Dhaka, June 19 -- Mentioning that the upazila parishad elections were lop-sided ones as opposition parties did not participate in the polls, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder on Wednesday said no one-sided election is good for democracy.

He made the remarks in a statement after the fifth and final phase of the local government election ended on Tuesday.

The election commissioner described voters' apathy to election as an ominous sign for a democratic country and the nation. "I had also said earlier that we don't want to join the mourning procession of democracy. Voters' indifference to election is pushing the nation towards a deep gorge," he said, underscoring the need for 'upholding' democracy through proper elections.

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