Re-election in no 16 ward of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) is underway peacefully Saturday.

Voting started at 8.00 am and will continue till 4.00 pm.

Assistant returning officer for SCC election Rashedul Islam said a number of law enforcers led by two magistrates were deployed in the four polling stations of the ward.

The need for re-polling in the ward inevitably came as its two councillor candidates–Jamal Ahmed and Abdul Muhit Jabed– got equal 1,774 votes in the city corporation polls on June 15.

Consequently, the Election Commission fixed July 6 for the re-election.

Eight thousand and one hundred voters will cast votes in the four polling centers, including three at Kishorimohon Girls’ High School and one at Aided High School.

Only Jamal Ahmed and Abdul Muhit Jabed are contesting the polls.

Ends/AMA/06/07/13