58.67% voter turnout in 5th phase of municipality polls

The turnout of voters in the fifth phase of the municipality election was 58.67 percent, according to Election Commission (EC).

Md Atiar Rahman, Deputy Secretary of the Election Management Unit came up with the information on Monday (March 1) evening. 

Elections in 29 municipalities and four upazilas were held on Sunday (February 28).

He said the total number of voters in the fifth phase of the election was 14 lakh 85 thousand 820. Of them, 8 lakh 71 thousand 733 casted their franchises that means the turnout was 58.67 percent.