LAHORE : The Election Commission of Pakistan has conducted first pilot testing using 100 Biometrics VerificationMachines (BVMs) at 39 polling stations comprising 100 booths in NA-120.According to a spokesperson for the ECP, specialized devices designed and developed for election purposes were used. The overall result of BVMs performance was well satisfactory based on rating received.

Almost all voters got Biometrics verifications done on these BVMs after the polling cycle as per approved S.O.P and no hindrances occurred throughout the day.It was observed that voters were enthusiastically involved in theBiometric process. Preliminary report indicates that about 88% voters were biometrically verified through BVMs while the remaining voters could not be verified with the biometric data provided by NADRA.

So total of the 12% voters could not be verified through the Biometric voting machines.The detailed report of the Pilot project will be submitted to the competent authority for approval, she added.