On April 21, the ECP announced by-elections for national and provincial assembly seats.
The election calendar for the nationwide by-elections to the National Assembly and provincial assembly seats has been released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The notification states that on April 21, there will be nationwide by-elections to fill vacant seats in the national and provincial assemblies. These were two from each of the assembly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, twelve from the Punjab Assembly, and six from the National Assembly.
On April 21, there will also be by-elections for a single Sindh Assembly seat.
According to the election timetable, candidates had from March 16 to March 18 to submit nomination papers to the appropriate returning authorities. On March 18, the identities of the candidates would be made public. The deadline for reviewing the candidates’ candidacies is March 21. By March 25, appeals of the returning officers’ decisions to accept or reject the nominations may be made.
The updated list of candidates is scheduled to be released on March 28. The deadline for withdrawing from consideration and accessing the updated list is set for March 29.
On March 30, election symbols would be assigned, and on April 21, polls would be held.
The Pakistani Election Commission (ECP) said on Tuesday that it has begun organizing for the forthcoming by-elections that are going to be held on a number of seats in the national and provincial assemblies.
The ECP took a number of steps in advance of the election to guarantee an easy and transparent voting procedure.
Setting up a specific paper for ballot papers was one of the election commission’s most important preparations. According to ECP sources, ECP personnel will act as returning officers in the next by-elections, supervising the conduct of the voting process and guaranteeing by Asif Ali Zardari, who vacated the position upon assuming the presidency.
compliance with electoral rules and regulations.
The positions left vacant by a number of political figures have made the by-elections necessary. Among these openings, the NA-207 seat that was formerly occupied is noteworthy.
In the same vein, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has left one seat open in each of the National and Punjab Assemblies, while Maryam Nawaz and Ali Amin Gandapur have both resigned from their positions in the National Assembly after assuming leadership of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkha.