A total of 690 voters have been dropped from the preliminary voters' list of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

Last year, the total number of voters was 2,496, but the preliminary list now stands at 1,806, according to sources in the BGMEA.

Of these, 1,482 are from the Dhaka zone and 324 from Chattogram.

The BGMEA election was held in March last year, but its president, SM Mannan Kochi, resigned in October following the fall of the Hasina government in August.

In October, the government appointed Md Anwar Hossain as the BGMEA administrator to oversee the election.