Staff Reporter:
The Election Commission (EC) has published the final list of 42,761 polling centers across the country for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Elections.
“A total of 42,761 polling centers have been finalized across 64 districts for 300 parliamentary constitu-encies,” EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said yesterday while briefing media yesterday at EC Secre-tariat in the capital’s Agargaon.
He added that the final list of polling centers has been fixed.
In terms of polling booths, 115,137 booths have been designated for male voters, while 129,602 booths for female voters, making the total 244,649 booths.
“This represents the final number of polling centers and polling booths,” he said.
He also said that 14 temporary polling centers have been set up initially, where approximately 12,000 polling booths will be available.
“On average, a polling station will have 3,000 voters. This has been considered as the catchment area. The number may be adjusted later if necessary”, he added.
