Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has said that “the majority of the voters received polling information by messaging 8300”, stating that the electoral watchdog was receiving on average 1.5 to 2 million messages each day.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said that the messaging service had been functional since January 29.

He further said that voter registration details were present with the provincial election commissioners as well.

CEC Raja in Islamabad. — DawnNewsTV
CEC Raja in Islamabad. — DawnNewsTV

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