The results in 139 of the 147 constituencies in the 10th parliamentary elections suggest that the average turnout was about 40%.
Until last night, the Election Commission has not announced any official turnout figure for the polls held on Sunday.
Voting in around 350 polling centres in eight constituencies which was suspended, will be held on January 16. So, the EC did not announce the results of polling in those constituencies. It is assumed that the official figure of the overall turnout in all the constituencies will be announced after re-voting in those polling centres.
The EC, however, until yesterday announced the results of voting in 139 constituencies which suggest that turnout was 39.81%. Voter turnout was 87% in the 2008 general elections.
Because of violence, voting was postponed in 205 polling centres. The EC said there would no need to hold polls again in those centres.
The results announced so far suggest that there were a total of 4,15,21,325 voters in the 139 constituencies. Of them, a total of 1,65,30,775 people practiced their voting rights on Sunday. Out of those votes, 2,51,483 have been cancelled.
On Sunday, Election Commissioner Mohammad Abu Hafiz expressed hopes that around 40% votes would be cast.
Although the results suggest about 40% turnout in 139 constituencies, the results of polls in the nine constituencies in Dhaka suggest an average 22% voter turnout.
Among the nine constituencies in Dhaka, turnout was very low in at least two. In one of them it was merely 14% and 18% in the other.
The highest 89% turnout was in the Gopalganj 3 constituency from where Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been elected. Out of a total of 2,11,951 voters, 1,90,649 cast their votes.
The lowest turnout was recorded in the Bogra 4 seat. Only 12.82% votes were cast there. Out of 2,83,253 voters, only 36,321 cast votes.
Party-wise vote cast
12 political parties out of the 40 registered with the EC contested in the 10th parliamentary polls. Awami League got around 1.18 crore votes while independent candidates bagged the second highest of 24 lakhs.
