Faisal Raza Abidi's empty Senate seat to face election on May 16: ECP

Abidi's seat was from the Sindh quota and a successor will be voted on by the Sindh Assembly.

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday issued the schedule for polling on Senate seat vacated by Faisal Raza Abidi earlier this month.

The poll has been scheduled for May 16 in the Sindh Assembly.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Abidi had been elected on Sindh quota. He was asked on April 16 by the party leadership to tender his resignation from the house.

According to a statement by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday, the intending candidates can file their nominations on May 5 and 6. Scrutiny of the nomination papers will be held on May 7 and 8. Appeals against approval or rejection of nomination papers by returning officers could be filed by May 9. Final list of contesting candidates will be displayed on May 13.

The electoral college for this Senate college are members of the Sindh Assembly.

PPP, with its current numerical strength in the provincial assembly, is likely to bag this seat once again.