Dhaka: The turnout of voters was 73.92% in Wednesday’s municipal election, said Election Commission Secretary Sirazul Islam on Thursday.

He said the Commission published the election results of 214 municipalities out of 234.

Awami League’s mayoral candidates were unofficially elected in 168 municipalities, while BNP’s in 19, Jatiya Party’s in one and independent contenders in 26, he said while addressing a press briefing at the EC Secretariat in Dhaka.

Among the AL’s 168 mayor-elect, seven candidates was earlier elected uncontested in their respective municipalities.

Of the remaining 20 municipalities, voting in Madhabdi Narsingdi was cancelled halfway through. Polling in some election centres in 19 other municipalities were also postponed.

The EC Secretary said there will be fresh voting in those polling stations.

Sirazul Islam, however, claimed that the election was held fairly barring some stray incidents.

Responding to a question whether action will be taken based on media reports over election anomalies, he said the Commission took action even on Wednesday following press reports. “We’ll take further action, if necessary, following investigation.”

According to the EC, it postponed polling in 50 polling stations, including 12 polling stations in Madhabdi of Narsingdi, while 10 stations in Chaumuhani of Noakhali, four in Saidpur of Nilphamari, three each in Thakurgaon of Thakurgaon, Jamalpur of Jamalpur and Chandanaish of Chittagong, and two each in Ulipur of Kurigram and Kalkini of Madaripur.

Besides, voting in one polling station was postponed each in Barura of Comilla, Bhaluka of Mymensingh, Kalia of Narail, Kuakata of Patuakhali, Sarishabari of Jamalpur, Nagarkanda of Faridpur, Matlab of Chandpur, Shariatpur of Shariatpur, Barguna and Betagi of Barguna and Jessore.