Registration programme of new voters to mark the updating of voters list 2022 began in the district, including its metropolis on Friday.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abdul Jalil accompanied by Regional Election Officer Saiful Islam formally launched the programme at Hosseniganj Boys Government Primary School under Boalia Thana in Rajshahi city this morning.
Speaking on the occasion, DC Abdul Jalil said updating work of the voter list began today ahead of the next Parliamentary Election.
The persons, who were born on January 1, 2007, will be enlisted in the voters list afresh. The significance of updating this voters list is to enlist the persons who become 16. They will be brought under registration so that they can become voters after next two years automatically.
In the district, there are 22 lakh voters at present and after updating, around 50,000 new figures are likely to be added to the list.
Apart from this, he urged the eligible persons to enlist their names in the voters list at the nearby centers within the timeframe.
Election Officer Saiful Islam said the persons who have turned 18 are registering their names while the persons who have turned 16 are also getting scopes of registration.
Islam said the persons who will be enlisted in the voters list will get NID cards and number.
Rassel Jaman, Ward Councilor of Rajshahi City Corporation, said the new voters will get NID cards and can avail all the civic facilities after enrolling their name in the list. So, huge interest is witnessed among the registration-seeking people, he added.
