Summary Fafen said the data was based on reports of citizen observers trained to monitor the voting.
LAHORE (Web Desk) - The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) has regretted inaccuracies in its list of 49 polling stations that it earlier claimed had seen a voter turnout of more than 100 per cent.
Fafen clarified that the data was based on reports of citizen observers trained to monitor the voting and counting processes on election day.
According to Fafen, the Returning Officers in Nowshera, Charsadda and Rawalpindi pointed out the inaccuracies.
According to official Statements of the Count, the voter turnout in PS-155 in NA-6 was 56%, in PS-113 in NA-7 the turnout was 64%, and in PS-238 in NA-52 the turnout was approximately 50%.
Fafen clarified that inaccuracies in the data might have been due to human errors by volunteer citizen observers in transcribing numbers by hand from Statements of the Count late at night on polling day.
The errors also could be due to changes in the polling station numbers as listed in the polling schemes, which changes the number of registered voters at each station used as the basis for the calculation.
Fafen said the purpose of the report was to urge Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to release polling station-wise data before certifying election results in any constituency, which will help reveal any problems that require further investigation and action.
Release of polling station data will enhance electoral transparency and also help address allegations of rigging by political parties and their supporters. An objective analysis of polling station vote counts and corrective actions by ECP in cases of irregularities will enhance public confidence in the electoral process, it added.
