Seventh phase of UP election: Voting started in 138 UPs

Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Union Parishad elections has begun. The polling has started in 138 UPs in 26 upazilas of 20 districts of the country. Voting will continue till 4 pm. With the completion of today's voting process, the ongoing UP elections across the country will come to an end.

The Election Commission (EC) had announced the schedule for this phase of elections on December 29 last year.

It is learned that 11 chairmen, 12 reserved members and 46 general members have been elected unopposed in this phase. Voting is going on for the remaining posts.

EC officials said that various steps have been taken to make the last phase of UP election smooth. Additional members of law enforcers have been deployed in some upazilas. There is a mobile force consisting of police and APBN in each union and a striking force in every three unions. RAB has two mobile teams and a striking force in each upazila. Each upazila has two BGB mobile teams, one Striking Force and one Coast Guard member in the coastal upazilas. Besides, there are executive and judicial magistrates in the field.