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Festivity grips Ctg city, EC finalizes list of poll officials
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 14, 2018 (BSS)- The every look and corner of the second largest city Chattogram and its adjacent districts are pulsating with election festivity soon after the Election Commission (EC) has rescheduled the 11th national parliamentary polls.
All stage is set by EC Chattogram to conduct a free, fair and credible election on December 30, EC Chattogram office sources said.
As per EC polls schedule, the office of EC Chattogram has finalized the panel of election officials in three categories consists of 37,440 for 16 constituencies of Chattogram in the district and city for upcoming national polls, scheduled to be held on December 30.
These officials divided into three categories include 2089 Presiding Officers, 11,752 Asstt Presiding officers and 23,599 Polling Officers.
These officials will be deployed in 10,683 booths of 1899 polling centers for conducting the polls in a fair and peaceful manner.
District EC officer Mohammad Munir Hossain Khan said the list of the officials consisting of officials of different government, semi government, autonomous, statutory bodies, government affiliated educational institutions, banks, insurance companies and officials at thana and upazila levels have been sent to EC secretariat after scrutinizing of the list, by the district EC and upazila EC office.
District EC sources said this year the total voters in Chattogram city and district are 56 lakh, 39 thousand and 363, including female 27,24,942 voters.
Of the total, 19,03,685 voters live in Chattogram city and 37,35,678 in 13 constituencies of the district, sources said.
Meanwhile, a total of 27 executive magistrates have been deputed in Chattogram to oversee flouting of any code of conducts in 16 constituencies.
District returning officers and deputy commissioner of Chattogram Mohammad Ilias Hossain said 13 magistrates and 14 others will be working in the field of Chattogram city and district through mobile court till 31st December to oversee any kinds of violation of electoral code of conduct.
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