EC releases draft of final voter list; total voters stand at 12.76cr
Earlier on 31 August, the EC had released the supplementary voter list for the upcoming election, showing that Bangladesh now has 126,307,504 registered voters
The Election Commission (EC) has released the draft of the final voter list, revealing that Bangladesh now has a total of 12,76,12,384 registered voters.
Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed announced the figures at a press briefing held at the EC headquarters in Agargaon, Dhaka, this afternoon (2 November).
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According to the draft list, the country has 6,47,60,382 male voters, 6,28,50,772 female voters, and 1,230 third-gender voters.
The senior secretary further said that the final voter list will be published on 18 November.
Earlier on 31 August, the EC had released the supplementary voter list for the upcoming election, showing that Bangladesh now has 126,307,504 registered voters.
"Due to recent amendments to the Voter List Act, all citizens who turn 18 by 31 October will also be registered, and the final count will be confirmed before the polls," said Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed during a press briefing on 31 August.
He said this year's voter list will be published in three phases.
As of 2 March, the country had more than 12.37 crore voters. Following a door-to-door update drive, eligible but previously excluded voters were added, bringing the number to over 12.63 crore as of 31 August, he said.
On 10 August, the EC had published a draft list with around 46 lakh new voters. After addressing claims and objections, the final count shows that a total of 47,08,858 voters were added, of which 1,37,642 were included during the claim-review process.
