Pakistan

Incumbent govt’s tenure to end June 5: ECP

ECP says election to take place in July next year

News Desk October 31, 2017

PHOTO: ECP.GOV.PK

The incumbent government will complete its tenure on June 5 next year and general election will take place in the following month of July.

Election Act 2017, according to election commission officials, has made the electoral body economically and politically independent.

In a workshop held by the ECP, officials revealed that to ensure transparency watermark papers will be used. Moreover, independent Returning Officers will also be hired for the polling.

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Fee structure for nomination papers has also been revised. National Assembly candidates will now have to pay Rs30,000 whereas legislators contesting for Senate and provincial assemblies will have to pay RS20,000.

There has also been a limit set for candidate to spend on their election campaign. Upper house candidates will be allowed to spend Rs4 million, candidates contesting for provincial assemblies will be allowed to spend Rs2 million and candidates for Senate will be allowed to spend Rs1.5 million.

COMMENTS (2)

Sameer | 7 years ago | Reply May there be an interim government for atleast 10 years after that. We are fed up with the current political lot.

Wake Up | 7 years ago | Reply No steps have been taken by ECP to facilitate overseas Pakistanis to vote? All decent democratic systems allow their overseas citizens to vote. Will I be correct in assuming that the current set-up and their self-appointed ECP members are afraid that this might impact the election result in favor of IK and PTI?

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