Sylhet city election
Re-polling at suspended centres August 11
UNB
The reelection to two polling stations, where voting was postponed during Mondays Sylhet City Corporation polls, will be held on August 11, reports UNB.
The Election Commission yesterday fixed the date and sent a letter, signed by its joint secretary Farhad Ahmad Khan, to Returning Officer Md Alimuzzaman for taking necessary steps in this regard. According to the letter, the reelection to Gazi Burhanuddin Garam Dewan Government Primary School and Hobinandi Government Primary School centres will be held on August 11. There are 2,221 voters at Gazi Burhanuddin Garam Dewan Government Primary School centre while 2,566 at Hobinandi Government Primary School one.
The elections to Rajshahi, Barishal and Sylhet city corporations were held on Monday.
However, the announcement of the results was postponed in Sylhet as the number of votes in two centres where voting was suspended is higher than the difference between the two leading candidates tallies.
BNP mayoral candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury has taken a lead of 4,626 votes in 132 centres out of 134.
Ariful bagged 90,496 votes while Awami Leagues Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran polled 85,870 in 130.
The BNP candidate now needs only 162 votes in the reelection to the postponed centres having a total of 4,877 voters.
