EC to publish draft updated voter list on Sunday

Banglapress Published: 23 September 2025, 10:25 AM

EC to publish draft updated voter list on Sunday

Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission (EC) will publish the draft of updated voter list on Sunday (10 August), ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliament election. EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said Saturday that the draft list will include the earlier excluded approximately 4.45 million voters and will remove names of the deceased individuals. He added that the disposal of claims and objections will be finalised by 31 August. Earlier on 4 August, the EC issued a press release announcing that the draft voter list would be published on 10 August.

Following necessary corrections, the final voter list is scheduled for release on 31 August. According to the press release, On 10 August, the EC will publish the supplementary voter list comprising individuals registered in the voter database up to 30 June 2025, who were born on or before 1 January 2007, along with a list of deceased voters for deletion. After the publication of the supplementary list, applications for inclusion of eligible names, deletion due to death or ineligibility, voter transfer, and correction of errors may be submitted by 21 August. The final voter list, incorporating all updates, will be published on 31 August.

Previously on 21 July, EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said that 44.66 lakh new voters have been added to the list this cycle. This article was originally published on Daily Sun. [Bangla Press is a global platform for free thought. It provides impartial news, analysis, and commentary for independent-minded individuals. Our goal is to bring about positive change, which is more important today than ever before.]

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