Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has said the voter turnout in the 11th national parliamentary election was 80 per cent.
KM Nurul Huda gave the information at a press conference at the Election Commission on Monday regarding feedback after the vote, reporters bdnews24.com.
The CEC expressed his sorrow at the loss of 14 lives in election violence in parts of the country, but said that voting had been largely peaceful overall.
Voting was suspended at 16 of the over 40,000 polling centres across the country, he said.
“There was a great eagerness and excitement,” he said. “The election was held in a peaceful environment. Everyone was in a festive mood.”
Ballots were cast in 299 of 300 parliamentary races on Sunday. The results for 298 seats were announced.
The Brahmanbaria-2 results were suspended pending a re-vote at three polling centres.
