Pakistan Launches SMS Facility for Voters

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has launched world's biggest voters' SMS service at the ECP's Secretariat to facilitate 85 million Pakistani voters.

By using this service, the eligible voters would be able to send their computerized national identity card (CNIC) number on '8300' and in response, the voter would get the voting details like CNIC number, electoral area name, block code, tehsil/district and serial number.

In order to protect the privacy of a voter, the name, parentage and home address would not be shown in the SMS. This hi-tech technology will benefit voters and help them get all the information regarding his or her vote within seconds.

This service would minimize the possibility of errors in the final electoral rolls. Apart from the display centers, this service could be considered as Virtual Display Centers where the voters sitting anywhere in the country will be able to check his or her vote's detail.