DHAKA: The voting at 13 upazilas in nine districts in the final phase of the elections ended on Monday afternoon amid tight security.

The voters started casting their votes from 8:00am and ended at 4:00pm at a stretch.

The upazilas are Sadar, Kaunia, Gangachara, Pirgachha upazilas of Rangpur district, Kamarkhand of Sirajganj district, Taltali of Barguna, Adarsha Sadar and Sadar Dakshin upazila of Comilla, Kalukhali of Rajbari, Gazipur Sadar, Basail of Tagail, Bijoynagar of Brahmanbaria. 

Some 61 candidates are vying for chairman post, 69 candidates for vice-chairman post and 49 candidates for women vice-chairman post in the upazila polls. 

Besides, the voting of by-poll at Tarakanda upazila in Mymensigh ended where three candidates have been fighting for the chairman post.

Army personnel were deployed in the electoral areas three days before the polling and they would remain there for five days.

Election Commission (EC) issued restrictions on movements of all types of vehicles in those upazilas from Sunday midnight. 

Election Commission Secretary Sirajul Islam said no untoward situations were reported.

Earlier, the EC declared the poll schedule in 14 upazilas but due to some legal complexity, the voting to Rangabali of Patuakhali district and Bandar upazila in Narayanganj did not held.

** Voting underway in 13 upazilas 

BDST: 1610 HRS, MAY 19, 2014