Cumilla City Corporation polls will be held in free, fair: EC

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Staff Reporter :
Returning officer of Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) and NID Wing Director (Operations) Md. Shahedunnabi Chowdhury said, Election Commission (EC) wants to organize a free, fair and credible poll in CCC. Ahead of this EC has taken all kind of initiatives.
He made the remark during a view exchange programme with journalists at Cumilla Regional Election office on Sunday.
He said CCC election will be hundred per cent free and neutral and with a festive mode following with all EC’s rules and regulations.
He also said EC wants no untoward and violence in CCC polls.
Md. Shahedunnabi Chowdhury said violations of rules by any candidate will not tolerate and action will be taken against them.
He said CCC polls will be held by using Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in all voting centres.
The deadline for filing nominations is May 17. Officials will verify the documents on May 19 while aspirants will get chance until May 26 to pull out from the races. Polls symbols will be allotted to candidates on May 27 and voting on June 15.
In CCC’s 27 wards there will have 103 centers and 640 booths. The total number of voters here is 2, 27,792 people. Among them 1,11,600 male and 1, 16, 191 female voters.

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