ECP to count tendered votes for first time in elections

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday has decided to count tendered votes in upcoming general elections for the first time in the history of Pakistan.

According to details, a special box will be placed at all the polling stations for the tendered votes.

The issue will then be forwarded to National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) after final election results.

ECP on Friday set up 85,307 polling stations in all the four provinces, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Federal Capital to facilitate voters and to ensure better turnout on the polling day.

The notification said that 47,813 polling stations would be set up in Punjab, 17,747 in Sindh, 12,634 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 4,420 in Balochistan, 797 in the Federal Capital and 1,896 in FATA.

The official further added some 360 male, 360 female and 77 combined polling stations would be established in the Federal Capital, 13,351 male, 12,716 female and 21,746 combined ones in Punjab, and 467 male, 359 female and 1,070 combined ones in FATA.

Likewise, 1,252 male, 1073 female, 2,052 combined and 43 improvised polling stations would be set up in Balochistan, 4,128 male, 3,600 female and 4,906 combined ones in KP, and 3,866 male, 3,599 female and 10,288 combined ones in Sindh.

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