COMPUTERIZED ELECTORAL ROLLS HAVING 80 MILLION VOTERS TO BE PLACED ON ECP WEBSITE
Chief Election Commissioner
Islamabad, the 30th October, 2007.—Mr. Justice ® Qazi Muhammad Farooq, Chief Election Commissioner has said that the Election Commission of Pakistan intends to place Computerized Electoral Rolls 2007 to be used during forth coming General Elections, on its website for public information. The Election Commission of Pakistan is also preparing CDs/DVDs of Electoral Rolls on Provincial basis for the interested Political Parties and contesting candidates. For the purpose proposals have been invited from reputed firms who possess sufficient experience and expertise to undertake this national level project on priority basis.
The Chief Election Commissioner further said that as per the decision of the August Supreme Court of Pakistan, the left over voters who could not get themselves registered have also been included in the Computerized Electoral Rolls, 2007, with a view to enfranchise such potential voters, validated during the field work by the verifying officials under the supervision of the Election Commission of Pakistan’s Registration Officers. In all 80,489,370 voters have been placed on the Computerized Electoral Rolls, the Province/areas -wise detail is as under:
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Electoral Rolls 2007
(As a result of house to house enumerations) |
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Male
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Female
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Total
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Islamabad
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198,288
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151,160
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Punjab
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18,595,302
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12,531,337
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Sindh
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7,316,587
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4,709,150
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Balochistan
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1,739,821
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1,278,335
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NWFP
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4,829,913
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2,242,200
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FATAs
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487,985
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85,761
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Total
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33,167,896
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20,997,943
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54,165,839
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Electoral Rolls 2002
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Male
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Female
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Total
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Islamabad
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62,594
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69,338
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Punjab
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5,825,234
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7,421,311
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Sindh
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3,522,327
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3,864,668
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Balochistan
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620,079
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728,095
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NWFP
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1,467,991
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2,036,566
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FATAs
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413,697
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291,632
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Total
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11,911,922
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14,411,610
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26,323,531
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Total Number of Voters
(After merger of Electoral Rolls 2007 and 2002) |
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Male
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Female
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Total
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Islamabad
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260,882
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220,498
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Punjab
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24,420,536
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19,952,648
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Sindh
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10,838,914
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8,573,818
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Balochistan
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2,359,900
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2,006,430
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NWFP
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6,297,904
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4,278,766
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FATAs
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901,682
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377,393
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Grand Total
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45,079,818
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35,409,553
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80,489,370
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The Chief Election Commissioner has advised the persons, who have now become 18 years of age, to approach the Registration Officers i.e. Assistant Election Commissioners of the districts and get themselves enrolled under Section 18 of the Electoral Rolls Act, 1974, so that they may be eligible to cast their votes during the forthcoming General Elections. This facility can be availed till the schedule for Conduct of General Elections, 2007 is announced.