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KHULNA, Feb 12, 2026 (BSS) - Polling of the 13th parliamentary election ended at 4:30 pm peacefully amid a festive mood in here.  

Men and women voters cast their ballots on today after the voting began at 7.30 am in polling centers in all six constituencies in Khulna city and district. 

This year, the voter turnout was around 65 percent in all six Khulna constituencies, the number rose sharply from the morning with the passing of time.  

A total of 38 candidates from different political parties including the BNP contested for 6 parliamentary seats of Khulna Division.  

A total of 18,624 law enforcement agencies including army and navy were deployed in all 6 constituencies in Khulna.  

A total of 38 candidates contested in all six constituencies. Around 65 % voters out of 20, 78,253 voters casted votes, of them 10, 33,851 are men and 10, 44,375 are women. A total of 54 magistrates including 40 executive magistrates and 14 judicial magistrates were deployed, according to the Election Commissioner (EC).

Khulna Returning Officer (RO) and also the deputy commissioner A S M Jamshed Khondokar told BSS that the voting ended in a peaceful manner in Khulna without any incident.  

At least 62% to 65 % of voters casted their votes in all six constituencies, he said, adding that votes counting is continuing.