ECP constitutes 145000 Census Blocks for voter's verification

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has constituted 145000 Census Blocks across the country for initiating door to door voters verification campaign from August 22.

The spokesman of ECP told APP here that each Census Block has been consisted of 300 houses. While 211000 verifying officials have also been appointed to conduct verification of computerised voter lists.

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has already handed over computerised draft electoral lists, he said.

The verification officials of 130 districts have been provided NADRA's draft electoral rolls, along with the lists of 2007 to prepare authentic ones.

Responding to a question he said in some cases, NADRA has duplicate entries which will be removed after verification.

A mobile van will also accompany each verification team to include or remove a voter's name immediately.

All regional offices of National Database and Registration

Authority (NADRA) would be handed over to ECP as the verification campaign starts.

The voters lists have also been sent to flood hit areas. Meanwhile, the ECP is likely to initiate a media campaign from Monday urging people to register their votes.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011