The voters will be informed about their respective polling centres and serial numbers on the voter registration cards in the election to the newly-formed Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) through short message service (SMS).
Election commissioner Sakhawat Hossain told on Tuesday that one could know his/her polling centre, serial number and voter number by sending his/her national identification (ID) number through SMS to a specific number (to be announced later) from any mobile phone operator two days before the polls.
"Details about it will be made available after completing signing of agreements with the mobile phone companies," he added.
The commission on Monday started a campaign to generate awareness among the people about the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in nine wards of Narayanganj city, amid opposition from the BNP-backed mayoral candidate.
Sakhawat on Monday said the decision of the EC was final on the use of EVMs.
On Saturday, BNP-backed mayoral candidate Toimur Alam Khandaker protested the EC decision to use EVMs at several polling centres and urged the commission to change the decision.
He alleged the vote was rigged through EVMs in Magura by-elections.
Out of the 27 wards, votes will be cast through EVMs in nine wards (2nd, 7th, 8th, 9th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 22nd and 24th). There will be one EVM in each of the 450 polling rooms at 58 polling centres.
ARMS SURRENDER
Sakhawat said that arms holders must deposit their arms either in their area's local police station or respective arms dealers up to Oct 23. The home ministry would issue a circular in this regard soon.
Besides, those who are not inhabitants of the polling area must leave the area from Oct 27 midnight.
"The EC is taking all sorts of steps to hold a free, fair and neutral election," he added.
Six candidates are contesting for the mayor's post while 300 for councilor posts in the NCC elections scheduled for Oct 30.
Some 4,500 members of the law and order enforcement agencies will be deployed for five days during the polls.
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