The second phase of the fifth Upazila Council election will be held on Monday (Mar 17) with balloting in 116 upazilas in 16 districts of the country.
The polling will take place from 8am to 4pm without any break.
“All preparations have been completed for holding the elections in a peaceful manner. All kinds of directives have been given to the officials concerned for holding the elections in a free, fair and peaceful manner. No irregularities will be tolerated during this election,” Election Commission (EC) Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed told BSS.
Besides, the general holiday has been announced for Monday in the respective upazilas on the occasion of the election.
Electioneering ended on Saturday (Mar 16) midnight while huge enthusiasm was noticed among the voters centering this poll as the election is being held with party symbols.
Restrictions on vehicular movements have been imposed in the electoral areas while additional law enforcement agencies have been deployed for five days, including two days before and two days after the election along with the voting day.
On the polling day, 14 members of law enforcement agency will be deployed in every general polling centre while 16 will be deployed in the risky polling centers.
Although the EC declared election schedule for 87 upazilas in the first phase, polls were held in 80 upazilas.
About 1,310 aspirants, including 377 for chairman, 539 for vice-chairman and 394 for women vice-chairman posts, are contesting in the second phase polls. About 17.9 million voters will exercise their franchise tomorrow in 7,039 polling centres in 116 upazilas.
As per the election schedule, elections will be held in 127 upazilas on Mar 24 in the third phase.
Besides, the fourth and fifth phases of the Upazila Council elections will be held on Mar 31 and Jul 18 respectively.