EVM to be used in Patuakhali Sadar upazila
The Election Commission (EC) has decided to use electronic voting machines (EVM) at Patuakhali Sadar during the Upazila Parishad Election scheduled for March 31.
The election will be held that day in seven out of total eight upazilas in Patuakhali and EVMs will be used in all 89 centres of Sadar upazilaz.
As part of its preparation, the EC will conduct a training programme on the use of EVM for election officials from March 22 to 26 at Patuakhali Government Jubilee high School, Patuakhali Government Girls' High School and Rashid Kishalaya Bidyaytan, said Ziaur Rahman Khalifa, district election officer.
Election Commissioner Rafiqul Islam will inaugurate the training programme that will be conducted from 9:00am till 5:00pm, he said, adding that there will also be EVM demonstration sessions for voters at the same locations from March 27 to 29.
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