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Bangladesh reports overwhelming 'Yes' votes in July Charter referendum, sharp discrepancies noted

Dhaka, Feb 14 (UNI) As Bangladesh concluded its much-watched and anticipated historic twin-polls on both its 13th parliamentary elections and July Charter referendum, the Election Commission of Bangladesh releasing two separate turnout figures, revealed an overwhelming majority vote for the "Yes" camp.
However, despite the overwhelming majority, there have been many reported narrow, but notable statistical discrepancies in the twin exercises, which notably complicate the vote, according to Business Standard BD.
According to Election Commission data, the total voter base across the 13th National Parliamentary Election and Referendum stood at 12.77 crore. Of these, 4.81 crore cast "Yes" votes (62.47%), 2.26 crore cast "No" (29.32%) votes, while 74.02 lakh ballots were declared invalid or cancelled.
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