50 lakh new voters are being added: EC Secretary

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Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said that about 50 lakh new voters are going to be added in the door-to-door voter list update program.

He gave this information at a press conference organized at the Election Bhaban in Agargaon in the capital on Tuesday (February 4).

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Akhtar Ahmed said that 49 lakh 70 thousand 388 new voters are being added in this update. However, the Election Commission's target was a little more than 61 lakh. 15 lakh 23 thousand dead voters have been excluded from the voter list which is 1.77 percent as a percentage.

At this time, the Senior Secretary also spoke about women voters.

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He said, 'This time 16 lakh women have registered to be voters. Those who were excluded in the ongoing update program will also be added to the list.'

Registration will continue until April 11, he added, adding that those eligible to become voters can register online and at regional offices. However, if no data collector visits a house, the matter will be investigated.

The EC senior secretary said, "We do not know whether any 17-year-old has become a voter by giving false information. However, if someone specifically informs us, the commission will look into the matter."