31,000 new voters eligible to vote in upcoming presidential elections: Elections Commission
10 Feb 2013, 7:37 PM
Mohamed Naahee
The Elections Commission (EC) has revealed that approximately 31,000 new voters will be eligible to cast their vote in the upcoming presidential elections, scheduled to be held on September 7.
Speaking to Minivan News on Sunday, Vice President of Elections Commission Ahmed Fayaz said that the number of eligible voters currently stands at 240,302 – 31,008 more than the number of eligible voters in the 2008 presidential elections (209,294).
“We are currently working on the voters list and it will be announced next month,” he said.
Fayaz said that the commission will in March also open registration for voters who are currently not residing on the island where they are initially registered to vote.
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