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6th phase polls to 218 UPs Monday
The ongoing Union Parishad (UP) elections to 218 UPs in 42 upazilas of 22 districts of the country will be held tomorrow.
News Desk
The sixth phase of ongoing Union Parishad (UP) elections to 218 UPs in 42 upazilas of 22 districts of Bangladesh will be held on Monday.
The polling will be held from 8 am to 4 pm without any break.
The Election Commission (EC) has made all preparations for the polls at this stage while election instruments have already been sent to the polling centers.
Voting will be held on electric voting machine (EVM) system in 216 UPs and the voting of two unions will be counted by ballot system.
According to EC sources, 11,604 candidates are vying for various posts across the country in this phase.
Of these, 1,199 are contesting for the post of chairman while 2,559 are for reserved women members and 7,846 for general members.
The total number of voters in this election is 41 lakh 82 thousand 263.
Of these, 21 lakh 14 thousand 720 are male voters and 20 lakh 67 thousand 537 are female voters.
Besides, there are also 6 third gender voters.
All voters will cast their votes in 13,305 rooms of 2,186 polling.