Poll schedules for city corporations, nine municipalities likely by June 15
Friday, 6 June 2008
The Election Commission is likely to start on June 12 the process of hearing on piled-up objections against the draft delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, reports UNB.
Election Commissioner M Sakhawat Hussain Thursday said more than 50 per cent out of some 3,000 objections are not worth considering.
Sakhawat said the EC would hopefully be able to announce the election schedules as per their earlier statement, that is, within June 15.
He further said the EC has a plan of meeting the Chief Adviser before announcing the election schedule for Rajshahi, Khulna, Sylhet and Barisal city corporations and nine municipalities.
"Of the considerable ones, there are objections on 90 constituencies," he told reporters at his office in the afternoon.
Sakhawat said the hearing on draft delimitation would be held division-wise and the districts concerned would be given notice prior to starting the process.
"After finalising the exact dates and schedules on June 9, it will be notified as gazettes and there will also be circular in the media," he said.
Hearing on the objections from Dhaka division would be held on June 12, 14 and 15 at the EC secretariat, the Election Commissioner said, adding that there are more objections in Dhaka than the other divisions. "There are objections in more than half of the Dhaka-constituencies," he said.
The hearing would be held between 10am and 2pm on the first day and 10am and 4pm on the last two days. "If necessary, the time will be extended on the last two days," he said.
In Sylhet, Chittagong, Barisal, Khulna and Rajshahi divisions, the hearings would be held respectively on June 19, 23, 25, 26 and 29, Sakhawat said.
"As there are also a number of objections from Comilla and adjacent areas, there will be hearing on June 22. But that can be omitted if the objections don't have any merit," he said.
Sakhawat said hearings outside Dhaka would be held between 10am and 4pm at the circuit houses of divisional headquarters and the time could be extended, if necessary.
Scrutinising the objections, he said, it would be categorised so that the EC, if has time, could have a look into most of the objections. "We've taken into account all the objections and, if possible, will look into all," he said.
Asked if the EC would pronounce the verdict immediately after the hearings, the Election Commissioner said they would need some time for thinking on the matter.
He also replied to a query that there would not be any opportunity of filing appeal against the verdict.
Election Commissioner M Sakhawat Hussain Thursday said more than 50 per cent out of some 3,000 objections are not worth considering.
Sakhawat said the EC would hopefully be able to announce the election schedules as per their earlier statement, that is, within June 15.
He further said the EC has a plan of meeting the Chief Adviser before announcing the election schedule for Rajshahi, Khulna, Sylhet and Barisal city corporations and nine municipalities.
"Of the considerable ones, there are objections on 90 constituencies," he told reporters at his office in the afternoon.
Sakhawat said the hearing on draft delimitation would be held division-wise and the districts concerned would be given notice prior to starting the process.
"After finalising the exact dates and schedules on June 9, it will be notified as gazettes and there will also be circular in the media," he said.
Hearing on the objections from Dhaka division would be held on June 12, 14 and 15 at the EC secretariat, the Election Commissioner said, adding that there are more objections in Dhaka than the other divisions. "There are objections in more than half of the Dhaka-constituencies," he said.
The hearing would be held between 10am and 2pm on the first day and 10am and 4pm on the last two days. "If necessary, the time will be extended on the last two days," he said.
In Sylhet, Chittagong, Barisal, Khulna and Rajshahi divisions, the hearings would be held respectively on June 19, 23, 25, 26 and 29, Sakhawat said.
"As there are also a number of objections from Comilla and adjacent areas, there will be hearing on June 22. But that can be omitted if the objections don't have any merit," he said.
Sakhawat said hearings outside Dhaka would be held between 10am and 4pm at the circuit houses of divisional headquarters and the time could be extended, if necessary.
Scrutinising the objections, he said, it would be categorised so that the EC, if has time, could have a look into most of the objections. "We've taken into account all the objections and, if possible, will look into all," he said.
Asked if the EC would pronounce the verdict immediately after the hearings, the Election Commissioner said they would need some time for thinking on the matter.
He also replied to a query that there would not be any opportunity of filing appeal against the verdict.