How is the national electoral register created?
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Constitution: Part VII, Art. 119(d)
119.
(1) Thesuperintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoralrolls for elections to the office of President and to Parliament and theconduct of such elections shall vest in the Election Commission which shall, inaccordance with this Constitution and any other law –
(a) holdelections to the office of President;
(b) holdelections of members of Parliament;
(c) delimitthe constituencies for the purpose of elections to Parliament ; and
(d) prepareelectoral rolls for the purpose of elections to the office of President and toParliament.]
Source:http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/sections_detail.php?id=367§ions_id=24678
Phases of Electoral Roll Preparation
First Phase: Data Collection
Primary Stage
- Preparation of area-based primary estimation of voters on the basis of previouselectoral roll.
Source:http://www.ec.org.bd/English/MenuTemplate1.php?Parameter_MenuID=49&ByDate=0&Year=