Election Commission would announce the schedule of election for the reserved seats for women in the parliament next week after holding the re-polls in eight constituencies on January 16, a deputy secretary of the EC told the Dhaka Tribune yesterday.
Soon a letter would be sent to the political parties of the House in this regard, the senior official said.
Formal preparation for holding the election in 50 reserved women seats has already started. Upon publishing the voter list on January 18, the commission would announce the polls schedule, said EC officials.
The commission would elect lawmakers for the 50 reserved seats in line with the total number of seats won by the ruling party in the 10th parliamentary election. Lawmakers would propose candidates for the reserved seats.
There are 50 seats reserved for women in the House.
According to the sub-section 5(3) of Jatiya Sangsad election law 2004, the EC has published individual voter lists for the 300 members of the parliament. Elections to the reserved seats will be held within 90 days after publishing the gazette of the parliamentary election, as per the law.
The commission would prepare a list of lawmakers and send the copy to the parliament secretariat, said the officials.
Until holding the election to reserved seats, no changes can be made in the list, however, the commission can amend it if any corrections necessary.
The re-voting will be held at 392 polling centres in eight constituencies of six districts.
The Election Commission published the gazette for 10th parliamentary elections on Wednesday.
Two constituencies, Jessore-1 and Jessore-2, were not included because the Election Commission demanded a show-cause from Awami League candidates in those seats for unethical conduct.
Before the 14th amendment of the constitution made in 2004, there were 30 reserved seats for women in the House. It was increased to 45 in the 8th parliament and after the 15th amendment, the number was raisedto 50.
