Upazila Elections: CEC attributes low voter turnout to rain, paddy harvesting season
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Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday said that voter turnout in the first phase of the upazila parishad elections was low due to rain and the paddy harvesting season.
He said that voting for the first phase of the upazila parishad elections was held peacefully in 139 upazilas. Voting was held from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. And 30-40 per cent votes were cast during the specified time. The monsoon and paddy harvesting season were the reasons for the relatively low voting turnout.
He said this while briefing the reporters after the voting of the upazila parishad elections at the Election Bhaban in Agargaon in Dhaka today.
The CEC said that except for a few isolated incidents, the voting was fair and peaceful. No major casualties were reported.