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ISLAMABAD, (APP):The Election Commission of
Pakistan (ECP) will start campaign to include the names of new
Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) holders in electoral
rolls from August 10 across the country.
During the Annual Revision of Electoral Rolls campaign, voters
who have become disqualified (deaths/cancelled CNICs) will also be
excluded from the rolls after their door-to-door verification
process, said Additional Director General of Public Relation (PR) of
the Commission while talking to APP on Monday.
According to her, 20 days door-to-door verification shall be
carried out from August 10 to August 29, 2016 which shall be
followed by 21 days of display process starting from September,20
2016. For the said purpose verifying officials shall visit the
permanent addresses of the new NIC holders for their verification,
she added.
Simultaneously, door-to-door verification of all the deceased
voters shall also be carried out for deletion of said voters.
After door-to-door verification the said lists shall be
displayed at designated display centers, offices of District
Election Commissioners, Registration Officers and Assistant
Registration Officers for public inspection, he added.
List of display centers with contact details shall be shared
with media and published of ECP’s official website soon.
A mass media campaign has been planned for the event where
general public. Voters shall be requested to check their vote status
by sending their CNIC number to 8300 SMS through their mobile
phones. If desired, applications for enrolment/transfer, correction
and deletion of votes could be submitted on prescribed forms at
designated display centers, offices of District Election
Commissioners, Registration Officers and Assistant Registration
Officers.
ECP has issued necessary instructions to all the Provincial
Election Commissioners, Regional Election Commissioners, District
Election Commissioners, NADRA and all concerned to complete all the
concerned to complete all the pre-requisites of the revision process
at the earliest.
The voter count is expected to be increased from 93 million to
97-98 millions after the said revision process, he added.
To make the revision process successful, general public /
voters, media and CSOs are requested to extend their cooperation and
support the process, she added.
It was also decided that effective monitoring shall also be
carried out during the campaign.