ECP begins preparation for holding elections on vacant seats of provincial, National Assembly

ISLAMABAD, Jan 22 (SABAH): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has stared preparation for holding elections on vacant seats of both the provincial and national assemblies.

According to a private TV channel, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr. Sikandar Sultan Raja convened the meeting on Monday (today) to take stock of preparations for holding elections on vacant seats of both the provincial and national assemblies.

According to media reports, ECP received Rs18 billion for the upcoming elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The ECP received these funds for holding timely elections in both the provinces.

The ECP has also decided not to use the Result Transmission System (RTS) in the Punjab and KP elections and will be using Result Management System (RMS).

The election watchdog has also arranged phase-wise training of the staff on the RMS. The training of election staff was underway in all the four provinces and Islamabad. Each batch will be trained for two days and the RMS would help in timely delivery of results.