Election Commissioner (EC) Md Alamgir has said that 12 to 14% of votes were cast in the Dhaka-17 by-polls.
He gave this information in response to the questions of journalists at the Agargaon polling house in Dhaka after the polling.
He said: "The polling of the Dhaka-17 seat by-polls was conducted in a fair and peaceful manner. I have not seen any untoward incident so far. 12 to 14% votes were cast in this by-election.”
For the first time ever, the Election Commission monitored ballot paper-based polls through CCTV cameras.
The commission had set up 853 CCTV cameras for Dhaka-17 by-polls.
The Dhaka-17 constituency, consisting of Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, and a portion of the Dhaka Cantonment, fell vacant following the death of actor Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque.
It holds the distinction of being the most affluent constituency in the capital.
The number of voters is 325,205 under 125 polling stations in the Dhaka-17 constituency, which comprises 15,18,19 and 20 of Dhaka North City Corporation as well as the Dhaka cantonment area.
