EC starts distributing election materials to polling centers

The Election Commission has started the distribution of the ballot papers and other polling materials, including stamp pads, official seals, marking seals, to polling centres across the country in preparation for the national election scheduled for January 7.

The election will involve a total of 42,025 polling centres.

EC officials said 11,96,89,289 voters, including 6,76,09,741 male, 5,89,18,699 female and 849 transgender, will vote to elect 299 members of parliament out of 300 as the EC earlier postponed the elections to Naogaon-2 due to independent candidate Aminul Islam's death.

The balloting will begin at 8am and continue till 4pm without any break at 261,912 polling booths in 42,024 voting centres across the country.