According to calculations done in July this year, the total number of registered voters in Pakistan increased from 105.95 million (105,955,409) in 2018 to nearly 127 million (126,980,272) in 2023, according to data released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday.
Male voters exceed female votes by more than 68.50 million (68,508,258) in 2023, while female voters outnumber male voters by 58.47 million (58,472,014).
In terms of the country’s largest metropolitan centers, the number of voters in Islamabad increased from 765,447 in 2018 to over 1.04 million (1,041,554) this year, according to figures issued by the electoral authority.
This year, the total number of voters in Punjab was 72.3 million (72,310,582), up from 60.6 million (60,672,771) in 2018.
Sindh’s population has risen from 22.3 million (22,391,244) in 2018 to 26.6 million (26,651,161) in 2023.
In 2018, there were 10.53 million (15,314,659) voters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 2.5 million (2,512,284) voters in the then-Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). It will now be 20.169 million (21,692,381) in 2023.
Balochistan will have 5.28 million (5,284,594) votes in 2023, up from 4.29 million (4,299,494) in 2018.
The election authority declared earlier this month that the delimitation process would be completed by November 30.
The electoral commission stated in a statement that the goal of shortening the delimitation procedure is to guarantee elections are held as soon as feasible.
The ECP further stated that a date for the polls will be announced while keeping the delimitation process timetable in mind, and that the date was announced following deliberation with the parties.
The Election Commission stated that polls would be held by mid-February at the maximum, or by the end of January if constituency delimitation is done early.
The ECP said on August 17 that the delimitation would be carried out in accordance with the updated census agreed by the Council of Common Interest (CCI) last month.
