EC mulls voter list updating in January
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
The Election Commission (EC) is contemplating updating the voter list in January which will help the eligible people to become voters.
According to the rule of voter list, there is a provision for updating the voter list from January 2 to 31 every year. "As per the provision, the EC is planning updating the voter list in January next," Election Commissioner Sohul Hossain told BSS.
He said the earlier decision to update the voter list in January still remains in force and the EC is hopeful of starting the activities to this end within the stipulated time.
"Millions of people will be deprived of becoming voters if the voter list updating activities are not started in time," he said.
According to the rule of voter list, there is a provision for updating the voter list from January 2 to 31 every year. "As per the provision, the EC is planning updating the voter list in January next," Election Commissioner Sohul Hossain told BSS.
He said the earlier decision to update the voter list in January still remains in force and the EC is hopeful of starting the activities to this end within the stipulated time.
"Millions of people will be deprived of becoming voters if the voter list updating activities are not started in time," he said.