11.91 crore voters in Bangladesh now: EC

Staff Reporter :
Urging the all political parties to resolve the differences over the general election among themselves, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said the Election Commission would not do any condescending regarding this issue.
He told reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in city’s Agargaon area in Dhaka on Thursday following a procession held from in the area marking the Voters’ Day.
The CEC said, “We have urged the political parties earlier, and we are repeatedly urging them to come and join the election. If there are any differences among you, resolve it. The Election Commission would not do condescending over this issue.” He further said, “We will politely ask all the political parties to participate in the election in any way. Create a balance in the polling stations by participating in the election so that impartiality and accuracy is established.”
The CEC claimed that the voter turnout in various elections during his tenure was relatively low but satisfactory.
However, he expressed hope that there would be adequate voter turnout in the next general election through competition. “We hope that polls will be competitive in the future and there would be sufficient presence of voters.”
The CEC said, “Firstly, bringing voters to the polling center is the responsibility of voter’s own. In political contest, the political parties have a responsibility. They have to fulfil that responsibility. Election Commission will organise the election.”
Election Commissioner Ahsan Habib Khan, Rasheda Sultana, Md. Alamgir; and EC Secretary Md Jahangir Alam were present at that time.
The total number of voters in the country has now stood at 11,91,51,440 according to the Election Commission’s final updated electoral roll.
On the occasion of National Voters’ Day, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal disclosed the updated voter numbers in front of the EC Bhaban on Thursday (March 2) morning.
The CEC said a total of 58,64,430 new voters were enlisted in the country’s voter list.
Of the total voters, 6,04,45,724 are male and 5,87,04,879 are female.
Besides, 837 transgender voters were incorporated under the identity of the third gender in the updated roll.
The voter growth is 5.18%, according to the EC.
CEC Kazi Habibul Awal said the total number of voters was 11,32,87,010 on March 2 in 2022.