Election Commissioner Mohammad Abu Hafiz yesterday said the EC would complete all upazila elections by March and announce the fourth-phase poll schedule of around 100 upazilas and the schedule of Tangail 8 by-poll tomorrow.
The commission would hold polls to upazila parishads in five phases instead of six, said a senior EC official.
The official added that the commission at its meeting tomorrow would decide to hold polls to the remaining 179 upazilas in fourth and fifth phases, and fix the number of upazila parishads going to polls in fourth phase.
A proposal in this regard was being made which would be placed at the Wednesday’s commission meeting, he said.
The commission will hold polls to 477 upazilas out of 487.
The first-phase poll will be held in 98 of 102 upazilas on February 19 while the second phase in 117 on February 27 and the third phase in 83 on March 15.
In the first phase, polls to four upazilas have been postponed as the Local Government and Rural Development Ministry has decided to re-demarcate Rangpur Sadar, Kaunia, Gangachar and Pirgacha upazila areas.
Earlier, the commission decided to hold the fourth-phase upazila poll on March 25, fifth phase on March 31 and sixth phase on May 3.
The Education Ministry sent a letter to the EC that there would be no objection to holding polls in phases at these dates.
The EC officials said the commission would also hold polls to 50 upazilas in costal and haor areas by March.
The commission is likely to announce the poll schedule of Tangail 8 by-election tomorrow.