The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has published a final list of candidates vying for the Senate election for the vacant 48 seats which will be held on April 2.
Overall 59 candidates are vying for 48 seats while it is pertinent to mention that out of 48 seats, 18 candidates have been elected unopposed. However, the Senate election on 11 seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was in jeopardy, while the election on the remaining 30 Senate seats will be held on April 2.
Elections will be held on 12 seats in Sindh, 5 seats in Punjab, and 2 seats in the federal capital Islamabad. Printing of ballot papers and delivery of election materials to the returning officers has already been completed.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalised all preparations for conducting nationwide Senate elections, the upper house of the bicameral parliament, on April 2. Polling would be held in the National Assembly and all four provincial assemblies from 9 AM to 4 PM. Ballot papers in four different colors have been printed for the Senate elections. White papers will be used for general seats, green for technocrat seats, pink for
women, and yellow for minority seats. White papers will be used for general seats, green for technocrat seats, pink for women, and yellow for minority seats. Additionally, the transportation of election materials to returning officers has been completed. Returning officers have already issued the final list of the candidates contesting elections on 48 vacant seats of the Senate.
The elections were scheduled for 29 general seats, eight seats for women, nine seats for technocrats/Ulema, and two seats for non-Muslims. According to the Election Commission, a total of 147 candidates submitted their nomination papers for these vacant seats.
