Voting in 5th phase of UP polls underway
05 January 2022, 12:08 pm | Updated: 27 November 2024, 09:35 am
The 5th phase of the local government polls at 708 union parishads (UPs) is underway. Polling began at 8am Wednesday and will continue till 4pm.
A total of 36,457 candidates, including 3,278 contenders for the post of chairman, are contesting in the countrywide fifth-phase UP election.
Some 48 chairman candidates have already been elected unopposed. Also, 33 member candidates for reserved seats and 112 for member posts have been elected unopposed in different UPs.
There are a total of 14.2 million under 7,137 polling stations in 708 UPs. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are being used in 40 UPs.
The Election Commission on November 27 last announced the 5th phase polls schedule for 707 UPs across 47 districts. Later, another UP was incorporated in the fifth-phase election.
