ISLAMABAD:
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday released updated voter statistics, showing that the total number of registered voters has reached 133,417,505 (133.42m ) in the country.
As of March 6, 2025, the data highlights significant gender disparities, with 71,654,092 (71.65m) male voters (53.71%) and 61,763,413 (61.76m) female voters (46.29%), underscoring the persistent gap in electoral participation.
Punjab remains the province with the highest number of registered voters, while Balochistan shows the widest gender imbalance. District-wise breakdowns also reveal major variations in voter registration trends across the country.
Punjab has the highest number of registered voters, accounting for 76,010,349 (76.01m). Of these, 40,467,887 (40.47m) are male (53.24%) and 35,542,462 (35.54m) are female (46.76%), reflecting a gender gap of nearly 7%.
Lahore has the highest number of registered voters at 7,230,110 (7.23m), with 3,801,545 (3.80m) males (52.58%) and 3,428,565 (3.43m) females (47.42%).
Other populous districts include Faisalabad with 5,504,593 (5.50m) voters (53.44% male, 46.56% female) and Rawalpindi with 3,442,156 (3.44m) voters (51.33% male, 48.67% female).
Sindh has 27,981,501 (27.98m) registered voters, making it the second-largest province in terms of electoral strength. The gender breakdown reveals 15,118,228 (15.12m) male voters (54.03%) and 12,863,273 (12.86m) female voters (45.97%).
Karachi’s districts have the highest number of voters in Sindh. Karachi Central leads with 2,217,127 (2.22m) voters (53.60% male, 46.40% female), followed by Karachi East with 1,757,836 (1.76m) voters (53.00% male, 47.00% female) and Karachi South with 1,309,227 (1.31m) voters (53.87% male, 46.13% female). Karachi West has 995,167 (0.99m) voters (57.39% male, 42.61% female).
K-P has 22,675,553 (22.68m) registered voters, of whom 12,330,460 (12.33m) are male (54.38%) and 10,345,093 (10.35m) are female (45.62%).
Several districts in K-P continue to reflect a significant gender disparity. Peshawar, the province’s most populous district, has 2,172,048 (2.17m) voters (55.09% male, 44.91% female).
Other major districts include Mardan with 1,589,366 (1.59m) voters (54.58% male, 45.42% female) and Abbottabad with 975,665 (0.98m) voters (52.49% male, 47.51% female).
Former tribal areas, now part of KP, also show a wider gender gap. Bajaur has 687,833 (0.69m) voters, with 55.00% male and 45.00% female, while Khyber district has 662,960 (0.66m) voters (54.89% male, 45.11% female).
Balochistan has 5,566,441 (5.57m) voters, making it the province with the smallest electorate. However, it also records the widest gender gap, with 3,117,944 (3.12m) male voters (56.01%) and 2,448,497 (2.45m) female voters (43.99%).
Several districts in Balochistan have male voter registration above 60%. With 199,593 total voters, Chaman has 64.74% male voters and 35.26% female voters, while Killa Abdullah records 63.32% male and 36.68% female voters, having total 171,269 voters.
Islamabad has 1,183,661 (1.18m) registered voters, with 619,573 (0.62m) males (52.34%) and 564,088 (0.56m) females (47.66%), making it the region with the most balanced gender ratio.
