Saturday, January 3, 2015

46 lakh new voters added:Daily Star

Around 46.72 lakh new voters -- 26.25 lakh male and 20.46 lakh female -- have been added to the existing list of 9.19 crore across the country, according to the draft of the updated voter list published by the Election Commission yesterday. The new roll is now available at district and upazila election offices, ward councillors' offices in city corporations and municipalities as well as union pari
shad offices, and on www.ec.org.bd, www.ecs.gov.bd, and www.services.nidw.gov.bd. EC Secretary Sirazul Islam yesterday informed this to The Daily Star. He also said the final voter list will be published on January 31. People will have to apply for corrections in personal information and address, exclusion of the departed people, and migration from one area to another, and file any objection against any new voter by January 17. In addition, any person eligible to vote can register by the date. Applications have to be submitted to the regional election officer or additional deputy commissioner (ADC), and cantonment executive officer in city corporation and cantonment areas and to the district or upazila election officer and upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) in other areas. The voter list was updated between May 15 and November 15 last year. Advertisement

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