Election Commission of Pakistan announces schedule for by-elections on vacant seats of NA, four provincial assemblies

ISLAMABAD, March 13 (SABAH): Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced schedule for by-elections on 23 vacant seats of National Assembly and four provincial assemblies. Meanwhile the ECP has also appointed the District Returning Officers, Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers for the by-elections.

According to the schedule issued by the Election Commission on Wednesday, polling will be held on the 21st of next month.

The candidates can file their nomination papers with the returning officers from the 16th to the 18th of this month. 21st of this month has been fixed as the last date for scrutiny of nomination papers.

The candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by 29th of this month. On the same day, the revised list of candidates will be issued.

The by elections will be held on six seats of National Assembly, 12 seats of Punjab Assembly, two seats each of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan Assemblies and one seat of Sindh Assembly.

These seats became vacant under Articles 43(2), 223(3) & (4) of the constitution as well as due to the death of contesting and returned candidates.

Meanwhile the ECP has also appointed the District Returning Officers, Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers for the by-elections on National and provincial assembly seats.