Gazipur city polls: Zayeda gets 92,222, Azmat 82,021 votes

Former mayor Jahangir Alam’s mother and independent candidate Zayeda Khatun is leading the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election.

According to the results received from 180, out 480 polling centers, on Thursday night, Azmat Ullah Khan received 82,021 votes with ‘Boat’ symbol, while his nearest rival Zayeda Khatun (Table Clock) bagged 92,222 votes.

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

The GCC election was smoothly conducted for the third time 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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