General Elections 2018: Deadline for registration of voters extended till April 30

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The deadline for the registration of votes in the electoral lists for the next general elections ends today (Tuesday). Photo: file

The deadline for the registration of votes in the electoral lists for the next general elections was extended on Tuesday until April 30. 

According to Radio Pakistan, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) stated that the date has been extended keeping in view requests received from different segments of society.

Earlier, today was the last day to register to vote for the upcoming elections. 

The spokesperson of the ECP has asked the people to visit the nearby display centers or the District Election Commission office to get their votes registered or have their details corrected.

Moreover, the people have the facility to download forms from ECP website or acquire them from the display centres and the District Election Commission offices.

The current Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government will step down on May 31, after which a caretaker setup will take over. 

The general elections are expected to be held at the end of July.  

Check registration 

According to the ECP, citizens can check their voter registration two ways.

SMS

The ECP in collaboration with NADRA has provided an SMS service for eligible voters to check their registration status. Eligible voters can send a text message with their CNIC number to 8300. They will then receive an automated response with the name of the electoral area, block code and serial number.

Visiting District Election Commissioner’s office

Registered voters can visit their respective District Election Commissioner’s office, where the final electoral roll is available. The address or contact information for these offices across the four provinces can be found on the links below. 

Telephone numbers of RECs/DECs in KP province 

Telephone numbers of RECs/DECs in Punjab province 

Telephone numbers of RECs/DECs in Sindh province 

Telephone numbers of RECs/DECs in Balochistan province 

Register to vote 

If you are 18 years of age or older who can register by following the steps listed below.

An application along with a copy of CNIC needs to be submitted to the District Election Commissioner/Registration Office/Assistant Registration Office of the district where you want to get your name enrolled.

The form is available online at the ECP website or can be obtained free of cost from the office of the District Election Commissioner / Registration Officer OR Assistant Registration Officer/Display Centre In charge.

List of display centres 

Eligibility 

A person shall be entitled to be enrolled as a voter in an electoral area if he/she

(a) is a citizen of Pakistan;

(b) is not less than eighteen years of age;

(c) possesses a National Identity Card issued by the National Database and Registration Authority at any time till the last day fixed for inviting claims, objections and applications for preparation, revision or correction of electoral rolls;

(d) is not declared by a competent court to be of unsound mind; and

(e) is or is deemed under section 27 to be resident in the electoral area.