The government today decided to scrap purchase of 2 lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs) citing the global economic recession. Election Commission Secretary Jahangir Alam relayed the government decision to the media during a press conference this afternoon.
12th parliamentary elections: The Election Commission is yet to begin delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, a vital job ahead of the next national election, due to the unavailability of the final report on the latest census.
The Election Commission sent a development project proposal with a cost of Tk 8,711 crore for purchasing two lakh electronic voting machines and their management, without conducting a feasibility study.
The Election Commission has decided to use EVMs in up to 150 parliamentary seats in the next general election though major opposition political parties still have no confidence in the voting machine.