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    The document summarizes key aspects of the candidate nomination process for Pakistan's 2018 general election. It notes that the nomination process was smoother than in 2013 and generally followed regulatory requirements. Returning officers only asked objectionable questions to 50 out of over 1,500 candidates interviewed. Stricter financial scrutiny was applied this time, resulting in over 2,000 potential candidates not passing the Election Commission's scrutiny. There was also a decrease in the number of candidates compared to the 2013 election, possibly due to increased fees and scrutiny.

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    The document summarizes key aspects of the candidate nomination process for Pakistan's 2018 general election. It notes that the nomination process was smoother than in 2013 and generally followed regulatory requirements. Returning officers only asked objectionable questions to 50 out of over 1,500 candidates interviewed. Stricter financial scrutiny was applied this time, resulting in over 2,000 potential candidates not passing the Election Commission's scrutiny. There was also a decrease in the number of candidates compared to the 2013 election, possibly due to increased fees and scrutiny.

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    Amendment Bill, 2017 regarding delimitation on provisional census data, this over-

    representation of KP conflicts with constitutional Article 51(5), which requires that seats in the
    National Assembly be allocated on the basis of population in accordance with the last
    preceding census officially published.

    4 Candidate Nominations

    Compared to past elections, another improvement was observed in the conduct of the
    nomination process of candidates, which ultimately involved 5,108 nominated candidates
    for 272 National Assembly seats and 13,693 candidates for 577 Provincial Assembly seats.
    During the 2013 General Elections, the Election Commission and other stakeholders publicly
    expressed displeasure about the way Returning Officers conducted the nomination process.
    In 2018, by contrast, the nomination process was generally smooth and in line with the
    regulatory requirements.
    FAFEN monitored the scrutiny process conducted by Returning Officers of as many as 3,953
    National Assembly candidates. In only 31 instances, Returning Officers in 12 constituencies
    asked questions that were beyond the instructions from the Election Commission (such as
    English grammar rules, recitation of Qur’anic verses, etc.). Additionally, during the interviews
    with FAFEN observers after the completion of nomination process, only 50 out of 1,574
    interviewed candidates claimed that the Returning Officers asked objectionable questions
    during the scrutiny of nomination papers.

    Male Female Total

    Nominated Candidates for National Assembly


    4,849 259 5,108
    Seats
    Contesting Candidates for National Assembly
    3,268 185 3,453
    Seats

    An expanded scrutiny of all nominated candidates was conducted in line with the new
    Election Law, which authorized the Election Commission to direct any authority or
    organization, including any financial institution, to produce any document or record or to
    furnish any information as may be necessary to determine facts relating to the candidature
    of any candidate. As a result, the Election Commission set up a centralized Scrutiny Cell in
    Islamabad and sought extensive financial records for all candidates.8 Certifications for all
    candidates were posted on the ECP website. As many as 2,020 potential candidates did not
    pass the Commission’s scrutiny.
    There has been a considerable decrease in the contestation for General Election 2018 as
    compared to the previous election. In 2013, as many as 4,462 candidates contested for
    National Assembly and 10,396 for Provincial Assembly seats. The decrease in contestation
    may be attributed to the stricter financial scrutiny of candidates as well as increase in the
    nomination fee from Rs. 4,000 for National Assembly and Rs. 2,000 for Provincial Assembly in

    8 These records included tax records from the Federal Bureau of Revenues; records of any pending cases or charges against candidates from the National

    Accountability Bureau (NAB); dual citizenship records from the Federal Investigation Agency; details of any defaulted, outstanding or written loan of
    candidates and their dependent family members from the State Bank of Pakistan; and details of outstanding utility bills from relevant service providers.

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