Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Tuesday said that there is no opportunity to forging the result of the vote, the result will be announced at the center.
Addressing participating candidates and officials in Chattogram on Tuesday he said candidate's representatives, polling agents will check whether the counting of votes is correct or not, If any disturbance or malpractice occurs during the voting, the presiding officer has been instructed to stop the voting. If the presiding officer fails to do so, upon being informed, we will intervene and stop the process.
He stated that the Election Commission can ensure with 100% certainty that there will be no irregularities in the voting process on the night before the election.
The CEC emphasized that this commitment is non-negotiable, and to achieve this, ballot papers will be sent to polling centres early in the morning.
He said "We can guarantee with 100% certainty that whatever questions pointed out regarding the election and voting on the night before the election, it will not have any impact. For this reason, ballot papers will be dispatched to many centers on the voting day in the morning."
"Even if ballot papers were sent 10 days or 10 months before the election, candidates will use their polling agents to check whether the ballot boxes at the voting centers are empty or not, and only then will they seal the boxes. In such a case, there will be no chance of any invalid ballot boxes entering the voting centers. Afterwards, we urge sending the ballot papers early in the morning for confidence and trust," he said.
"Polling agents at the voting centres will stand and ensure that the ballot boxes are empty. They will remain at the center until the end of the vote count and result announcement. Everything will be monitored to ensure accuracy. If the counting is done correctly, then we can be certain that the vote is fair and impartial,” he also said.
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