Final candidates for NA reserved seats notified

Of total 31 in list, none of them belong to PTI

ISLAMABAD:

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has notified the final list of 31 candidates in the race for the National Assembly’s reserved seats in the upcoming general elections scheduled for February 8.

A total of 10 of them belong to the PML-N, seven to the PPP, five to the JUI-F, four to the Jamaat-e-Islami, three to the MQM-P, and two to the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan.

However, the list for the NA reserved seats does not carry the name of any PTI candidate.

Separately, according to a statement issued by the ECP spokesperson, it has come to knowledge of the commission that that the elected representatives and officials of the local governments were depriving the candidates for the upcoming general elections of equal opportunities by helping them during their polls campaigns by providing them with manpower and state machinery.

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The spokesperson added that this act fell under the category of violation of the code of conduct.

Taking strict notice, the ECP has ordered all the chief secretaries and provincial election commissioners through letter to warn the local government representatives and officials to refrain from these practices.

Otherwise, the commission warned that they would face action and punishment.

Apart from this, the ECP has instructed the district monitoring teams to strictly monitor the election campaigns and take disciplinary action if they witnessed any illegal activity.