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PROVISIONAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS PUBLISHED TODAY

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TOTAL OF 241,536 APPLICANTS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED AS NEW ELECTORS OUT OF 429,682 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS YEAR'S VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE ENDING ON OCTOBER 1.

THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION FROM TODAY (FRIDAY) UNTIL NOVEMBER 20 AT DISTRICT AND THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE.

PUBLIC OFFICES

ANY PERSON WHO HAS ANY OBJECTION ON VALID GROUNDS ΤΟ THE INCLUSION IN THE REGISTER OF ANY NAMES MAY LODGE A NOTICE OF OBJECTION WITH THE REGISTRATION OFFICER NOT LATER THAN NOVEMBER 26 BY USING SPECIFIED FORM.

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE SAID THAT THE TOTAL REGISTRATION FIGURE NOW STANDS AT 1,803,826, AFTER DEDUCTING 35,277 ENTRIES DUE TO DEATH, EMIGRATION AND LOSS OF CONTACT.

"THE FIGURE REPRESENTS A 13 PER CENT INCREASE OVER THE 1989 REGISTERED ELECTORATE WHICH WAS 1,597,567. THE REGISTRATION RATE IS 48.8 PER CENT AS COMPARED TO 43.9 PER CENT IN 1989, HE SAID.

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AMONG THE 429,682 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS YEAR'S REGISTRATION DRIVE, 423,415 APPLICATIONS WERE PROCESSED AFTER TAKING AWAY 6,267 INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS.

"THE NET INTAKE STANDS AT 241,536 AFTER DISCOUNTING 75,658 NOTICES OF CHANGES OF RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS, AND 106,221 DUPLICATE APPLICATIONS. THIS REPRESENTS 57 PER CENT OF THE APPLICATIONS PROCESSED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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RESULT IS CONSIDERED ENCOURAGING AND COMPARES WITH THE INTAKE OF 183,517 FOR THE SAME PERIOD DURING THE LAST REGISTRATION EXERCISE MOUNTED IN 1987."

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