Senate Elections to be held on March 2: Election Commission of Pakistan

Senate Elections to be held on March 2: Election Commission of Pakistan

Islamabad: (Thursday, January 12, 2012) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued the formal schedule for Senate Elections, according to which the said polls will be held on March 2 this year.

The formal announcement by the ECP has cleared the fog created by rumours regarding postponement or an early holding of Senate elections in the backdrop of swiftly changing political scenario in the country.

According to the announcement made by the Election Commission of Pakistan, it will receive nomination papers of candidates for the senate polls on February 13 and 14. The contestants will be allowed to withdraw their nominations
until February 24, while the final list of the candidates will also be displayed on the same date.

According to the news received by the ECP, 50 members of senate are retiring on March 11, and the seats vacated by them will be filled in by the new members.

According to the notification, Members of the Provincial Assembly of each of the Provinces of the Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan will be able to elect to the Senate seven Members from general seats, two Members
from the seats reserved for women and two Members for the seats reserved for Technocrats including Ulema, from each of the Provinces of the Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan,

Members of National Assembly will be able to elect to the Senate one Member against general seat and the other Member against the seat reserved for Technocrats including Ulema from the Federal Capital, while members of National
Assembly from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas will be able to elect to the Senate four Members against general seats.

In addition to this, members of the Provincial Assembly of each of the Provinces of the Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan will be able to elect to the Senate one Member from the seats reserved for non-Muslims.

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