<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Anyone can challenge the percentage of voter turnout in 12th national polls held on Sunday, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said on Monday.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>"If anyone thinks that the number of casting votes have been increased, you are most welcome to check it and test our honesty," he said.</div><div><br></div><div>The CEC&nbsp; made the remarks at a media briefing at the Election Commission (EC) media centre in Dhaka this afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>The percentage we received at the middle of the day or just after the end of voting cast, that definitely won't reflect the real scenario, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the final results,&nbsp; a total of 41.8 percent vote was cast in the national election, the CEC informed.</div><div><br></div><div>Ruling party candidates won in 222 seats in Sunday's voting, while independent candidates - most of them allied to AL- won 62 seats.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, Jatiya Party got victorious in only 11 seats and three single candidates from three parties – Bangladesh Workers’ Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod and Bangladesh Kalyan Party— secured victory in their respective constituencies.</div><div><br></div><div>Sunday’s balloting was held in 299 constituencies out of 300 ones as the Election Commission earlier postponed the election to Naogaon-2 following the death of a candidate. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>