Election Commissioner Rafiqul Islam has advised concerned officials to exercise caution before announcing polls result.
“Wrong information can trigger conflict and people will lose faith,” Islam said on Tuesday (Dec 18) while addressing a training program at the capital’s Electoral Training Institute.
“The election officials must ensure that they are giving out correct information,” he said before adding, “It’s imperative to be extra careful in particular when it comes to disclosing polls results.”
Caution is also necessary to make sure the Election Commission does not face any embarrassing situation, he further elaborated to the officials attending the training on Election Management System (EMS), Candidate Information Management System (CIMS) and Result Management System (RMS).
Terming the polls result announcement as the most important stage, he said, “The responsibilities should be fulfilled properly and everyone should have a sound command over the software that will be used to tally the vote counts.”