He hopes to win by a landslide if there are no irregularities at polling centres
Taimur Alam Khandakar is seen at a press briefing during the NCC polls, Sunday, January 16, 2022 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune
Shamima Rita, Narayanganj
Publish : 16 Jan 2022, 09:36 AMUpdate : 16 Jan 2022, 12:15 PM
The atmosphere in the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) elections are so far congenial and peaceful, Taimur Alam Khandakar, who is seeking to replace the incumbent mayor, said on Sunday after casting his vote.
Speaking to reporters at the Islamia Kamil Madrasah voting centre near Jamtala Central Eidgah, the independent candidate said he is confident of winning the election by a huge margin.
“The situation seems peaceful till now, we can tell fully after the counting of votes," Taimur said after casting his vote just after 8am.
The voting started at 8am in 192 polling centres in 27 wards of the city and will continue till 4pm without a break.
The constituency has a total of 517,362 registered voters – 259,846 men, 257,511 women and four people from third gender communities who will exercise their voting rights at 1333 polling booths in 192 centres.
Apart from choosing the mayors, voters are also stamping ballots for the posts of nine reserved women councillors and 27 councillors.
Seven candidates are contesting in the mayoral race, while 148 candidates will contest in general councillor posts. Moreover, 34 aspirants will contest for the reserved councillor seats for women.
The election is taking place amid the pandemic but adhering to the health safety guidelines issued by the government to prevent a further surge in Covid-19 cases.
The Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election will be closely watched across the country as it is one of the final tests for the outgoing Election Commission.
This is the first election in the country that is being held exclusively on electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Taimur: Polls atmosphere peaceful so far
He hopes to win by a landslide if there are no irregularities at polling centres
The atmosphere in the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) elections are so far congenial and peaceful, Taimur Alam Khandakar, who is seeking to replace the incumbent mayor, said on Sunday after casting his vote.
Speaking to reporters at the Islamia Kamil Madrasah voting centre near Jamtala Central Eidgah, the independent candidate said he is confident of winning the election by a huge margin.
“The situation seems peaceful till now, we can tell fully after the counting of votes," Taimur said after casting his vote just after 8am.
The voting started at 8am in 192 polling centres in 27 wards of the city and will continue till 4pm without a break.
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The constituency has a total of 517,362 registered voters – 259,846 men, 257,511 women and four people from third gender communities who will exercise their voting rights at 1333 polling booths in 192 centres.
Apart from choosing the mayors, voters are also stamping ballots for the posts of nine reserved women councillors and 27 councillors.
Seven candidates are contesting in the mayoral race, while 148 candidates will contest in general councillor posts. Moreover, 34 aspirants will contest for the reserved councillor seats for women.
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The election is taking place amid the pandemic but adhering to the health safety guidelines issued by the government to prevent a further surge in Covid-19 cases.
The Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election will be closely watched across the country as it is one of the final tests for the outgoing Election Commission.
This is the first election in the country that is being held exclusively on electronic voting machines (EVMs).
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