fourth stage district races planned for February 14

The fourth stage races to districts will be hung on February 14, the Election Commission reported tonight. 

An aggregate of 56 regions will go for casting a ballot in this stage, EC Senior Secretary Md Alamgir said while declaring the surveys plan at a press preparation after a commission meeting at the EC office. 

As per the timetable, the last date for submitting assignment papers is January 16. The returning officials will examine selection papers on January 19, and the last date for withdrawal of application is January 26. 

Alamgir said that of the 56 districts, races to 31 regions will be directed through EVM and rest with conventional polling form papers. 

24 regions went to surveys on December 28 in first stage. All the decisions in the primary stage were held utilizing Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). 

A sum of 62 districts will go to cast a ballot in the second stage on January 15. Of the 62 regions, appointment of 30 districts will be directed through EVM and rest with customary polling form papers. 

Other than that, 64 regions will go for casting a ballot in third stage on January 30.