Voters are seen casting their votes for the third phase of Upazila Parishad Election in Satkhira, on March 24, 2019 Dhaka TribuneA total of 11,887,751 voters will be able to exercise their voting rights in this electionVoting in elections for 117 upazila parishads is underway in the third phase of the local body polls. The election in the remaining two upazilas shifted to the fourth phase,” Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed said at a pre-election briefing on Saturday. The election to four upazilas – Meherpur Sadar, Gopalganj Sadar, Manikganj Sadar and Rangpur Sadar – is being held based completely on electronic voting machines. The first phase and second phase elections were held on March 10 and 18 respectively, while the fourth phase polls are scheduled to be held on March 31. The first upazila election was held in 1985, while the following three were held in 1990, 2009 and 2014.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 24, 2019 02:48 UTC