294,937 eligible to vote in Local Council Election, complaints open

The Elections Commission (EC) stated last night that there are 294,937 people who are eligible to vote in the upcoming Local Council Election and Women's Development Committee Election on 4th April.

As per an announcement by the EC, 144,527 of them are women and 150,410 of them are men.

The EC publicized the eligibility list for the Local Council Election last night and have opened up the window for complaints.

The commission said that complaints can be submitted through My Portal (https://my.elections.gov.mv/) with a deadline of 18th January, 3:00pm.

"Those who want to convey any eligibility changes to the registry or any other inclusions or exclusions can submit their complaints. A copy of the official document that verifies the validity of the complaint is to be submitted along with any complaint regarding the inclusion and exclusion of an individual, or if any information regarding the registry is to be changed," as was stated in the EC's announcement.

The commission said that if political parties want to file complaints regarding the voters registry, they can do so by going to the "Simedha Portal", a portal specific to political parties.

As per the EC, along with the government's Gazette and the commission's website, those who want to check the voters registry can do so by sending an SMS to 1414, written like so, "VR<space>IDCardNumber".

While the EC is undergoing preparations for the Local Council Election, they have already opened the portal for form submissions on Tuesday regarding candidates who will be running for the election.

Documents can be uploaded and saved onto the portal as the portal has been made public before the election. However, the form can only be submitted once the portal has been officially opened, as was stated by the EC.