Upazila poll: 37.57% voter turnout in second phase

The voter turnout was 37.57 percent in Tuesday's second phase of the sixth Upazila parishad elections.

This information was obtained from the consolidated results of the Election Commission Secretariat on Wednesday.

Elections were held in 156 upazilas on Tuesday while Election Commission has coordinated the results of 153 upazilas.

The average vote was 38.47 percent in 129 upazilas. On the other hand, the average vote in 23 upazilas held in EVMs was 32.17 percent.

The results of three upazilas were not coordinated by the EC as the candidates won unopposed there.

Panchari Upazila of Khagrachari district has the highest voter turnout in the election with 74.95 percent votes.

On the other hand, the lowest number of votes were cast in Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi where vote casting was reported at 17.98 percent.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Tuesday said the voter turnout in the second phase of the sixth Upazila Parishad polls is likely to be over 30 percent.

The first phase of the poll was held in 139 upazilas on May 8 with 36.1 percent turnout which was the lowest in last 15 years.

A total of 112 upazilas will go to the polls in the third phase on May 29, while the fourth and last phase of poll will take place in 55 upazilas on June 5.