EC revises referendum result

The Election Commission (EC) has revised the result for July Charter Implementation referendum, reducing the number of total votes cast.

EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed announced the revision in gazette notification issued Wednesday.

Under the revision, the number of total votes has fallen by 10,73,616, but the number of rejected votes has risen by 12,559.

The number of “yes” votes has fallen by 9,74,680 and the number of “no” votes has fallen by 1,11,495.

According to the revised gazette, the total number of “yes” votes is 4,72,25,980, number of “no” votes is 2,19,60,231, and the number of total votes, excluding the rejected votes, is 7,66,21,407.

Earlier, in the afternoon on 13 February, a day after the elections, Secretary Akhtar Ahmed unofficially announced that the number of “yes” votes was 4,80,74,429, while the number of “no” votes was 2,25,65,627. Media reports cited numerous discrepancies in the figures.

Later, at night the same day, the EC issued a formal gazette, saying the number of “yes” votes was 4,42,00,660 and the number of “no” votes was 2,20,71,726.