Voting in four municipalities and 15 union councils using electronic voting machines for the election of new representatives ended on Wednesday afternoon.
Simultaneously, by-elections in 3 municipalities, 2 upazilas, 33 union councils and re-elections in 13 union councils, which have been stalled due to various reasons, have also eneded.
Polling started at 8 am on Wednesday and continued till 4 pm without a break in Panchbibi and Khetlal of Joypurhat district, Dohar of Dhaka and Dewangonj of Jamalpur.
SM Asaduzzaman, director (public relations) of the EC Secretariat, said that law enforcement officials, executive and judicial magistrates have been deployed in the electoral areas to ensure fair and peaceful polls.