Election on 16 KP Assembly seats will be held on July 2

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued schedule for election of 16 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s sixteen in erstwhile tribal districts, on Monday.

According to schedule issued by ECP, polling will be held on July 2 and candidates can file their nomination papers with the returning officers from Thursday to Saturday.

The scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on May 18. The last date for filing of appeals against decisions of the returning officers regarding acceptance or rejection of the nomination papers is May 22.

Candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by May 29. The revised list of candidates will be published on the same day.

Election symbol will be allotted to the contesting candidates on May 30.

The election commission has directed that no posting or transfer of any officer will be made in the tribal districts till the publication of names of returned candidates.

The commission has also directed that no government functionary or elected representative shall announce any development scheme for the constituencies where the elections will be held.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan would announce election schedule for sixteen seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly for tribal districts on Monday.

According to ECP, the people of the tribal districts had been asked to know about status of their registration as voter by sending number of their computerized national identity card in a text message to 8300,reported Radio Pakistan. The district election commission offices would remain open today for rectification in the registration of voters.