bdnews24.com :
The ruling Awami League has commanded 52 percent of the total votes cast in 199 municipalities during the Dec 30 election.
That is 4 percentage points more votes than the party secured in the ninth parliamentary polls.
This municipal election was the first-ever local government one to be held along political party lines in Bangladesh.
The BNP, which locked horns with its arch-rival after seven years, bagged 28 percent of the total votes, which is 4 percentage points lower than it had secured in the ninth
general election, according to an analysis of the final results sent by the returning officers to the Election Commission until Friday.
The results of 227 out of 234 municipalities which went to election on Dec 30, have been announced. The Awami League ran away with 177 of the mayor posts while the BNP managed to win only 22.
According to the EC, 73.92 percent voters had turned out to cast their ballots.
The number of voters in 234 municipalities – 7.1 million – made up only 7 percent of the total number of voters. But the elections had turned into a battle of prestige for the two major parties.
The ruling Awami League has commanded 52 percent of the total votes cast in 199 municipalities during the Dec 30 election.
That is 4 percentage points more votes than the party secured in the ninth parliamentary polls.
This municipal election was the first-ever local government one to be held along political party lines in Bangladesh.
The BNP, which locked horns with its arch-rival after seven years, bagged 28 percent of the total votes, which is 4 percentage points lower than it had secured in the ninth
general election, according to an analysis of the final results sent by the returning officers to the Election Commission until Friday.
The results of 227 out of 234 municipalities which went to election on Dec 30, have been announced. The Awami League ran away with 177 of the mayor posts while the BNP managed to win only 22.
According to the EC, 73.92 percent voters had turned out to cast their ballots.
The number of voters in 234 municipalities – 7.1 million – made up only 7 percent of the total number of voters. But the elections had turned into a battle of prestige for the two major parties.
