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2nd phase UZ polls peaceful: EC Secy

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Published: 15:00, 18 March 2019   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
2nd phase UZ polls peaceful: EC Secy

Staff Correspondent: Election Commission Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed on Monday said the second phase of the 5th upazila election held in 116 upazila parishad was held in a peaceful and fair manner.

“The voting in the second phase was held in a free, fair and peaceful manner,” he told a post-election briefing at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon.

The voting to 116 upazila parishads was held from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on Monday.

Out of 7,039 polling stations in 116 upazila parishads, the balloting of eight polling stations was suspended, said the EC Secretary adding that the Commission received no information of irregularity from other polling stations.

The turnout of voters in the second phase might be higher than 43 percent of the first-phase election held on March 10, he said.

“We’ve received information that turnout of voters was high in most places,” said Helaluddin.


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