The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday announced the schedule for the election of 16 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seats in the tribal districts. The elections will be held on July 2.
The elections will be held 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 and PK 115 Ex-Frontier regions.
The candidates can have their nominations registered with the returning officers (RO) from Thursday to Saturday. The month of May 18 will be the last date for scrutiny of the nominations by the returning officers.
May 22 has been set as the last date for filing appeals against the ROs’s decisions on the acceptance or rejection of the nominations.
The contesters can withdraw their nominations by May 29, and a revised list of the candidates will be published on the same day. Election-symbols will be allotted on May 30.
The ECP has directed that no posting or transfer of any officer should be made in the tribal districts till the names of returning candidates are published.
The ECP has also given order that no government functionary or elected representative should announce any development scheme for the constituencies where the elections will be scheduled.
The terror-hit tribal districts were merged with KP as part of the reforms package aimed at bringing them on par with other parts of the country.
