Large number of social media users are complaining against Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for changing their polling center and constituencies.
Election Commission of Pakistan had asked the citizens of Pakistan to confirm the registration of their votes by sending their CNIC number to 8300 before 19th June.
Citizens are now complaining of irregularities in the registration of their votes at their respective constituencies. Many have complained that their polling center have been changed or shifted to the new polling center in another constituency that too without any change in the home address.
Complaints against ECP are valid. My original polling station was some 700m away but shifted to another place which is 6KM away
Numerous people are reporting that stations were shifted to either remote villages or entirely different cities
This is pre-poll rigging in my opinion
— Hassan Khan (@mhassankhan06) June 1, 2022
My whole family polling stations have been moved as well.
— Fereeha M Idrees (@Fereeha) June 2, 2022
They are questioning the move of ECP changing their voting registration data prior to their information. Some have complained that only their voting registration have been moved to another polling center while other votes of other family members is registered at previous constituency where they voted in 2018. Some even complained that their votes have been annulled as they were declared dead.
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Pre-poll riging, manipulation?
The Election Commission of Pakistan #ECP has messed up with the voters' list & the voting centers. Countless of voters will have to go to far flung places to exercise voting right rather than vote near their homes as was done in the last polls.— Amir Zia (@AmirZia1) June 1, 2022
How can election commission change the area where i vote?? Its been changed to another city!! Cheap tactics by this chorh government!! #امپورٹڈ_گورمنٹ_نامنظور @ImranKhanPTI @Jhagra plz check!
— Dr Mariamnaqsh (@MariamNaqsh) June 1, 2022
My data has also changed @ECP_Pakistan https://t.co/bCsWjFVK8Q
— Unbiased Malik (@unbiasedmalik) June 1, 2022
Netizens who have their voting registration data changed complains that the new constituency is far away from their home. Some complained that their registration data has been changed to another city.
They are asking the change in the registration of their votes. Some believe that it is a pre-poll rigging to deter people from voting by making the voting process tedious and difficult for people.
Journalist Amir Zia questioned the move of the ECP. Pre-poll rigging, manipulation? The Election Commission of Pakistan #ECP has messed up with the voters’ list & the voting centers. Countless of voters will have to go to far flung places to exercise voting right rather than vote near their homes as was done in the last polls.
People are complaining that ECP is not attending to their complains of change in polling centers.