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Nomination papers’ submission for by-polls begins from today

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ISLAMABAD: The submission of nomination papers, from the candidates, for by-polls on the vacant National Assembly and provincial assemblies seats will start from Tuesday (today) and will continue till August 30.

According to the schedule given by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), by-elections will be conducted countrywide on October 14  for the assembly seats left vacant due to death of contesting/returned candidates, resignations and postponement of the elections.

A provisional list of the candidates will be issued on August 31.

The scrutiny of the nomination papers of candidates will be completed until September 4 and then another list of the eligible candidates will be published on September 14. Candidates will be able to withdraw their nominations till September 15.

The final list of the candidates with their electoral symbols will be released on September 16.

By-elections will be held on 11 NA and 26 vacant provincial assembly seats.

Among the seats where by-elections are to take place are NA-35, NA-53, NA-60, NA-63, NA-65, NA-69, NA-103, NA-124, NA-131 and NA-243.

Provincial assembly seats where by-elections will take place including 13 Punjab Assembly seats PP-3, PP-27, PP-87, PP-103, PP-118, PP-164, PP-165, PP-201, PP-222, PP-261, PP-272, PP-292 and PP-296.

Two seats of Sindh Assembly, PS-30 and PS-87 will be filled with by-polls.

In Balochistan, by-elections will be held in two constituencies, PB-35 and PB-40, whereas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by-elections will be held at nine assembly seats, PK-3, PK-7, PK-44, PK-53, PK-61, PK-64, PK-78, PK-97 and PK-99.

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