{
  "id": 46774,
  "title": "Electoral rolls shrink by 589,458 in less than two months as ECP removes 1.48m deceased voters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/electoral-rolls-shrink-by-589-458-in-less-than-two-months-as-ecp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T13:12:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2020147/electoral-rolls-shrink-by-589458-in-less-than-two-months-as-ecp-removes-148m-deceased-voters"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Electoral Commission of Pakistan (ECP) reported a decrease in the electoral rolls by 589,458 voters between May 7 and July 2, 2026, as the number of deceased voters registered in the database exceeded the number of new registrations during the period. Punjab experienced the most significant decline, with 478,909 voters removed, accounting for 81.2% of the nationwide reduction. The gender gap among registered voters narrowed from approximately 941,000 to 910,000.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}