EC Secretary Md Jahangir Alam today announced the detailed schedule of Rangpur City Corporation election — to be held on December 27 — at the Election Commission Secretariat.
The election date was finalised at a meeting of the Election Commission (EC) with Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal in the chair earlier.
The EC secretary said candidates can submit their nomination papers to the returning officer and assistant returning officer till November 29. Returning officer will scrutinize the nomination papers on November 29 and December 1. December 8 has been set as the final date for withdrawal of candidature.
Earlier, he said the Election Commission also decided to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) and CCTV cameras in the election.
Voting will start at 8:30 am and continue till 4:30 pm without any break.
Director General of Election Training Institute Abdul Baten will serve as the returning officer of Rangpur City Election.
A total of 3,93,994 voters will cast their votes at 193 centres to elect the Rangpur mayor, 27 general ward councillors and 11 reserved ward councillors.
The election to the city corporation was held on December 21, 2017. The first meeting was held on February 19, 2017. The tenure will end after five years of the first meeting.
The meeting also held an elaborate discussion on different local government elections and by-elections in vacant posts.
The EC also decided to hold elections to five municipalities and a number of union parishads on December 29.
The EC secretary said the candidates can submit their nomination papers to the returning officer and assistant returning officer till December 1. Returning Officer will scrutinize the nomination papers on December 3. December 10 has been set as the final date of withdrawal of candidature.
He also added that the Election Commission also decided to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) and CCTV cameras in the union level election.
Source: United News of Bangladesh