Election Commission of Pakistan ECP defends its move saying the exercise was constitutional requirement for holding polls . Asserts fresh electoral rolls delimitation are constitutional requirements foregoing them would deprive voters of true representation .
Says substantial changes have occurred in population of provinces constituencies . The ECP expects to complete the process of fresh delimitation of national and provincial assembly constituencies by December over a month beyond the constitutionallymandated deadline for conducting general elections in the country .
The commission has held that carrying out fresh . Delimitation of constituencies prior to ensuing general polls on the basis of the last preceding census officially published in was a mandatory requirement of law . The order a copy of which is available with Dawn says that after the publication of seventh population census approximately census blocks have increased some census blocks were merged while others have split for which revisionupdate of the electoral rolls was necessary to adjust the registered voters in accordance with census charges circles and blocks according to census .
It says as a consequence of population census . The Commission states that as a result of the census. have occurred substantial changes in the population in the provinces and constituencies at district level have occurred. It further says after the .
census block have increased approximately census . districts have increased . Some census blocks and some have been merged some have . been merged . Others have been . merged while . others have . merged . Some have been included while others . Others .
have split and others have merged while Others have split . Some of the districts have . Others are . been . Others has been merged while some of the . respectively . Others were . respectively respectively have been excluded . The Order said . The .
census blocks . The majority of the electorates have been determined to adjust their registered voters . The number of registered voters has been .
