Pabna voters fall by 2.7 lakh
The fresh voter list in the district shows 2 lakh 70 thousand 127 voters less than the list prepared in 2006.
District election office sources said 14 lakh 81 thousand 690 voters including 7,51,662 women have been registered in the fresh voter list in the district this year while there were 17 lakh 51 thousand 817 voters in the previous list prepared during the BNP-led four-party alliance government's tenure in 2006.
District election office sources said 14,81,690 voters including 7,51,662 women have been registered in the fresh list. Of them 3,47,404 voters are in Pabna Sadar upazila, 1,89,977 in Ishwardi upazila, 94,127 in Atghoria, 1,74,015 in Chatmohar, 71,361 in Bhangura, 75,258 in Faridpur, 2,17,479 in Santhia, 1,49,543 in Bera and 1,62,526 in Sujanagar upazila.
“There was no scope to include false voters in the fresh list as it included the voters' photographs. A large number of fake voters that were found in the earlier list have been left,” said Pabna District Election Officer Md Faridul Islam.
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