Votes of 80, out of 480 polling centres, counted

The results of 80 polling centres out of 480 were counted in Gazipur City Corporation polls till 6.30pm on Thursday.

Independent mayoral candidate Zayeda Khatun and also the former Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Mohammad Jahangir Alam got 38,735 votes while her competitor Awami League-backed mayoral candidate Azmat Ullah Khan got 34,832 votes.

Another candidate contesting for the mayor post Sarker Shahnur Islam bagged 7, 4 56 votes.

Meanwhile, the Election Commissioner Md Alamgir said total 50 per cent voters cast votes in the election.

The Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) smoothly conducted its third elections on Thursday.

The Gazipur City Corporation, constituted with a total of 57 wards, has some 11,794,76 voters. Of them, 5,92,762 are male voters, 5,86,696 are female voters and the rest 18 are hijras.

Total eight candidates vied for the mayoral position and 325 contenders ran for councillors' posts across 57 wards and 11 reserved seats.

The voting was held using the electronic voting machines (EVMs) at 480 polling centers under the GCC areas.

Members of the law enforcement agencies were deployed at all the polling centers.

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