15-20pc votes cast in first four hours of upazila polls: EC
Around 15-20 percent votes were cast in the first four hours of the first phase of the upazila parishad polls today.
EC Secretary Jahangir Alam revealed the information.
Voting in the upazilas started at 8:00am and will continue without break till 4:00pm.
Polling is going on at 10,399 centres of 139 upazilas is taking place.
Earlier, the EC said about 10 percent votes were cast in the first two hours, basing the number of figures provided by 15 percent presiding officers.
The battle of ballots will take place among independents, mostly from the ruling Awami League as political parties have not fielded candidates.
BNP and many other parties are staying away from the polls like they did during the January 7 national election.
However, at least 64 BNP leaders are running in today's polls going against its decision, said party sources.
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