Laxmipur: Voting for the general elections of Char Alexander Unit Parishad in Ramgatti of Laxmipur is going on.
Voting started on Thursday (December 28) at 8am and will continue till 4 pm.
The Election Commission has suspended the polling of one OTERD on the orders of the High Court, but the polling for the position of Chalman, General Member and Reserved Women Members is going on in the Unit.
50 candidates are contesting.
Among them, five candidates have been placed for the post of Chatterman, 30 for the post of General Member and 15 for the post of Reserved Women Member.
Aomi League nominee Anomar Hossain (symbol-boat), Jati Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) nominated as Chairman Md. Nazmul Hasan (star), BNP nominee Habib Ulyah Bahar (Dhaner Sheesh), Islami Andolan Bangladesh nominee Md. Ritaz Hossain (handpakha) and independent Zafar Ahmed (Chashma).
According to the upazila election office, polling is going on in 62 booths in 9 centers of 8 Otard in Unit, which will apply 22 thousand 822 voters to their franchise.
Returning Officer and Upazila Election Officer. Ariful Islam said that the polling for the posts of Chairman, General Member and Reserved Women Member of the 3rd unit of the unit is not being held on the orders of the High Court and the elections are going on in the other 8 Otarads.
Superintendent of Police ASM Mahatab Uddin said that the law and order forces are under round-the-clock supervision for fair and impartial elections.