Voting in 87 UZs underway

Voting in the third phase of the 6th upazila parishad elections is underway in 87 upazilas across the country on Wednesday.

With voting time from 8am to 4pm, the Election Commission (EC) took all necessary preparations to hold the elections in a free and fair way.

A total of 1,152 candidates are contesting the polls in the third phase, with 397 vying for the posts of chairman, 456 for vice-chairman posts, and 299 for reserved vice-chairman posts, according to the EC factsheet.

Already, a total of one chairman, four vice-chairmen, and seven reserved vice-chairmen candidates have been elected unopposed in the third phase. All the candidates from Vandaria upazila in Pirojpur district were elected unopposed.

A total of 2,08,75,184 voters will cast their votes to elect chairmen, vice-chairmen and reserved vice-chairmen in today’s third phase of upazila polls.