Bangladesh is going to polls on Dec 30, 2018 to elect the members of parliament.
Election campaign kicks off, six candidates gunning for every seat on average
The Election Commission has assigned electoral symbols to 1,841 candidates for the 300 parliamentary constituencies, which means more than six candidates are running for each seat on an average.
Published : 10 Dec 2018, 10:19 PM
Updated : 10 Dec 2018, 10:19 PM
Candidates began campaigning for the Dec 30 election after the returning officers allocated the logos on Monday.
They will be able to solicit votes until Dec 28 midnight.
A total of 3,065 candidates had submitted nomination papers. The returning officers allocated the symbols after scrutiny and appeal hearings.
Out of the candidates who have assigned symbols, 1,745 belong to the political parties while the 96 others are independent.
The commission on Monday also called a meeting on law and order for Thursday.
Senior officials of the law-enforcing agencies and the army along with the returning officers and top officials of the local police and administration will attend the meeting.
More than 104.2 million voters are expected to cast their vote at 40,183 polling stations in the general elections.
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