| The
Election Commission of Pakistan
was created on 23rd March 1956
under the Article 137 of the Constitution
of 1956 with the Chief Election
Commissioner as its head. The
first Chief Election Commissioner
was appointed on 25th June 1956.
The Election Commission of Pakistan
is an independent and autonomous
constitutional body charged with
the function of conducting transparent,
free, fair and impartial elections
to the National and Provincial
Assemblies. The holding of elections
to the office of the President
and the Senate are, however, the
functions of the Chief Election
Commissioner. Under the existing
laws the conduct of Local Government
Elections is also the responsibility
of the Chief Election Commissioner. |
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Justice (Retd.) Qazi Muhammad
Farooq
cec@ecp.gov.pk
Ph. (92-51) 9201915
Fax (92-51) 9205300 |
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| (1) To
prepare electoral rolls for
elections to the National and
Provincial Assemblies and revising
such rolls annually. [Article
219 (a)];
(2) To organize and conduct
election to the Senate and fill
casual vacancies in a House
or a Provincial Assembly [Article
219(b)];
(3) To appoint Election Tribunals.
[Article 219 (c)];
(4) To decide cases of disqualification
of members of Parliament and
Provincial Assemblies under
Article 63(2) and Article 63A
of the Constitution on receipt
of reference from the Chairman
or the Speaker or Head of the
political party, as the case
may be;
(5) To hold and conduct election
to the office of the President
as per Second Schedule to the
Constitution of the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan [Article
41 (3)];
(6) To hold Referendum as and
when ordered by the President.
[Article 48 (6)];
To make rules providing for
the appointment of officers
and servants to be employed
in connection with the functions
of the Chief Election Commissioner
or an Election Commission and
for their terms and conditions
of employment. Under this power,
the Honorable Chief Election
Commissioner framed the Election
Commission (Officers & Servants)
Rules, 1989. [Article 221];
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• Under
the Constitution, the Chief Election
Commissioner has been charged
with the duty of –
a) preparing electoral rolls for
election to the National Assembly,
Provincial Assemblies and Local
Government Institutions. It is
also the duty of the Chief Election
Commissioner to revise such rolls
annually;
b) organizing and conducting election
to the Senate or to fill casual
vacancies in a House or a Provincial
Assembly; and
c) appointing Election Tribunals;
and
d) conduct of Local Government
Elections. |
| • Members
of the National Assembly and Provincial
Assemblies are elected by direct
voting in a constituency on first-past-the-post
system through a secret ballot.
A candidate who obtains the highest
number of votes in a constituency,
is declared elected as a Member
of National or a Provincial Assembly.
The constituency-wise detail of
seats in the National Assembly
and Provincial Assemblies is as
under:- |
NUMBER OF SEATS
Province / Area General Seats
Seats reserved for Total
Non-Muslims Women
Federal Capital 2
10 2
Punjab 148 35 183
Sindh 61 14 75
NWFP 35 8 43
FATAs 12 -- 12
Balochistan 14 3 17
Total: 272 10 60 332+10=342
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES
NUMBER OF SEATS
Province / Area General Seats
Seats reserved for Total
Non-Muslims Women
Punjab 297 8 66 371
Sindh 130 9 29 168
NWFP 99 3 22 124
Balochistan 51 3 11 65
Total: 577 23 128 728
• The Seats in the National
Assembly are allocated to each
Province, the Federally Administered
Tribal Areas (FATAs) and the Federal
Capital on the basis of population
in accordance with the last preceding
Census officially published.
• Members to the
Seats reserved for Women and Non-Muslims,
are elected in accordance with
law through proportional representation
system of political party’s
lists of candidates on the basis
of total number of General Seats
secured by each political party
in the National Assembly or a
Provincial Assembly.
Election to the Senate
•
The Senate consists of 100 members,
of whom 14 members are elected
by each Provincial Assembly, 8
members are elected from Federally
Administered Tribal Areas (FATAs)
by the Members of National Assembly
from these areas, 2 members, 1
woman and 1Technocrat is elected
from the Federal Capital by the
Members of National Assembly,
4 women and 4 Technocrats are
elected by the members of each
Provincial Assembly. The breakup
of seats allocated to each Province,
Federally Administered Tribal
Areas (FATAs), Federal Capital,
Women and Ulema/Technocrats, is
as under:
SENATE
NUMBER OF SEATS
Province / Area General Seats
Seats reserved for Total
Women Technocrats and Ulema
Federal Capital 2 1 1 4
Punjab 14 4 4 22
Sindh 14 4 4 22
NWFP 14 4 4 22
FATAs 8 - - 8
Balochistan 14 4 4 22
Total: 66 17 17 100
• It is the responsibility
of the Chief Election Commissioner
to hold and make arrangements
for the Senate elections in accordance
with the system of proportional
representation by means of a single
transferable vote through electoral
colleges.
•
The term of the members of the
Senate is 6 years. However, the
term of the first group of the
Senators, who shall retire after
completion of first 3 years of
the Senate, is determined by drawing
of lots by the Chief Election
Commissioner.
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1 NA-25 D.I. Khan-Cum-Tank
Atta-ur-Rehman Maulana
Mufti Mehmood MMAP 15-01-2003
Moulana Fazal-ur-Rehman
Resigned due to duble
membership
2 NA-34 Lower Dir Mr.
Ahmed Ghafoor Ghulam Ghafoor
MMAP 15-01-2003 Qazi Hussain
Ahmed Resigned due to
duble membership
3 NA-35 Malakand Mr. Bakhtiar
Manni Ghaus-ur-Rehman
MMAP 18-11-2004 Maulana
Muhammad Inayat-ur-Rehman
Due to death of MNA
4 NA-56 Rawalpindi-VII
Mr. Muhammad Hanif Abbasi
Muhammad Khalil Abbasi
MMAP 15-01-2003 Sh. Rasheed
Ahmed Resigned due to
duble membership
5 NA-59 Attock-III Mr.
Shaukat Aziz Sheikh Abdul
Aziz PML(Q) 18-08-2004
Mrs. Eman Waseem Due to
Resignation of MNA
6 NA-64 Sergodha-I Mr.
Haroon Ihsan Piracha Ihsan-ul-Haq
Piracha PML 17-12-2005
Mr. Inam-ul-Haq Paracha
Due to Resignation of
MNA
7 NA-74 Bhakkar-II Mr.
Rasheed Akbar Khan Ghulam
Akbar Khan PML 15-01-2003
Ch. Shujat Hussain Resigned
due to duble membership
8 NA-89-Jhang-IV Shaikh
Waqqas Akram Muhammad
Akram PML(Q) 12-05-2004
Moulana Muhammad Azam
Tariq Due to Murdered
9 NA-127 Lahore-X Mr.
Farooq Amjad Mir Mir Muhammad
Ashraf PML(Q) 27-02-2005
Mr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Due to Resignation of
MNA
10 NA-132 Sheikhupura-III
Mr. Shahid Manzoor Shahid
Manzoor PML 17-12-2005
Mian Jalil Ahmed Sharkpuri
Due to Resignation of
MNA
11 NA-142 Kasur-V Sardar
Talib Hussain Nakai Sardar
Akbar Khan PML(Q) 15-01-2003
Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai
Resigned due to duble
membership
12 NA-163-Sahiwal-IV Mr.
Saeed Ahmed Chaudhary
Ch. Noor Alam IND. 15-01-2003
Sardar Farooq Ahmed Leghari
Resigned due to duble
membership
13 NA-180 Muzaffargarh-V
Sardar Ashiq Hussain Khan
Gopang Sardar Nawab Khan
Gopang PML(Q) 17-12-2005
Mr. Abdul Qayyum Khan
Jatoi Resigned due to
duble membership
14 NA-187-Bahawalpur-V
Syed Tasnim Nawaz Gardezi
Syed Muhammad Nawaz Gardezi
IND. 15-01-2003 Mr. Aitzaz
Ahsan Resigned due to
duble membership
15 NA-189-Bahawalnagar-II
Mr. Ali Akbar Mazhar Wains
Ch. Muhammad Din PML(Q)
17-12-2005 Mian Mumtaz
Ahmed Matiana Due to Resignation
of MNA
16 NA-190 Balawalnagar-III
Mr. Tahir Buslim Cheema
Ch. Bashir Cheema PML(Q)
12-04-2004 Mr. Abdul Sattar
Khan Laleka Due to death
of MNA
17 NA-196 Rahim Yar Khan-V
Chaudhary Zafar Iqbal
Warraich Chaudhary Ghulam
Nabi PML(Q) 12-05-2004
Ch. Zafar Iqbal Warraich
Due to Resignation of
MNA
18 NA-201 Ghotki-II Mr.
Ali Nawaz Khan Mahar Haji
Ali Anwar Khan PML (QA)
15-01-2003 Mr. Ali Muhammad
Khan Resigned due to duble
membership
19 NA-210 Jacobabad-III
Mr. Ghalib Hussain Domki
Shah Ali Khan Domki PML(Q)
10-12-2005 Sardar Saleem
Jan Khan Mazari Due to
Resignation of MNA
20 NA-216 Khairpur-II
Syed Javed Ali Shah Syed
Umed Ali Shah Jeelani
PML(F) 15-01-2003 Pir
Sadaruddin Shah Resigned
due to duble membership
21 NA-219 Hyderabad-II
Mr. Muhammad Pervez Qureshi
Muhammad Yousuf Qureshi
MQM 20-04-2006 Prof. Khalid
Wahab Due to death of
MNA
22 NA-229 Tharparkar-I
Arbab Zakaullah Haji Mir
Muhammad PML(Q) 07-10-2004
Mr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim
Due to Resignation of
MNA
23 NA-236 Sanghar-III
Mr. Liaquat Ali Mari Muhammad
Sadique Mari PML(F) 12-05-2004
Mr. Muhammad Khan Junejo
Disqualification of MNA
24 NA-240 Karachi-II Mr.
Muhammad Abid Ali Khan
Umang Muhammad Azam Ali
Khan MQM 12-05-2004 Mr.
Sarkar-ud-din Due to Resignation
of MNA
25 NA-242 Karachi-IV Dr.
Abdul Qadir Khanzada Bashir
Khan MQM 15-01-2003 Mr.
Muhammad Abdul Rauf Siddiqui
Resigned due to duble
membership
26 NA-243 Karachi-V Mr.
Abdul Waseem Abdur Raoof
MQM 14-05-2004 Mr. Sultan
Ahmed Khan alias
S.A. Khan Due to Resignation
of MNA
27 NA-246 Karachi-VIII
Mr. Nisar Ahmed Penhwar
Muhammad Safar MQM 14-05-2004
Haji Aziz Ullah Brohi
Due to Resignation of
MNA
28 NA-255 Karachi XVIII
Dr. Muhammad Farooq Sattar
Abdul Sattar Noor Muhammad
MQM 22-06-2003 Mr. Mahmood
Ahmed Qureshi Due to death
of MNA
29 NA-262 Killa Abdullah
Mr. Mehmood Khan Achakzai
Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai
PPMAP 22-11-2002 Re-election
In compliance with the
order of Balochistan High
Court
30 NA-269-Khuzdar Bye-election
under process Mr. Abdur
Rauf Mengal Due to Resignation
of MNA
31 NA-271 Kharan--cum--Panjgur
Sardar Fateh Muhammad
Muhammad Hassani Haji
Ghul Muhammad Muhammad
Hassani PML(Q) 28-05-2005
Moulvi Rehmatullah Due
to death of MNA |
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of Punjab Assembly |
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1 PP-8 Rawalpindi-VIII Mr. Muhammad
Waqas Dr. Muhammad Kamal MMAP
15-03-2003 Mr.Ghulam Sarwar
Khan Resigned due to duble membership
2 PP-30 Sargodha-III Mr. Zahid
Iqbal Sindhu Muhammad Azam PML
22-06-2003 Mr. Fakhar Iqbal
Due to death of MPA
3 PP-33 Sargodha-VI Mr. Muhammad
Afzaal Mirza Advocate Muhammad
Idrees PPPP 17-12-2005 Malik
Shoaib Awan Due to Resignation
of MPA
4 PP-44 Mianwali-II Mr. Aamir
Hayat Khan Niazi Amir Abdullah
Khan Rokhri PML 15-03-2003 Mr.
Gul Hameed Khan Resigned due
to duble membership
5 PP-47 Bhakkar-I Mr. Saeed
Akbar Khan Ghulam Akbar Khan
PML 15-03-2003 Mr. Muhammad
Sana Ullah Khan Resigned due
to duble membership
6 PP-61 Faisalabad-X Sardar
Dildar Ahmed Cheema Sardar Hafeez-ur-Rehman
Cheema PML 15-03-2003 ---- Due
to death of a contesting candidate
7 PP-80 Jhang-VIII Proceeding
stoped Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed Lali
Due to disqualification of MPA
8 PP-93 Gujranwala-III Engineer
Muhammad Ashraf Butt Muhammad
Aslam Butt PML 11-10-2004 Maulana
Mufti Farid Hazarvi Due to death
of MPA
9 PP-97 Gujranwala-VII Mr. Muhammad
Nasir Cheema Ch. Khushi Muhammad
Cheema PML 22-10-2005 Mr. Mazhar
Javed Due to disqualification
of MPA
10 PP-103 Gujranwala-XIII Mr.
Akmal Saif Chattha Sauf Ali
Shattha PML 15-03-2003 Mr. Hamid
Nasir Chatha Resigned due to
duble membership
11 PP-110 Gujrat-III Mr. Mohammad
Bashrat Raja Raja Lal Khan PML
15-03-2003 Ch. Pervez Elahi
Resigned due to duble membership
12 PP-114 Gujrat-VII Ch. Muhammad
Arshad Haji Sardar Ali PML(Jinnah)
22-02-2003 Ch. Muhammad Farooq
Due to Murdered of MPA
13 PP-117 Mandi Bahuddin-II
Mst. Basma Riaz Chaudhary W/O
Naveed Bilal PML 17-12-2005
Ch. Riaz Asghar Due to Resignation
of MPA
14 PP-142 Lahore-VI Haji Qaiser
Amin Butt Haji Muhammad Amin
Butt PML 15-03-2003 Kh. Saad
Rafiq Resigned due to duble
membership
15 PP-147 Lahore-XI Mr. Abdul
Aleem Khan Abdul Raheem Khan
PML 15-03-2003 Sardar Ayaz Sadiq
Resigned due to duble membership
16 PP-156 Lahore-XX Mr. Muhammad
Shoaib Muhammad Idrees Siddiqi
PML 03-07-2004 Sh. Amjad Aziz
Supreme Court of Pakistan declared
the election void
17 PP-157 Lahore-XXI Mr. Naveed
Ashiq Dial Ch. Ashiq Diyal PML
30-09-2006 Rana Muhammad Tajamal
Hussain Disqualified by the
Election Tribunal
18 PP-200 Multan-VII Mr. Muhammad
Husnain Khan Bosan Ameer Haider
PML 15-03-2003 Mr. Sikandar
Hayat Khan Bosan Resigned due
to duble membership
19 PP-245 D.G. Khan-VI Mr. Muhammad
Mohsin Khan Leghari Sardar Raifq
Ahmed Leghari NA 15-03-2003
Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari
Resigned due to duble membership
20 PP-247 Rajanpur-I Mr. Ghazali
Rahim Khan Pitafi Sardar Abdul
Rahim Khan NA 15-03-2003 Mr.
Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari Resigned
due to duble membership
21 PP-266 Layyah-V Mehr Fazal
Hussain Sumra Mehr Qadir Bakhsh
Sumra PML 15-03-2003 Ch. Asghar
Ali Gujar Resigned due to duble
membership
22 PP-269 Bahawalpur-III Malik
Khalid Mehmood
Babar Waran Malik Qadir Bukhsh
Waran PML 03-07-2004 Malik Khalid
Mehmood
Babar Waran Due to Resignation
of MPA
23 PP-275 Bahawalpur-IX Ch.
Shoaib Karim Ch. Abdul Karim
PML 03-07-2004 Ch. Shoaib Karim
Due to Resignation of MPA
24 PP-276 Bahawalpur-X Dr. Muhammad
Afzal Noor Muhammad PML 03-07-2004
Dr. Muhammad Afzal Due to Resignation
of MPA
25 PP-281 Bahawalnagar-V Ch.
Kashif Mehmood Khalid Mahmood
PML 18-05-2006 Haji Muhammad
Tahir Mehmood Due to death of
MPA
26 PP-295 R.Y. Khan-XI Sardar
Muhammad Dariya
Khan Fayyaz Sardar Haji Allah
Wassaya Khan PML 15-03-2003
Mr. Jahangir Khan Tareen Resigned
due to duble membership
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1 PS-10 Shikarpur-II
Mr. Faiz Muhammad Mahar Pir
Muhammad Mahar PML 15-01-2003
Mr. Ghous Bux Khan Mahar Resigned
due to duble membership
PS-11 Shikarpur-III Bye-election
under process 16-11-2006 Mr.
Aga Tariq Khan Due to death
of MPA
2 PS-12 Shikarpur-IV Mr. Abid
Hussain Jatoi Aitbar Khan Jatoi
NA 15-01-2003 Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim
Resigned due to duble membership
3 PS-18 Jacobabad-VI Mr. Imtiaz
Ahmed Alias Tariq Sheikh Abdul
Rehman Shaikh NA 15-01-2003
Sardar Saleem Jan Khan Mazari
Resigned due to duble membership
4 PS-31 Khairpur-III Dr. Muhammad
Rafique Banbhan Sobharo Khan
Banbhan PML(F) 12-05-2004 Mr.
Bashir Ahmed Banbhan Due to
Resignation of MPA
5 PS-75 Dadu-V Dr. Sajeela Leghari
W/O Dr. Manzoor Hussain Leghari
PML 07-08-2006 Dr. Manzoor Hussain
Leghari Due to death of MPA
6 PS-76 Dadu-VI Mr. Ahsan Ali
Jatoi Abdul Hameed Jatoi PML
15-01-2003 Mr. Liaquat Ali Jatoi
Resigned due to duble membership
7 PS-80 Sanghar-III Qazi Shamasuddin
Qazi Faiz Muhammad PML(F) 08-06-2006
Mr. Anwar Adil Due to death
of MPA
8 PS-86 Thatta-III Engr. Syed
Sarfraz Shah Sheerazi Yar Muhammad
Shah Sheerazi PML 15-01-2003
Syed Ayaz Ali Shah Sherazi Resigned
due to duble membership
9 PS-106 Karachi-XVIII Mr. Khalid
Bin Villayat, Advocate Villayat
Ali Khan MQM uncontested Mr.
Kanwar Naveed Jamil Due to Resignation
of MPA
10 PS-117 Karachi-XXIX Dr. Sagheer
Ahmad Ekram-ud-Din Ahmed MQM
10-12-2005 Syed Mustafa Kamal
Due to Resignation of MPA
11 PS-120 Karachi-XXXII Mr.
Nishat Muhammad Zia Qadri Hassan
Muhammad Zia Qadri MQM 10-12-2005
Syed Ali Bin Hamid Due to Resignation
of MPA
12 PS-127 Karachi-XXXIX Mr.
Yousif Munir Shaikh Muhammad
Usman Shaikh MQM 10-12-2005
Mr. Abdullah Murad |
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1 PF-20 Charsadda-IV Maulana
Muhammad Idrees Hakeem Abdul
Haq MMAP 15-01-2003 Mr. Aftab
Ahmed Khan Sherpao Resigned
due to duble membership
2 PF-66 D.I.Khan-III Maulana
Lutfur Rehman Maula Mufti Mehmood
MMAP 18-06-2005 Alhaj Sardar
Inayatullah Khan Gandapur Due
to death of MPA
3 PF-67 D.I. Khan-IV Mr. Israr
Ullah Khan Gandapur Inayatullah
Khan Gandapur PPP(S) 15-01-2003
Alhaj Sardar Inayatullah Khan
Gandapur Resigned due to duble
membership
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1 PB-4 Quetta-IV Bye-election
under process Mr. Akhtar Hussain
Due to Resignation of MPA
2 PB-11 Killa Abdullah-I Proceeding
suspended by the Court Mr. Hafiz
Hamdullah Due to Resignation
of MPA
3 PB-12 Killa Abdullah-II Bye-election
under process Mr. Muhammad Naseem
Taryali Due to disqualification
of MPA
4 PB-25 Nasirabad-I Mr. Haider
Ali Jamali Abdul Nabi Jamali
PML 23-04-2006 Mr. Jan Muhammad
Khan Jamali Due to Resignation
of MPA
5 PB-31 Kachhi-II Mr. Shah Zaman
Rind Muhammad Zaman NA 15-01-2003
Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind Resigned
due to duble membership
6 PB-35 Khuzdar-III Bye-election
under process Mr. Muhammad Akbar
Mengal Due to Resignation of
MPA
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