Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has said internet outages will not impact the compilation of election results, affirming that the electoral watchdog has an “exclusive and independent networking system”.

“I want to clarify that our operations are not reliant on the internet,” he said in an interview.

The CEC further stated that he was content with the execution of elections, saying that the electoral process was “seamless and flawless”.

“The electoral process started on time, and we remain satisfied with the ongoing proceedings. Despite minor issues, our teams swiftly resolved grievances in a short time,” Raja said.

He added that the ECP’s complaint and election management systems were functioning seamlessly and providing information to everyone.