Parliament Election, election symbols have been officially allocated to the candidates in the three parliamentary constituencies of Gopalganj district. With this, the campaigning for the national elections in the district has officially begun.On Wednesday (January 21), the District Returning Officer handed over the symbols to the candidates in the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner. At that time, he warned the candidates about following the election code of conduct as per the instructions of the Election Commission. According to sources from the District Election Office, a total of 27 candidates are contesting in the three parliamentary constituencies of Gopalganj this time. Out of these, 18 are nominated candidates of different political parties and 9 are in the election field as independents. However, the decision regarding the allocation of symbols to two independent candidates in Gopalganj-2 constituency has not been finalized yet.Gopalganj-1 Constituency 8 candidates are contesting in Gopalganj-1 constituency consisting of Muksudpur Upazila and a part of Kashiani.  Among the party candidates, BNP's Md. Selimuzzaman Molya has received the paddy sheaf symbol. Islami Andolan Bangladesh's Mohammad Mizanur Rahman has received the hand fan, Jamaat-e-Islami's Muhammad Abdul Hamid Mollah has received the beard, Communist Party of Bangladesh's Nirad Baran Majumder has received the sickle and Jatiya Party's Sultan Zaman Khan has received the plow symbol. Among the independent candidates, Ashraful Alam (football), M. Anisul Islam (horse) and Md. Qayum Ali Khan (coal) have entered the voting field with the symbol.Gopalganj-2 constituency A total of 11 candidates have been allotted symbols in Gopalganj-2 constituency, which consists of Sadar Upazila and part of Kashiani.  Among the party candidates, BNP's KM Babar got the paddy sheaf symbol, Islami Andolan's Taslim Sikder the fan, Ganadhikar Parishad's Deen Mohammad Truck, Zaker Party's Mahmud Hasan Golap Phul, Jatiya Party's Riaz Sarwar Molya the plow, Gano Forum's Shah Mofiz the rising sun, and Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis's Shuaib Ibrahim got the rickshaw symbol.Among the independent candidates, Kamruzzaman Bhuiyan (telephone) and Utpal Biswas (football) are contesting with the symbol. Besides, M. H. Khan Manju (deer) and Md. Sirajul Islam Siraj (table clock) are independent candidates, but the final decision on the allocation of symbols to Roni Mollah and Sipon Bhuiyan has not been made yet.Gopalganj-3 Constituency 8 candidates are contesting in Gopalganj-3 constituency consisting of Tungipara and Kotalipara upazilas. Among the party candidates, BNP's S.  M. Jilani received the symbol of rice sheaf, Md. Maruf Sheikh Hatpakha of the Islamic Movement, A. Aziz of the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis received the symbol of rickshaw, Sheikh Salauddin of the National People's Party received the symbol of mango, Dulal Chandra Biswas of the Gano Forum received the symbol of rising sun and Abul Basar of the Ganodhikar Parishad received the symbol of truck. As independent candidates, Md. Habibur Rahman (football) and Govinda Chandra Pramanik (horse) participated in the election campaign with the symbol of participation. After the symbol allocation ceremony, the District Returning Officer said that the district administration and law enforcement agencies are on the highest alert to ensure fair, free and peaceful elections. No concession will be made regarding violation of the election code of conduct. It is worth noting that voting is scheduled to be held in three parliamentary constituencies of Gopalganj district on February 12.