ECP eyes huge income from voter lists
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The Election Commission has disclosed the prices of voter lists for seven national and fourteen provincial assembly seats in Rawalpindi, aiming to generate a revenue of over Rs1.21 billion in revenue.
According to sources, the anticipated income would mark the highest ever in the history of the district. Sources further said the prices are determined based on the number of pages in the voter lists for each constituency.
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Approximately, 189 candidates are contending for the seven National Assembly seats in the Rawalpindi district. The anticipated income collected from these applicants is set to reach Rs316 million. Separate voter list prices have been set for the fourteen provincial assembly seats in the Rawalpindi district. In total, 537 candidates are contesting for the 14 provincial assembly seats, and the Election Commission is set to collect a total income of Rs898 million from the voter lists of these seats.
Candidates are obligated to purchase voter lists, and the process has already commenced, with all candidates expected to acquire the lists from the District Election Commission this week.
The commission is compiling the voter lists using either photocopies or computer printouts.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 9th, 2024.