ELECTIONS TO THE SENATE IN ALL THE FOUR PROVINCES. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES ADVISED TO SUBMIT THEIR RETURN OF ELECTION EXPENSES TO THE RETURNING OFFICERS
Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad
Federal Secretary
Islamabad, March 6, 2006.- Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad, Secretary, Election Commission of Pakistan has informed that polling in all the four Provinces for elections to the Senate has been completed and result of the poll is being declared by the concerned Returning Officers (Provincial Election Commissioners) after count of votes.
Secretary, Election Commission has stated that the names of the returned candidates will be notified by Mr. Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, after receipt of return of election expenses from the successful candidates. The Returns of Election Expenses are to be submitted by the successful candidates to the concerned Returning Officers in the prescribed Form as required under Rule 37 of the Senate (Election) Rules, 1975 and shall be accompanied by an affidavit to be sworn by the returned candidates under Rule 38 of the Senate (Election) Rules, 1975. The names of returned candidates shall not be published in the official Gazette who fail to submit the Return of Election Expenses as required by Section 24 of the Senate (Election) Act, 1975.
Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad has, therefore, advised all the successful candidates to immediately submit their returns with the Returning Officers concerned.
ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN
PRESS RELEASE
LIST OF SUCCESSFUL SENATORS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON WEB SITE OF ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN
Islamabad, March 6, 2006.- Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad, Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan has informed that the names of returned candidates from Senate will be displayed on the official Web Site of the Election Commission of Pakistan, as and when received from the Returning Officers concerned and can be viewed at WWW.ECP.GOV.PK.