Staff Reporter:
Voter turnout in the national referendum stood at 60.26 %, with the “Yes” vote emerging victorious.
According to Election Commission (EC) sources, a total of 48,074,429 votes were cast in favour of “Yes”, while 22,565,627 voters voted “No”.
Akhtar Ahmed, senior secretary of the EC, disclosed the figures while briefing journalists at the Election Commission building in Agargaon in the capital on Friday.
He said the data were compiled based on reports received from polling centres across the country.
The 13th national parliamentary election and the referendum were held on Thursday from 7:30am to 4:30pm.
