EC finalises new election map, 52 constituencies changed

Compared to the last three parliamentary elections, the redrawing of constituencies ahead of the 13th national polls has brought more changes, affecting a total of 52 seats. One seat has been added in Gazipur, while one has been removed from Bagerhat. The Election Commission published a gazette on Thursday finalising the boundaries of all 300 constituencies. Voting will be held under these new boundaries. In some cases, Upazilas remain intact under the new map. In others, unions from the same Upazila have been split between multiple constituencies. This has led to frustration in places such as Faridpur and Bagerhat. The draft boundaries were prepared in line with the Delimitation of Constituencies Act. The commission said the goal was to balance...