Municipality polls start Dec 28: EC
First phase of elections to the municipalities will be held on December 28, the Election Commission announced yesterday.
In the first phase, 25 municipalities of 23 districts will go to polls using Electronic Voting Machines, EC Senior Secretary Md Alamgir said while announcing the polls schedule.
The last date for filing nomination papers is December 1, which will be scrutinised on December 3. The deadline for withdrawal of nomination papers is December 10, according to the polls schedule.
The 25 municipalities are: Panchagarh of Panchagarh, Pirganj of Thakurgaon, Fulbari of Dinajpur, Badarganj of Rangpur, Kurigram of Kurigram, Puthia and Katakhali of Rajshahi, Shahjadpur of Sirajganj, Chatmohor of Pabna, Kokhsha of Kushtia, Chuadanga of Chuadanga, Chalna of Khulna, Betagi of Barguna, Kuakata of Patuakhali, Ujirpur and Bakerganj of Barishal, Gafargoan of Mymensingh, Madan of Netrakona, Dhamrai of Dhaka, Sreepur of Gazipur, Dirai of Sunanganj, Borolekha of Moulvibazar, Sayestaganj of Habiganj and Sitakunda of Chhattogram.
Asked about the risk of holding polls during the possible second wave of Covid-19, Alamgir said elections are being held as people and aspirants want elections in time.
He said the US had its election amid the pandemic while India and other countries are also holding polls. The EC would follow health measures strictly and will set up hand washing or sanitising facilities for voters, he added, saying they will hold elections to the municipalities in four or five phases.
According to Local Government Division, there are 329 municipalities in the country. The EC will hold elections to 224 municipalities. Tenures of these municipalities will expire by March 2021.
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