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ECP announces to hold first general election on 16 seats of KP Assembly in merged Tribal Areas
May 06, 2019

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued schedule for elections on sixteen seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in tribal districts. 

According to the schedule, polling will be held on the second of July.

The candidates can file their nomination papers with the returning officers from Thursday to Saturday.

18th of this month is the last date for scrutiny of the nomination papers. 

Last date for filing of appeals against decisions of the returning officers regarding acceptance or rejection of the nomination papers is 22nd May.

The candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by 29th of this month whilst on the same day, the revised list of candidates will be published.

Election symbol to the contesting candidates will be allotted on 30th this month.

The Election Commission has directed that no posting or transfer of any officer be made in the tribal districts till the publication of names of returned candidates.

The commission has also directed that no government functionary or elected representative shall announce any development scheme for the constituencies where the elections are to be held.