ECP issues schedule for first ever tribal district elections in KP Assembly
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued on Monday the schedule for the first-ever provincial assembly elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
According to the schedule issued by the ECP, polling will be held on July 2 in 16 seats of the KP assembly seats. The candidates will have time from Thursday till Saturday to file their nomination papers with returning officers (RO). The last day for the scrutiny of the nomination papers will be May 18, local media reported.
The candidates will have time till May 22 to file appeals against the RO's decision regarding acceptance or rejection of the nomination papers, the ECP schedule reads. Contestants can withdraw their nomination papers by May 29, and a revised list of candidates will be published on the same day.
The election symbol will be allotted to the candidates on May 30. The commission has directed that no posting or transfers of any officers should be made in the tribal districts till the names of returning candidates are published.
The ECP has also directed that that no government functionary or elected representative shall announce any development scheme for the constituencies where the elections are to be held.
The elections will take place in PK 100 Bajaur-I, PK 101 Bajaur-II, PK 102 Bajaur-III, PK 103 Mohmand-I, PK 104 Mohmand-II, PK 105 Khyber-I, PK 106 Khyber-II, PK 107 Khyber-III, PK 108 Kurram-I, PK 109 Kurram-II, PK 110 Orakzai, PK 111 North Waziristan-I, PK 112 North Waziristan-II, PK 113 South Waziristan-I, PK 114 South Waziristan-II, PK 115 Ex-Frontier regions.
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