EC: EVMs will be used in 6 constituencies

EC: EVMs will be used in 6 constituencies

 Bilkis Irani    Dhaka Tribune
  • November 24th, 2018

The Election Commission is planning to use EVMs at the polling centres in one-third of the country’s 300 constituencies, a move which drew huge criticism from oppositions and independent observers Syed Zakir Hossain

File photo of an electronic voting machine Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

The results of the lottery will be announced on November 28

Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed has said electronic voting machines (EVMs) will be used in only six of the 300 constituencies during the 11th general election slated for December 30.

He made the statement at a press briefing on Saturday.

The constituencies will be chosen via random selection, and EVMs will be implemented in all the centres of each of them.

The results of the lottery will be announced on November 28.

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