Ctg City Corporation polls on June 17

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Elections to the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) will be held on June 17, Chief Election Commissioner Dr ATM Shamsul Huda announced Tuesday, reports UNB.
Declaring the election schedule to journalists at his office in the afternoon, the CEC said the last date for submitting nomination papers has been set for May 20, dates for scrutiny of nomination papers on May 22-23 and the last date for withdrawal of candidature on June 1.
The day of polling is June 17, he said.
Jasmine Tuly, EC deputy secretary, has been appointed returning officer for the CCC elections, the CEC said.
About the candidates, the CEC said candidates for the mayoral elections must be voters of any ward under the city corporation while the councillors have to be voters of their concerned ward to contest the polls. "Otherwise they will not be allowed to contest the poll," he said.
Dr Huda suggested that the prospective candidates who have not been voters of concerned wards should immediately apply to the Election Commission with necessary papers to transfer their voter registration.
About the security deposit, the CEC said the candidates would have to submit their deposits to the returning officer with Pay Order or Bank Chalan, as cash would not be accepted in this election.
About recruitment of polling agents, Dr Huda mentioned that the candidates would have to prepare their polling agents concerned at least 24 hours ahead of the polling time to avoid an untoward incident.
"Main duty of the polling agents is to identify the voters, whether they are genuine or not," he said.
Mentioning that a huge number of judicial magistrates would be appointed in the CCC areas to deliver immediate verdicts against any allegation, the CEC said they would be there from June 3-18.
The CEC noted that allegations of any candidates should be submitted to the judicial magistrates in writing, otherwise these would not be taken into cognizance.
The candidates should remove any coloured posters and banners before the last date of nomination paper submission (May 20) otherwise their candidacy would not be accepted. "All candidates should follow the code of conduct to peacefully hold the polls," he said, adding that black and white posters as per the election rules should be printed with names of publishers and indicating the quantity.
About the election observers, the CEC said no election observer would be allowed to enter the polling booths although they could stay while counting the votes. "The EC will appoint its own 41 observers who will silently observe the elections at 41 wards and report to the returning officer and the EC.”