59 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বিতীয় খন্ড (iv) If so, what were the reasons for the group or sectional interest? 5. Administrative arrangements for the election: a. Average No. of voters in each polling booth was required to cater for’? b. Were the arrangements adequate for this purpose? If not, omissions and commissions in this respect. c. What effect did these good or faulty arrangements have on the voting? d. What was the average size of each constituency for the election? e. Was it possible to have smaller constituencies; if so, how on the basis of existing electoral rolls? agencies. By far, the largest number of seats were contested on individual basis where sectional or group interest had no place. As mentioned in the last paragraph, the political parties, with secret party organizations were only in a position to operate with group interest as, their objective. In the absence of any rival organization to oppose them as a group or party they assumed that they had a good chance to win. Their group interests were actuated by their desire to propagate their ideology and some immediate objectives, such as obtaining a foothold in the election machinery in case the Union Councils function as electoral colleges for the election of the President and members of Parliament under future constitution. (Para on political effects, and the role of the minorities in the note attached to this report may be seen.) 530 on an average. Arrangements were adequate, conducts of election was orderly and complaints and petitions were very few. A spirit of cooperation and good will prevailed all round. (Para ᎤᎥ} administrative arrangements in the attached note, may be seen.) Greater percentage of votes was recorded within a much shorter space of time in comparison with any election in the past. Besides the result of the election could be declared before sun-set in almost all CenterS. 1.25 sq. miles It was difficult to reduce further the size of the constituencies. Elections were held on the existing electoral roll everywhere. There were a small number of multimember
