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Upazila elections to begin in last week of April: EC
AL gets 222 seats, independent candidates 62 out of 298 seats
The Awami League (AL) has won 222 seats out of 298 in yesterday's 12th parliamentary election, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal. The CEC revealed this information at a media briefing at Election Commission (EC) media centre here in the city.   Kazi Habibul Awal informed that out of 300 constituencies, polls to one constituency- Naogaon-2 were postponed following the death of a candidate. EC will announce the result of another constituency, Mymensingh-3, later as polling of one centre was withheld, he mentioned. The polls of the one centre of Mymensingh-3 will be held on January 13, he added. After the AL, he said, independent candidates were the most successful in the January 7 election, winning 62 seats. However, he informed, Jatiya Party won 11 seats while Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Bangladesh Workers Party and Bangladesh Kalyan Party won one seat each.   He also informed that a total of 41.8 percent vote was cast in the national election. Kazi Habibul Awal said the voting in 12th Jatiya Sangsad election was comparatively peaceful.   Source: BSS
41.8% voter turnout in 12th JS polls: CEC
Awami League is forming the government
Mahiya Mahi fails to secure any votes in 17 centers
Mashrafe retains Narail-2
Election will be called off if irregularities reported: CEC
CEC made the statement in a speech addressing the nation on Saturday evening (Jan 6). Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Saturday called upon the voters to exercise their voting rights freely braving all fears and concerns.  “I urge all voters to cast your valuable votes to your favorite candidate freely and fearlessly tomorrow,” the CEC said in a televised address to the nation this evening. “Cast your vote with enthusiasm and festivity to discharge your civic responsibility in forming the next parliamentary government,” he said. “Vote is yours. Don’t be influenced by anyone’s persuasion or intervention. If you face any kind of obstacle, immediately inform the presiding officer,” he added. The CEC asked the presiding officers to discharge their responsibility to ensure voters’ right by any means. Police and magistrates will stay in all polling centres to extent all-out cooperation to the presiding officers, he said.   All modes of transports will ply except motorcycle, microbus, taxicab and truck to facilitate the voters to reach the polling centers, the CEC said. CEC said that vote rigging, ballot snatching, money transactions, and possible use of muscle power in favour of any candidate or candidates will be strictly resisted.  If evidence is found, their candidature will be cancelled immediately. If necessary, voting in the centre or constituency will be completely suspended.