Election time: PK-22 by-polls on Jan 15

PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Thursday that by-elections on provincial assembly constituency PK-22, Charsadda-IV will be held on January 15.

The seat had fallen vacant after the death of Qaumi Watan Party lawmaker Muhammad Ali Khan on November 3.

An ECP statement issued said that the Regional Election Commissioner for the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (Fata) Talib Hussain has been appointed as the district returning officer and district lection commissioner of Charsadda district, Waliur Rehman, as the returning officer.

The statement also said that public notices will be issued on December 3, 2012, while candidates can file nomination papers from December 10-12. Scrutiny of the nomination papers will be carried out from December 13-14, while appeals on nominations can be filed until December 18.



Appeals will be heard by the Election Tribunal until Dec 24. The statement said that candidates can withdraw their candidature on Dec 26 and the final list of the contestants will be issued on Dec 27.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 30^th, 2012.