determined mainly by the 32 percent new voters totalling about 13.50 lakh, as the numbers of traditional supporters for the two major parties are almost the same or very close to each other. In other words, the young voters who have been enlisted for the first time are going to emerge as the ‘kingmakers’ of the cities. It may be pointed out here that the war crimes trial was the main issue to dominate the mindset of the first-time voters in the 2008 parliamentary elections. This year, the city elections are being held against the backdrop of three months of violent opposition movement marked by anarchy, firebomb attacks and burning of innocent people to death and on the other hand the stringent government action to contain these. How the young voters have viewed these and how they now respond may be a key factor in deciding the polls results. In official papers, city corporation elections are held on non-party basis, but in practice no city elections in the past were held in that way. The candidates backed by the major parties were in the frontline of the race and either of them had won. So, party support in the election is the main factor. But this year the fresh voters are likely to be the decisive force. Sujan secretary Badiul Alam Majumder said in the city elections this year one third of the voters are new. Their role will definitely be important. Prof Dr Akhter Hossain of Dhaka University public administration department said 32 percent is a big figure. In this year’s elections, the new voters will play a ‘decisive role’. Never in the past, so many voters were there in the city elections. In 2002, the number of voters was 28, 69,028. In 1994, the number was 17, 00,848. This year the number of voters in two city corporations of bifurcated Dhaka is 42, 18,750. A total of 47 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the post of mayor in two cities. Among them AL-backed Annisul Huq is contesting in Dhaka North and Sayeed Khokon in Dhaka South. Abdul Awal Mintoo and his son Tariq Awal of BNP have submitted nomination papers in Dhaka North while Mirza Abbas, Nasiruddin Pintu and Asaduzzaman Ripon of the party have filed nomination papers in Dhaka South. (With inputs from Razib Ahmed.)
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
New voters hold the key As the scrutiny of nomination papers of the candidates for the forthcoming city elections begins today, speculations are rife in:Daily Sun
determined mainly by the 32 percent new voters totalling about 13.50 lakh, as the numbers of traditional supporters for the two major parties are almost the same or very close to each other. In other words, the young voters who have been enlisted for the first time are going to emerge as the ‘kingmakers’ of the cities. It may be pointed out here that the war crimes trial was the main issue to dominate the mindset of the first-time voters in the 2008 parliamentary elections. This year, the city elections are being held against the backdrop of three months of violent opposition movement marked by anarchy, firebomb attacks and burning of innocent people to death and on the other hand the stringent government action to contain these. How the young voters have viewed these and how they now respond may be a key factor in deciding the polls results. In official papers, city corporation elections are held on non-party basis, but in practice no city elections in the past were held in that way. The candidates backed by the major parties were in the frontline of the race and either of them had won. So, party support in the election is the main factor. But this year the fresh voters are likely to be the decisive force. Sujan secretary Badiul Alam Majumder said in the city elections this year one third of the voters are new. Their role will definitely be important. Prof Dr Akhter Hossain of Dhaka University public administration department said 32 percent is a big figure. In this year’s elections, the new voters will play a ‘decisive role’. Never in the past, so many voters were there in the city elections. In 2002, the number of voters was 28, 69,028. In 1994, the number was 17, 00,848. This year the number of voters in two city corporations of bifurcated Dhaka is 42, 18,750. A total of 47 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the post of mayor in two cities. Among them AL-backed Annisul Huq is contesting in Dhaka North and Sayeed Khokon in Dhaka South. Abdul Awal Mintoo and his son Tariq Awal of BNP have submitted nomination papers in Dhaka North while Mirza Abbas, Nasiruddin Pintu and Asaduzzaman Ripon of the party have filed nomination papers in Dhaka South. (With inputs from Razib Ahmed.)
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