IN ALL 12,443 CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN DECLARED AS VALIDLY NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLIES CONSTITUENCIES
Islamabad, the 6th December, 2007.— The Spokesman of the Election Commission of Pakistan has informed that after the process of scrutiny of Nomination Papers by the Returning Officers all over Pakistan, 12,443 candidates have been declared as validly nominated. The Province/area-wise detail is as under:
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Si.No.
|
Province/Area
|
No. of Validly Nominated Candidates
in respect of General Seats in the |
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|
National Assembly
|
Provincial Assembly
|
Total
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|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Federal Capital
|
61
|
-
|
61
|
|
2
|
Punjab
|
1,841
|
4,113
|
5,954
|
|
3
|
Sindh
|
940
|
2,182
|
3,122
|
|
4
|
NWFP
|
526
|
1,457
|
1,983
|
|
5
|
FATAs
|
170
|
-
|
170
|
|
6
|
Balochistan
|
254
|
899
|
1,153
|
|
TOTAL :
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3,792
|
8,651
|
12,443
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2. The Province/area-wise detail of the number of candidates whose Nomination Papers have been rejected by the Returning Officers is as under:
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SI.
No.
|
Province/Area
|
No. of Candidates whose Nomination Papers have been rejected by ROs
|
|
|
National Assembly
|
Provincial Assembly
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Federal Capital
|
3
|
-
|
|
2
|
Punjab
|
113
|
353
|
|
3
|
Sindh
|
48
|
134
|
|
4
|
NWFP
|
32
|
92
|
|
5
|
FATAs
|
21
|
-
|
|
6
|
Balochistan
|
20
|
100
|
|
TOTAL :
|
237
|
679
|
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3. As regards, validly nominated candidates for the seats reserved for Women and Non-Muslims, in all 665 candidates have been declared as validly nominated by the Returning Officers of the Federal capital and the four Provinces. The detail is as under:
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SL.
No. |
Province/
Area
|
Total Validly Nominated candidates on reserved seats for
|
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|
Women
|
Non-Muslims
|
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|
National
Assembly |
Provincial
Assemblies |
Total
|
National
Assembly |
Provincial
Assemblies |
Total
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Federal Capital
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
39
|
-
|
-
|
|
2
|
Punjab
|
86
|
163
|
249
|
27
|
27
|
|
|
3
|
Sindh
|
39
|
86
|
125
|
34
|
34
|
|
|
4
|
NWFP
|
28
|
69
|
87
|
22
|
22
|
|
|
5
|
FATAs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
6
|
Balochistan
|
16
|
35
|
51
|
21
|
21
|
|
|
TOTAL :
|
169
|
353
|
522
|
39
|
104
|
104
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(+) 39
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
143
|
4. The Spokesman further clarified that the above information does not include the constituencies relating to districts Swat, some of the constituencies of Tribal areas and Shangla where the last date for filing of Nomination Papers is 6th December, 2007.