The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released a preliminary list of new delimitations.
ECP release list of delimitations: The preliminary list of new delimitations based on the 2023 digital census data was authorised by the chief election commissioner (CEC) and members of the ECP.
The commission published the initial list of the delimitations on its website following CEC’s approval.
The ECP voted to approve the initial delimitations yesterday as the delimitation procedure for the national and provincial assemblies approached its final stage.
The voter quota for the Punjab province was set at 905,595, 913,000 for Sindh, 907,913 for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 930,900 for Balochistan, and 787,954 for Islamabad for the National Assembly (NA).
The voter quotas for the Punjab Assembly will be 429,929, the Sindh Assembly will be 428,431, the KP Assembly will be 355,270, and the Balochistan Assembly will be 292,047.
While complaints to the delimitations could be lodged from September 27 to October 26, the election commission will address them from October 28 to November 26.
Up until November 25th, the arguments against the delimitations will be heard. On November 30, the ECP will reveal the final delineations.
A 54-day election calendar will be announced following the publication of the final delimitations, and general elections will take place in the first week of January 2024.
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared on September 21 that general elections would take place during the final week of January 2024.
The initial list for the delimitation of constituencies will be issued on September 27th, according to a statement from the ECP after it evaluated work on the subject.
The 54-day election schedule would be followed by general elections in the final week of January 2024, according to ECP, who also stated that the final delimitation list will be published on November 30.
The political parties put a lot of pressure on the electoral commission to delay announcing the election date.
The announcement comes a day after the ECP revealed it had invited political parties to a conference to discuss the general election code of conduct.