The High Court, on Sunday, announced that it received seven complaints pertaining to the upcoming parliamentary election slated for April 6.
According to the appellate court, all submitted complaints were grievances from the constituents of Thimarafushi, over their names being excluded from the voter's registry.
The complaints are expected to be scheduled for resolution on Monday.
The Elections Commission (EC) released a finalised voters' registry on March 18, after opening submissions for complaints regarding the tentative list publicized earlier. A total of 264,442 people are eligible to cast their votes in the parliamentary election.
The High Court has jurisdiction to make final decisions on all election-related issues.
While 387 candidates are vying for 87 constituencies, EC has decided to place 505 ballot boxes for the parliamentary election including those in countries foreign countries with sizeable populations of Maldivians.
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