ECP all set to unveil new delimitations

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to approve initial delimitations on Wednesday (tomorrow) as the work entered its final phase.

The process of initial delimitations for the national and provincial assemblies has entered its final phase.

The ECP committees completed their work on initial delimitations under digital census data which would be approved tomorrow.

The initial delimitations will be publicised following the approval of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the ECP members.

For the National Assembly (NA), the voter quota for Punjab province was fixed at 905,595, 913,000 for Sindh, 907,913 for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 930,900 for Balochistan and 787,954 for Islamabad.

The voter quota for the Punjab Assembly will be 429,929, 428,431 for the Sindh Assembly, 355,270 for the KP Assembly and 292,047 for the Balochistan Assembly.

The election commission will address the objections from October 28 to November 26, whereas, the objections could be filed against the delimitations from September 27 to October 28.

The hearing on the pleas against the delimitations will be conducted till November 25. The ECP will unveil the final delimitations on November 30.

After the publication of the final delimitations, a 54-day election schedule will be announced and general polls will be held in the first week of the January 2024.

 

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