The Election Commission of Pakistan has said that the process of printing the ballot papers for the general elections to be held on February 8 across the country has been completed and the delivery work is in progress which will be completed by tomorrow.
In a statement issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan, it was said that the Election Commission has completed the printing of 26 crore ballot papers for all 859 constituencies of the country for the general elections to be held on February 8, 2024 in three government press agencies. Is.
The statement said that in addition to the constituencies in which reprinting had to be done according to the court decisions, the timely printing of ballot papers has also been completed in those constituencies and now the delivery of ballot papers has started in the entire country. It will be completed by tomorrow.
According to the Election Commission, 22 crore ballot papers were printed in the 2018 general elections and 800 tonnes of special security paper were used to print them, while 26 crore ballot papers were printed for the 2024 elections, and 2,170 tonnes were used to print them. Paper is used.
The statement said that the reason for the printing of more ballot papers is the increased number of candidates, which is one and a half times more than in the 2018 elections. According to the spokesperson of the Election Commission, during the process of printing the ballot papers, several challenges were encountered at various stages, including court cases and large number of candidates.
He said that despite these challenges, the commission fulfilled its responsibilities within a limited time and by printing the ballot papers on time, it ensured that all the voters might exercise their right to vote in the February 8 general elections.
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2024-07-07 20:33:15
