LG polls in ICT: Submission of nomination papers to continue till 27th
ISLAMABAD: The submission of nominations for local government elections in the federal capital, scheduled 15 February next year, opened on Monday, to be continued till the coming Saturday.
In accordance with the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) LG polls programme, recently issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the respective candidates can file their nomination papers from 22-27 December excluding 25 December, the Quaid-e-Azam Day.
The scrutiny of nomination papers is scheduled from 30 December to 3 January, as per the LG elections schedule.
The ICT LG term expired on 14 February 2021, but the electoral entity failed to hold the LG elections in the ICT within the 120-day stipulated period under Section 219(4) of the Elections Act 2017.
This law provides that the ECP shall hold LG elections within 120 days of the expiry of the local governments’ term in a province, cantonment, or ICT.
Keeping this in view, the ECP was required to hold the LG elections in the ICT by June 2021.
On 18 November, the ECP announced to hold LG elections in the federal capital “immediately,” and directed its secretariat to issue the LG polls’ schedule forthwith.
Still, the related schedule was issued after almost three weeks, on 9 December.
On 8 August last year, the poll body formally announced holding LG polls in the ICT on 29 September last year, and issued the related schedule.
On 20 August, the ECP revised the ICT LG polls date to 9 October 2024, saying the decision was taken on the request of different political parties and candidates.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
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