Electoral rolls shrink by 589,458 in less than two months as ECP removes 1.48m deceased voters

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s electoral rolls contracted by 589,458 voters between May 7 and July 2, 2026, as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) removed a large number of deceased voters from the electoral database, more than offsetting fresh registrations during the period, it emerged on Sunday. According to official ECP statistics analysed by Dawn, the total number of registered voters fell from 137,163,857 on May 7 to 136,574,399 on July 2. A senior ECP official said 895,000 new voters were enrolled during the period, but the deletion of around 1.48 million deceased voters resulted in a net decline of 589,458 voters nationwide. The number of male voters dropped from 73,286,821 to…