The Election Commission is set to announce the poll schedules of newly formed Comilla City Corporation on Tuesday, election commissioner Muhammad Sohul Hussain has said.
"All complexities over the Comilla City Corporation election is over. The election schedules will be announced tomorrow (Tuesday)," Sohul told reporters after a long discussion held at the EC office on Monday.
Sohul said overall preparations for the election were discussed at the meeting.
The election commissioner also said that the gazette on boundary demarcation work had been published and the voter list was also ready.
"Now, it is time to announce the poll schedules," added Sohul.
Comilla City Corporation was formed by merging Comilla Municipality and Comilla Sadar Municipality (South) on July 10 this year following a longstanding demand of the locals.
According to the Local Government (City Corporation) Act 2009, the city corporation is supposed to go to polls within 180 days of its formation. So, the Comilla city elections must be declared by the last week of November and the elections held in the beginning of January.
According to senior assistant secretary to EC (local government) Farhad Hossain, the city corporation has 27 general wards and nine reserved wards.
A total of 169,273 voters will be casting their votes at the 65 polling centers with 421 voting rooms during the city corporation polls.
"One returning officer and nine assistant returning officers will be there to ensure that the voting is held in a fair manner," Sohul added.
The CCC election is likely to be the last elections under the present Election Commission. The commission headed by ATM Shamsul Huda will expire on next February.
"All complexities over the Comilla City Corporation election is over. The election schedules will be announced tomorrow (Tuesday)," Sohul told reporters after a long discussion held at the EC office on Monday.
Sohul said overall preparations for the election were discussed at the meeting.
The election commissioner also said that the gazette on boundary demarcation work had been published and the voter list was also ready.
"Now, it is time to announce the poll schedules," added Sohul.
Comilla City Corporation was formed by merging Comilla Municipality and Comilla Sadar Municipality (South) on July 10 this year following a longstanding demand of the locals.
According to the Local Government (City Corporation) Act 2009, the city corporation is supposed to go to polls within 180 days of its formation. So, the Comilla city elections must be declared by the last week of November and the elections held in the beginning of January.
According to senior assistant secretary to EC (local government) Farhad Hossain, the city corporation has 27 general wards and nine reserved wards.
A total of 169,273 voters will be casting their votes at the 65 polling centers with 421 voting rooms during the city corporation polls.
"One returning officer and nine assistant returning officers will be there to ensure that the voting is held in a fair manner," Sohul added.
The CCC election is likely to be the last elections under the present Election Commission. The commission headed by ATM Shamsul Huda will expire on next February.
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