Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) election will be watched by people all over Bangladesh. Therefore, like the national elections, Mymensingh City Corporation elections will be held free, fair and impartial.
The meeting informed that since it is a local election there are multidimensional complications. Mymensingh Division is once again going to present a fair election to the nation by finding a way to solve this multi-dimensional problem. This election will be more contested than the national elections. Therefore, there is a discussion about all forces of administration and law and order working together to curb the violence and follow the election code of conduct.
On the occasion of Mymensingh City Corporation Election 2024, Mymensingh Divisional Commissioner Umme Salma Tanzia presided over a special meeting on conducting the election through EVM in a fair and peaceful manner.
Mymensingh Regional Election Office arranged a special meeting in the conference room of the Divisional Commissioner regarding the peaceful and orderly conduct of the election through EVM on the occasion of the Mymensingh City Corporation Election-2024.
The Divisional Commissioner told the meeting that since the polling stations will be in the educational institutions. Therefore, he has given directions to improve the overall environment including washroom and food water system in educational institutions. As the voting will be done by EVM system, he directed the Power Development Board to ensure that there is no power disruption during the election period. Also directed the local newspaper and cable to advertise the rules for using the EVM system.
Mymensingh Range DIG Md. Shah Abid Hossain, Deputy Inspector General of Ansar and VDP attended the meeting.
Mohammad Saifur Rahman, Chief Executive Officer of Mymensingh City Corporation Md Yusuf Ali, Deputy Commissioner Didare Alam Mohammad Maksud Chowdhury, Superintendent of Police Masum Ahmed Bhuya and NSI Additional Director Sufia Begum. Mymensingh Division LGED Additional Chief Engineer JM Azad Hossain, Family Planning Director Abdul Latif Mollah. , Mymensingh City Corporation Secretary Md. Arichur Rahman, Mymensingh RAB 14 Captain Md. Mohibul Islam, District Election Officer Shafiqul Islam, Mymensingh Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Pradeep Kumar Saha, DGFI Deputy Director Md. Asadul Islam, Mymensingh Roads and Township Directorate Sub-Divisional Engineer Md. Khalilur. Rahman, Deputy Director of Youth Development Department Md. Harunur Rashid, Mymensingh Region, Additional Director (Acting) of Agriculture Extension Department Salma Akhtar, Departmental Social Services Director Mohammad Golam Mostafa and representatives of various department heads. Election Returning Officer of Mymensingh City Corporation-2024 Mohammad Belayet Hossain Chowdhury and Assistant Returning Officer Syeda Sharmin Sultana, Shafiqul Islam, Sheikh Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Uttam Kumar Roy, Mohammad Farooq Mia, Rajibul Karim Md. Belal Hossain were present in the meeting.
As per Rule 10(1) of the Local Government (City Corporation) Election Rules, 2010, the Election Commission hereby conducts the election for the posts of Mayor, Councilor of Reserved Constituency and Councilor of General Constituency of Mymensingh City Corporation through EVM on 9th March 2024.
The total number of potential voters for the Mymensingh City Corporation election is 3 lakh 36 thousand 496 people. Among them, the number of male voters is 1 lakh 63 thousand 832 and the number of female voters is 1 lakh 72 thousand 655. There are 9 Hijra voters. The number of possible polling stations is 128 and the number of polling booths is 990. The number of reserved wards is 11 and the number of general wards is 33.
It should be noted that municipal elections will be held in Trishal Upazila of Mymensingh on the same date.
