NA 245, PS 115: ECP to use smartphones in Karachi by-elections

NA 245, PS 115: ECP to use smartphones in Karachi by-elections
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Summary ECP has established 3 complaint centers in 2 constituencies

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday has announced to use smartphones to transfer results in by-elections of NA 245 and PS 115 in Karachi, reported Dunya News.

ECP has given magistrate-level authority to presiding officers in order to take timely action against irregularities in the elections.

For the first time, ECP has decided to use smartphones to transfer results.

Smartphones will be used in 47 polling stations of NA 245 on experimental basis. Provincial Election Commissioner Tanveer Zaki said that results will be sent to Islamabad through smartphones. ECP has also established 3 complaint centers in 2 constituencies which will be operational 24/7.