Voting in the fourth phase of the sixth upazila parishad election is underway on Wednesday in 60 upazilas.
The voting began at 8:00 am and will continue till 4:00 pm without any break.
A total of 721 candidates are in the electoral race against 180 posts.
The candidates include 251 chairman contenders, 265 vice chairman and 205 women (reserved) vice chairman contestants.
A security team of 17-19 members would guard each polling station in the plain districts, while a security team of 19-21 members would protect a polling station in the Chittagong hill tracts and very remote areas.
The first phase election was held in 139 upazila parishads on May last 8, while the second phase election in 156 upazilas on May 21 last and the third phase election in 90 upazilas on May 29 last.
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