EC Orders Upload of Voter Registration Form-2 Database by June 30
The Election Commission (EC) has directed that the Voter Registration Form-2 database of citizens be uploaded by 30 June where it is not yet available. Officials from the EC’s NID wing confirmed the matter on Saturday, 28 March.
They stated that having the Voter Registration Form-2 database will make it easier to verify the accuracy of citizens’ information. This will not only reduce the suffering of citizens in correcting NID data but will also facilitate decision-making for the authorities.
In this regard, Director General of the National Identity Registration Wing, A S M Humayun Kabir, said that scanning activities of Registration Form-2 have been ongoing in field offices since the conclusion of the election. A dedicated software has also been developed to expedite the uploading process. Instructions have been issued to complete the Form-2 upload by 30 June.
According to the latest EC data, the total number of voters in the country stands at 127,711,895. Of them, 64,825,151 are male voters, 62,885,524 are female voters, and 1,120 are hijra voters.
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