Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- The Election Commission has drafted the Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, proposing major changes, including a 'No Vote' option to avoid uncontested elections, involving the armed forces as a law enforcement agency and limiting candidates to contesting in no more than two constituencies.

The draft RPO also enhanced the EC's authority to stop the polls and cancel the candidacy of an elected member of parliament even during the post-election period on charge of inconsistent or false information in an affidavit and the statement of income and expenditure.

If the draft RPO is enacted, the Commission's authority over the government departments and officers and the presiding officer's authority ...