Staff Reporter :
The Election Commission (EC) has said that the elections of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will be held in January next year.
EC Secretary Md Alamgir disclosed it to the journalists after attending a meeting in Dhaka on Sunday.
“The elections of Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation were due on November 15 and 18 respectively,” he said.
“The election schedule will be declared any time. The election commission has decided that the elections of the two city corporations will be held on the same day.”
The secretary indicated that the elections will be held in January since it would be convenient considering the upcoming schedule for public examinations.
“The decision to hold the elections in January was taken considering the time schedule of JSC, PSC and other year-end examinations which will be held in December, while with SSC and HSC examinations in February,” he said.
Furthermore, the secretary confirmed plans of using Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the elections.
He said, “The two elections will be held using EVMs and as per the existing voters’ list. Voters, who will be included during the draft voters’ list due in January, will not be eligible to vote.”
While answering whether conducting both the DNCC and DSCC elections using EVMs will be challenging or not, the secretary said. “It is obviously challenging, but with our experience and competence, we will be able to conduct it well using EVMs.”
“If it receives complaints regarding EVMs, the EC will then decide on the matter accordingly,” he added
The EC secretary also informed that Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections are due in February 2020 which is why the EC is yet to decide on issues relating to it.
The last DNCC and DSCC and CCC elections were held on April 28, 2015.
The Election Commission (EC) has said that the elections of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will be held in January next year.
EC Secretary Md Alamgir disclosed it to the journalists after attending a meeting in Dhaka on Sunday.
“The elections of Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation were due on November 15 and 18 respectively,” he said.
“The election schedule will be declared any time. The election commission has decided that the elections of the two city corporations will be held on the same day.”
The secretary indicated that the elections will be held in January since it would be convenient considering the upcoming schedule for public examinations.
“The decision to hold the elections in January was taken considering the time schedule of JSC, PSC and other year-end examinations which will be held in December, while with SSC and HSC examinations in February,” he said.
Furthermore, the secretary confirmed plans of using Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the elections.
He said, “The two elections will be held using EVMs and as per the existing voters’ list. Voters, who will be included during the draft voters’ list due in January, will not be eligible to vote.”
While answering whether conducting both the DNCC and DSCC elections using EVMs will be challenging or not, the secretary said. “It is obviously challenging, but with our experience and competence, we will be able to conduct it well using EVMs.”
“If it receives complaints regarding EVMs, the EC will then decide on the matter accordingly,” he added
The EC secretary also informed that Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections are due in February 2020 which is why the EC is yet to decide on issues relating to it.
The last DNCC and DSCC and CCC elections were held on April 28, 2015.
