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Voting in Gaibandha-3 by-polls underway

Voting in the by-election to Gaibandha-3 (Sadullapur-Palashbari) constituency is underway peacefully. 

The balloting started at 8 am and will continue till 4 pm on Sunday.

A total of 4,11,854 voters, of them 2,00,746 male and 2,11,108 female, will cast their votes through 132 voting centres with 786 booths in the constituency.

A total of 5 candidates are contesting the 11th parliamentary election to the constituency.

The parliamentary election to Gaibandha-3 constituency had been postponed due to sudden death of Oikyafront candidate Dr TIM Fazley Rabbi Chowdhury on December 19 before the last national polls held on December 30.

Then the Election Commission rescheduled the polls date to the constituency for January 27.