No irregularities in Gaibandha-5 by-polls: CEC

UNB, Dhaka :

No irregularities have been detected yet in the polling stations during the Gaibandha by-election, said Election Commissioner Rashida Sultana. There were no irregularities in the by-election to Gaibandha-5 constituency of parliament, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday (January 4, 2023).

He was talking to journalists after the conclusion of vote casting in the by-polls in the afternoon.

The CEC said 35 per cent of the voters cast their ballots in the by-election to Gaibandha-5 seat. The presence of voters was low due to cold wave. However, there were no irregularities in the by-polls.

Earlier, voting in the Gaibandha-5 by-election began at 8:00 am and continued till 4:30 pm. Like the previous by-election, closed-circuit television cameras were also installed this time to monitor the voting centres.