Voting to 27 wards in Comilla City Corporation elections ended without any reports of major violence.
The voting ran across a total of 105 polling centres from 8am and continued till 4pm without any break on Wednesday.
This is the major first election under the new Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal.
As many as 229,920 voters will exercise their rights to franchise through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
A woman casting her vote at the Victoria College polling station during the Comilla City Corporation elections on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneLong queues of voters were seen at the polling centres since early morning.
Arfanul Haque Rifat is the mayoral nominee of the ruling Awami League while his main rival former BNP leader Monirul Haque Sakku is contesting without party backing.
Sakku, immediate past mayor of the Comilla city was expelled by BNP for taking part in the polls.
Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneThis is the third city corporation polls being held in Comilla since its formation in 2011. The first election of this city corporation was held on January 5, 2012 and the second election of the city was held on March 30, 2017.
The local government polls including voting to five municipalities, Upazila Parishads and Union Parishads are also underway.
