Election Rules, 2017 (Updated Till 31-12-2023)

THE ELECTION RULES 2017
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These Rules may

be called the Election Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.— (1) In these Rules, unless there is anything

repugnant in the subject or context,—
(i) ―Act‖ means the Elections Act, 2017;
(ii) ―continuing candidate" with reference to election to the

Senate means any candidate not elected and not
excluded from the poll at any given time;
(iii) ―delimitation committee‖ means the committee constituted

or appointed by the Commission under the Rules for the
purpose of delimitation of constituencies of an Assembly,
or, as the case may be, a local government;
(iv) ―Delimitation authority‖ means an authority appointed by

the Commission for hearing and disposal of
representations made in connection with delimitation of
constituencies of local governments.
(v) "exhausted paper" with reference to election to the Senate

means a ballot paper on which no further preference is
recorded for a continuing candidate:
Provided that a ballot paper shall also be deemed to

have become exhausted whenever—
(a) the name of two or more candidates, whether

continuing or not, are marked with the same figure
and are next in order of preference; or
(b) the name of the candidate next in order of

preference, whether continuing or not is marked—
(i) by a figure not following consecutively after some

other figure on the ballot paper; or
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(ii) by two or more figures;
(vi) ―first preference" with reference to election to the Senate

means the figure 1 set opposite the name of a candidate,
"second preference" means the figure 2 set opposite the
name of a candidate, "third preference" means the figure
3 set opposite the name of a candidate, and so on;
(vii) ―form‖ means a form appended to these Rules and the Act
and includes translation thereof into any language as may
be approved by the Commission;
(viii) ―original vote" in relation to any candidate for election to

the Senate means a vote derived from a ballot paper on
which a first preference is recorded for such candidate;
(ix) ―Party Leader" means the head of a political party duly

elected in accordance with the constitution of the political
party and the provisions of the Act by whatever name
designated;
(x) ―publish‖ with its grammatical variations, includes

exhibition at a place accessible to the public;
(xi) ―schedule‖ means schedule appended to these Rules;
(xii) ―section‖ means a section of the Act;
(xiii) "surplus" with reference to election to the Senate means

the number by which the value of the votes, original and
transferred, of any candidate exceeds the quota;
(xiv) ―transferred vote" in relation to any candidate for election

to the Senate means a vote the value or the part of the
value of which is credited to such candidate and which is
derived from a ballot paper on which a second or a
subsequent preference is recorded for such candidate;
and
(xv) ―unexhausted ballot paper" with reference to election to

the Senate means a ballot paper on which a further
preference is recorded for a continuing candidate.
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(2) The words and expressions used but not herein defined
shall have the meanings as assigned to them in the Constitution and
the Act.
CHAPTER II
ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN
3. Procedure of the Commission.— (1)For the performance

of its functions and duties under the Constitution and the Act, the
Commission may hold meetings as and when it deems appropriate.
(2) Secretary to the Commission shall prepare an agenda of

the meeting along with a working paper and submit it to the
Commissioner for approval and shall place the same before the
Commission on a date to be fixed by the Commissioner.
(3) The minutes of the meeting containing decisions of the

Commission shall be communicated by the Secretary to all
concerned for implementation.
(4) The Commission may require any of its members or any

of its officers to supervise the implementation of a particular
assignment or activity and to submit a compliance report in regard
thereto.
(5) The Commission may review the progress of previous

decisions in its subsequent meetings.
4. Procedure relating to contempt of the Commission.—

(1) The Commission may take cognizance of its alleged contempt
under section 10, either suo-moto or on a petition filed by any person
on account of willful disobedience of any order, instruction or
direction of the Commission or a breach of undertaking submitted to
the Commission or using intemperate language against the
Commissioner, or the Commission or any of its members.
(2) A petition for contempt proceedings shall be duly

registered by the office before presenting to the Commission.
(3) The petition shall briefly and clearly state all relevant
facts, purported to be constituting contempt of the Commissioner, the
Commission or any of its members and shall be supported by an
affidavit of the petitioner, if any.
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(4) Notice of the petition along with statement of allegations
and affidavit, if any, shall be served on the person complained
against hereinafter called ―the respondent‖ and the notice shall
require the respondent to appear in person and unless the
Commission otherwise directs, he shall appear on each date of
hearing and, if so required shall enter into recognizance with one or
more sureties.
(5) Where the alleged contempt by any of office bearer or

member of a political party enlisted under the Act consists of any of
the grounds mentioned in sub-rule (1), the notice shall be served on
the party leader of such political party and such of office bearers or
members of the party who at the time of alleged contempt were
responsible for such act.
(6) Where the Commission is satisfied by an affidavit or

otherwise, that the respondent is or, as the case may be,
respondents are avoiding service, it may direct issuance of bailable
or non-bailable warrants for his or their arrest.
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Provided that in case of bailable warrant, the
Commission may in its discretion by endorsement on warrant
and subject to its satisfaction, direct the police officer(s) to
take such bail or security if such person is ready and willing
to give bail and security required by such direction and shall
forward the bond to the Commission:
Provided further that where a person is arrested in

pursuance of a non-bailable warrant in which no direction
has been endorsed, the Commission may for sufficient
reasons release the person subject to furnishing such bond
or security, as the Commission thinks fit and direct the
person to appear by a specified date before it.
(7) Where the contempt consists of words or any act of

visible sign which tends to prejudice a party to the proceeding before
the Commission or tends to scandalize the Commissioner or any
member of the Commission or otherwise tends to bring the
Commissioner or a member of the Commission in relation to his
office into hatred, ridicule or contempt, the matter shall in the first
instance be placed before the Commissioner and such member as
the Commissioner may nominate to consider the expediency or
propriety of taking action in the matter.
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Inserted vide ECP SRO 2271(1)/2022 dated 12th December, 2022
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(8) If the Commission on the basis of opinion expressed by
the Commissioner or the member mentioned in sub-rule (7) decides
that action should be taken in the matter, it may direct a notice or a
show cause notice to be issued to the alleged contemnor by the
Secretary of the Commission or in his absence, any other officer of
the Commission and copy of such notice or show cause notice shall
be sent to the Advocate General, Islamabad who shall in that event
either conduct proceedings himself or depute an Additional Advocate
General or a Deputy or Assistant Advocate General for the purpose.
(9) The respondent shall, on the first hearing, file a written

reply in answer to the allegations against him and shall be afforded
reasonable opportunity to adduce evidence in his defence.
(10) No oath shall be administered to the respondent unless

he chooses to appear as his own witness.
(11) Notwithstanding anything contained in this rule, where

the contempt is committed in the face of the Commission,
Commissioner or a member of the Commission in Chambers, the
Commission, the Commissioner or the member, as the case may be,
may proceed forthwith to determine the guilt of the respondent and
the procedure laid down in this rule shall be followed.
(12) If at any time during the pendency of the contempt

proceedings or thereafter but before the execution of the sentence,
the respondent tenders unqualified apology, the Commission may
consider such apology and make such order as it may consider
appropriate.
(13) The Commission may award sentence of imprisonment,

fine or both as it may deem fit in the circumstances of each case.
(14) The warrant of arrest of any person, witness and

commitment to jail in case of sentence of imprisonment or
imprisonment in default of payment shall be in Form-1, Form-2,
Form-3 and Form-4, respectively.
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(15) The bond referred to in proviso to sub-rule (6) and
notice or a show cause notice referred to in sub-rule (8) shall be on
Forms 4A and 4B, respectively.
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5. Financial powers of the Commissioner.— (1) The
financial powers of the Commissioner contained in section 11 shall
include powers:
(a) for creation of posts;
(b) to upgrade, downgrade or change the nomenclature of

any post;
(c) to sanction and incur expenditure on any item including

any allowance from within approved budgetary
allocation; and
(d) to re-appropriate funds from one head of account to

another head of account within approved budgetary
allocation.
(2) The powers of the Commissioner contained in clause (c)

in sub-rule (1) shall include the power to sanction and incur
expenditure on account of remuneration, or, as the case may be,
honoraria to be paid to:
(a) the election officials appointed in connection with an

election;
(b) the enumeration staff engaged for the preparation or

revision of electoral rolls;
(c) officers and staff working under the Commissioner on

account of conduct of an election, delimitation or other
activities;
(d) training experts engaged for imparting training to the

officers and staff working under the Commissioner and
the election officials appointed in connection with an
election; and
(e) such officers and officials belonging to other departments

whose services are requisitioned for any activity carried
out by the Commission.
6. Measures for Trainings. — (1) In pursuance of section 12,

for trainings to be arranged for its own officers or election officials
deputed or appointed in connection with an election, the Commission
shall appoint a Committee to prepare or review the handbooks,
manuals and other training material for such trainings, well before the
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start of the trainings, which shall be approved by the Commission or
an officer authorized by it.
(2) The trainings for officers and staff of the Commission will
be held in Federal Election Academy or at such other place or places
as the Commissioner may decide.
(3) The training plan for election officials to be appointed or

deputed in connection with election shall be prepared by the Training
wing in consultation with Provincial Election Commissioners and shall
be submitted to the Commission or to an officer authorized by it for its
approval.
(4) The Commission may utilize services of its own officers or

requisition services of trainers from any government for conduct of
trainings mentioned in sub-rule (1) and arrange the trainings either
itself or hire services of some other department or organization for
this purpose on terms and conditions to be determined by it.
(5) The Commission may appoint a Training Coordinator for

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each district [***] who shall assist the District Election Commissioner
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[***]in arranging venues, providing logistics and training material and
execution of trainings in the manner as may be determined by the
Commission.
(6) The Commission or an officer authorized by it in this

behalf may direct any public authority, educational or training
institution to organize exclusive training, or include in their training
programmes, sessions to promote dissemination of knowledge
regarding electoral laws, procedures and best practices.
(7) The trainings to be imparted to District Returning Officer,

Returning Officer and polling personnel shall be monitored in order to
ensure attendance of trainees and assess effectiveness of such
trainings and reports thereof shall be submitted to the Secretary to
the Commission for perusal and necessary measures, if required.
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6A. Procedure of the Commission under Sub Section (1)
of the Section 9 of the Elections Act, 2017. — (1) For exercising
the powers under sub-section (1) of section 9, the Commission shall
regulate its procedure as foIIows:
1 Omitted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.791(I)/2018 dated 22ndJune, 2018.

2 Omitted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.791(I)/2018 dated 22ndJune, 2018.
3 Inserted Vide ECP Notification SRO. 1(1)/2022 dated 18 th April, 2022.
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(a) The Commission may on the petition presented to it,
initiate proceedings under section 9 and pass order to
the office for fixation for hearing or placing before it on
file.
(b) The petition under section 9 shall contain a statement of

material facts alongwith complete particulars of
grievances and grave illegalities and violations of the Act
or the Rules.
(c) The petitioner shall file one plus seven (1+7) copies of
the petition for utilization of the Commission and
handing over to the respondent(s).
(d) The petition shall be duly accompanied by relevant

documents pertaining to the grievances, illegalities or
violation of the Act or the Rules.
(e) The petition shall contain complete address of the

parties and copy of the national identity card and
contact number of the petitioner.
(f) The officer or official authorized in this behalf shall

examine the petition and ensure that the petition is
properly indexed and duly page numbered.
(g) The petition shall be duly entered in the register on the

duly approved format and data entry of its particulars
shall be carried out accordingly.
(h) The officer or official shall return the petition, if it is

found to be not properly numbered, paged or is not
accompanied by relevant documents, with the advice of
resubmission thereof by due date if the petitioner so
desires.
(2) Once the matter has been fixed for hearing or placed
before it on file, the Commission may proceed as follows:
(a) The Commission shall cause to be issued notice(s) to all

the respondent(s) or any other person to be affected by
the Order of the Commission along with copy of the
petition and the accompanying documents requiring
them to appear in person or through a duly authorized
agent or counsel.
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(b) The notice(s) under sub-rule(a) may be issued through
any of the following modes:
(i) registered post acknowledgment due;
(ii) courier service;
(iii) urgent mail service;
(iv) special representative;
(v) any other mode as the Commission may deem fit
(c) the date and time of hearing may also be disseminated

by the following modes:
(i) newspaper;
(ii) short message service (SMS): or
(iii) any electronic mode of communication, which may
include radio, television.
(d) If the respondent(s) fail to appear before the Commission

on a date of hearing despite due service, the
Commission shall proceed in the matter ex-parte.
(e) The Commission may require a respondent to file his

written statement, if desired by it.
(f) Each respondent shall provide his complete address,

copy of the national identity card and contact number
(mobile number) for his service with his reply or written
statement to be filed under clause (d).
(g) The Commission may in appropriate case(s) require a

petitioner to file a rejoinder.
(h) The Commission may seek report and relevant

documents from the concerned department or agency or
any of the officer thereof or its own officers.
(i) The Commission may record such evidence as it may

deem necessary concerning grave illegalities and
violations of the Act and the Rules.
(j) The Commission may order that any or all facts to be

proved or disproved by affidavit(s) and, for the purpose
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of expeditious conclusion of inquiry, may apply such
other procedure as it deems fit if circumstances so
warrant.
(k) The Commission may also on its own motion or on the

report of concerned election official initiate proceedings
under section 9 of the Act and may conduct such inquiry,
issue summons or notices to the parties, government
functionaries, election officials, elected members and
other citizen(s) relevant to the matter, as it may deem
necessary and shall make an order declaring the poll
void in one or more polling stations or in the whole
constituency.
(l) The Commission shall decide the matter after providing

an opportunity of hearing to the parties.
6B. Procedure before the Commission for inquiry under

section 9(1) of the Elections Act 2017. — For the purpose of
inquiry under section 9(1) of the Elections Act 2017, the Commission
shall have powers in respect of the following:
(a) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining

him on oath;
(b) compelling the discovery and production of documents,

articles or objects;
(c) summoning and examining, on its own motion, any

person whose evidence appears to be material; and
(d) Proceeding with the matter on day-to-day basis and the

Commission may grant no adjournment to any party for
more than three days and that too on payment of such
costs as it may determine.
CHAPTER III
DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES
A. DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES OF ASSEMBLIES
7. Commission to delimit constituencies. — After

allocation of seats in the National Assembly under clause (5) of
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Article 51 to each Province [***] and the Federal Capital, the
Commission shall carry out the delimitation of constituencies of
general seats in an Assembly in accordance with section 19 and the
procedure laid down in this Chapter, on the basis of population in
accordance with the last preceding census officially published.
8. Determination of quota. — (1) The Commission shall,

after allocation of seats referred to in rule 7, determine the average
population (hereinafter referred to as ―quota per seat‖) of a
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constituency for each Province [***]and the Federal Capital by
dividing total population thereof by general seats in the National
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Assembly allocated to a Province [***] or, as the case may be, the
Federal Capital.
(2) The Commission shall determine and notify the share of a

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district or districts, [***] or, as the case may be, the Federal Capital
by dividing total population thereof with the quota per seat of the
National Assembly as determined under this rule:
Provided that a fraction of more than 0.5 may be counted as

one seat and a fraction of less than 0.5 may be ignored:
Provided further that the Commission may deviate from the

principle laid down in the first proviso in exceptional cases for
reasons to be recorded.
(3) The Commission shall divide total population of a

Province by the number of general seats in the Provincial Assembly
to determine quota per seat in that Assembly.
(4) The Commission shall determine and notify the share of a

district or districts by dividing total population thereof with the quota
per seat of the Provincial Assembly concerned as determined under
this rule:
Provided that a fraction of more than 0.5 shall be counted as

one seat and a fraction of less than 0.5 may be ignored:
Provided further that the Commission may deviate from the

principle laid down in the first proviso in exceptional cases for
reasons to be recorded.
1Omitted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.791(I)/2018 dated 22ndJune, 2018.

3Omitted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.791(I)/2018 dated 22 ndJune, 2018.
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9. Constitution of Delimitation Committees.—(1) For
delimitation of constituencies in accordance with the quota
determined under rule 8, the Commission shall constitute, for each
Province, a Delimitation Committee consisting of not less than three
officers of the Commission, one of whom shall be designated as the
Convener, which shall be responsible to prepare draft proposals for
delimitation of constituencies of National Assembly and Provincial
Assembly of the respective Province.
(2) A Delimitation Committee shall be constituted separately

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for the Federal Capital [***] which shall be responsible to prepare
the draft proposals for delimitation of constituencies of the National
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Assembly from [***] the Federal Capital.
(3) The Commission shall convey the share of seats for

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each district or districts [***]in the National Assembly or, as the case
may be, the share of seats for each district or districts in the
Provincial Assembly, to the concerned Delimitation Committees
constituted under sub-rule (1) and sub-rule (2) and shall also provide
guidelines and timeframe for functioning of the Committee.
10. Draft proposals for delimitation of constituencies.—

(1) A Delimitation Committee constituted under rule 9 shall,
immediately after its constitution, proceed to obtain from Pakistan
Bureau of Statistics, population data of last census officially
published along with relevant maps showing therein census charges,
census circles and census blocks along with description, relating to a
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Province, a district [***] or any other administrative or revenue unit
as it may require.
(2) The Delimitation Committee shall also obtain district

maps along with description, duly authenticated by Pakistan Bureau
of Statistics, or, as the case may be, the district head of Revenue
Department, prepared on a uniform scale as may be determined by
the Commission indicating therein details of all administrative and
revenue units in the district to the level of a Patwar Circle or, as the
case may be, a Tapedar Circle, as well as prominent geographical
and physical features, such as rivers and mountains and any other
information as may be determined by the Commission or required by
the Committee.

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(3) In preparing draft proposals for delimitation of
constituencies, the Delimitation Committee shall follow the principles
of delimitation as laid down in section 20, procedure given in this
Chapter and the guidelines provided by the Commission from time to
time.
(4) The constituency for an Assembly shall not ordinarily

extend to more than one district except in exceptional circumstances
for reasons to be recorded by the Delimitation Committee:
Provided that a Patwar Circle or, as the case may be, a

Tapedar Circle shall be the basic unit for delimitation and it shall not
be broken under any circumstances:
Provided further that in case of urban areas census circle

shall not be broken under any circumstances.
(5) As far as possible, the delimitation of constituencies of an

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Assembly shall start from the Northern end of the district [***] and
then proceed clock-wise in zigzag manner keeping in view that
population among the constituencies of an Assembly shall remain as
close as may be practicable to the quota:
Provided that the quota under this sub-rule shall be

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determined by dividing total population of the district [***] with
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number of seats allocated to that district [***]:
Provided further that the variation in population between two

or more constituencies shall not ordinarily exceed ten percent and
the Delimitation Committee shall record reasons if, in exceptional
circumstances, the variation has to exceed the limit.
(6) For the purpose of preparation of draft proposals for

delimitation, the Delimitation Committee may require assistance from
any Federal, Provincial or, as the case may be, a Local Government
Authority.
(7) After the draft proposals for delimitation of constituencies

are finalized on Form-5, the Delimitation Committee shall send the
same to the Commission, within the time specified and in the manner
as may be determined by the Commission.

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11. Publication of preliminary proposals.—(1) The
Commission may, on receipt of Form-5 containing draft proposals of
delimitation of constituencies of an Assembly, examine such
proposals with reference to the principles of delimitation as laid down
in section 20, the provisions of this Chapter and its guidelines and
may make such alterations or modifications therein as it may deem
necessary or may refer such proposals back to the Delimitation
Committee concerned for re-consideration in the light of observations
of the Commission and such Delimitation Committee after making
modifications in the proposals as may be necessary shall re-submit
the same to the Commission within fifteen days of its receipt.
(2) The Commission, after it is satisfied that draft proposals

for delimitation conform to the provisions of the Act and these Rules,
shall publish them as preliminary proposals for delimitation along with
its report in the official gazette and cause to give wide publicity to the
same as it may deem fit.
12. Manner of making representation.—(1) A voter in a

constituency may, within a period of thirty days from the publication
of the preliminary proposals, make a representation to the
Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies of the
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district [***] wherein his vote is registered.
(2) A representation shall be in the form of a memorandum

giving therein the grounds for such representation and the details of
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how the constituencies of an Assembly in the district [***] may be
delimited if representation is accepted by the Commission.
(3) The representation shall be signed by the person making

it and be presented either in person or by an agent duly authorized in
writing.
(4) A representation referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be filed

with the Secretary to the Commission and shall be accompanied by
eight copies thereof along with duly marked equal number of relevant
maps to be obtained from the Commission, Pakistan Bureau of
Statistics or, the revenue department, as the case may be, on the
scale approved by the Commission indicating therein all existing
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administrative and revenue units in the district [***]:

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Provided that a person making representation may obtain
copies of maps against payment of a fee of one thousand rupees per
map from the Commission or an officer authorized by it:
Provided further that a person making representation shall

rely only on the figures of population taken from the last census
officially published.
(5) While submitting a representation under sub-rule (4), a

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district [***] as a whole shall be taken as minimal unit for the
purpose of preparing maps wherein all constituencies of the district
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[***], including the constituency in respect whereof representation
has been filed, shall be marked on the basis of suggestion made in
the representation and highlighted to distinguish them from each
other.
(6) The representations filed with the Secretary to the

Commission shall be entered in a register in Form-6.
13. Hearing and disposal of the representations by the

Commission.— The Commission, on receipt of representations,
shall hear the same in such manner and within such time as it may
deem fit:
Provided that the Commission may hold inquiries, if so

required, and summon any record or witness as may be necessary
for the disposal of a representation.
14. Final list of constituencies.—After making such

amendments, alterations and modifications in the preliminary
proposals of delimitation as may be required as a result of hearing of
representations, the Commission shall publish, within a period of
thirty days from the last date fixed for making representation, final
lists of constituencies of an Assembly on Form-7 in the Official
Gazette showing the areas included in each constituency of the
National Assembly or, as the case may be, a Provincial Assembly.
15. Re-description of constituencies.—The Commission

may re-describe a constituency in case of any change in
administrative units, however, in doing so, the limit of the
constituency shall remain the same.

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B. DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS
16. Appointment of Delimitation Committee.— (1) For the

purpose of delimitation of local governments, the Commission shall
appoint a delimitation committee for each district or a part thereof
(hereinafter referred to as ―the Committee‖ in this Chapter) from
amongst the officers of the Commission, the federal government or
the provincial government, autonomous bodies controlled by the
federal or provincial governments as it may deem appropriate:
Provided that the convener of the committee shall be the

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District Election Commissioner [***] concerned as may be notified by
the Commission.
(2) The Committee referred to in sub-rule (1) shall delimit the

local governments, or, as the case may be, a ward within a local
government, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, the
applicable local government laws, the Rules and such other
instructions as may be issued by the Commission from time to time.
17. Functions of the Committee.— Subject to the principles

of delimitation laid down in the Act, the Committee shall delimit the
constituencies in accordance with the applicable local government
laws, the Rules and such other instructions as may be issued by the
Commission from time to time:
Provided that the constituencies so delimited for the local

governments or, as the case may be, a ward within a local
government shall as far as possible be equal in population among
themselves and in case of variation in population difference shall not
be more than ten percent and the census block shall not be broken:
Provided further that in case of variation exceeding ten per

cent, the Committee shall record reasons thereof.
18. Assistance to the Committee.—(1) Subject to

superintendence, direction and control of the Commission, the
Committee may require any person or authority to perform such
functions or render such assistance as may be required for the
purposes of delimitation of constituencies under the Act, the
applicable local government laws, the Rules and such other
instructions as may be issued by the Commission from time to time.
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(2) The Federal, or, as the case may be, the provincial
government, subject to the direction of the Commission, shall provide
the number of constituencies to be delimited, details of administrative
and revenue units, census data and requisite maps prepared on the
scale determined by the Commission and any other information as
may be required for delimitation of constituencies.
19. Preliminary list of constituencies.—The Committee

shall prepare preliminary lists of constituencies, on Form-8 and
publish along with a preliminary report specifying the areas proposed
to be included in each constituency within such period as may be
determined by the Commission.
20. Appointment of Delimitation Authority.—The

Commission may appoint as many delimitation authorities
(hereinafter referred to as ―the Authority‖ in this Chapter) as may be
required for the hearing and disposal of objections filed under rule 21
from amongst its own officers or from subordinate judiciary in
consultation with Chief Justice of the High Court concerned.
21. Manner of filing objections before the Authority.—(1)

A voter in a constituency may make an objection to the Authority in
respect of the preliminary delimitation of that constituency within
fifteen days of the delimitation of constituencies by the Committee as
mentioned in sub-section (3) of section 223.
(2) The objection shall be signed by the person making it and

be presented either in person or through an agent duly authorized in
writing.
(3) The Authority may hold inquiries, summon witnesses and

record evidence as it may deem necessary and shall decide the
objections within thirty days of delimitation of constituencies by the
Committee as mentioned in sub-section (3) of section 223.
(4) The Authority shall as early as possible, but not later than
seven days after last day fixed for disposal of objections
communicate its decisions to the Committee.
(5) The Committee shall incorporate the decisions of the

Authority received by it under sub-rule (4) in the preliminary list of the
constituencies and shall prepare final list of constituencies on Form-9
and publish the same as may be directed by the Commission, and
send a copy thereof to the Provincial Election Commissioner for
publication in the official gazette.
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22. Register of objections.— The Authority shall maintain
the record of objections in Form-10.
23. Supply of copies etc.— Any person may obtain a copy

of preliminary or final list of constituencies published under rule 19
and sub-rule (5) of rule 21, respectively, on payment of fee at the rate
of rupees ten per page in the shape of court fee stamps.
24. Alteration in the programme for delimitation.—

Notwithstanding anything contained in these Rules, the Commission
may, at any time, alter, amend or recall the timelines given for
carrying out different activities under this Chapter for reasons to be
recorded.
CHAPTER IV
ELECTORAL ROLLS
25. Form, language and arrangement of electoral roll.—

(1) The electoral roll for each electoral area shall be in Form-11.
(2) It shall be prepared in Urdu.
(3) The Commission may direct that the electoral roll of any
electoral area specified by it shall, in addition to the national
language, be prepared in the regional language of that area.
(4) Subject to any directions issued by the Commission, the

names of the voters in the electoral roll of each electoral area or part
thereof shall be numbered serially.
(5) For the use at the polling station, the electoral rolls shall
be in Form-12 having photograph of the voters and a space for
affixing of thumb impression by the voters.
26. Appointment of enumerators or verifying officials

etc.—The Registration Officer shall, subject to the directions of the
Commission, appoint such number of enumerators or, as the case
may be, verifying officials and supervisors as may be necessary for
carrying out the purposes of the Act and these Rules.
27. Particulars of eligible voters.—(1) The Registration

Officer may, for the purpose of preparing electoral rolls or revising the
existing electoral rolls of an electoral area, cause to be obtained a
statement in Form-13 from persons residing at their temporary or
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permanent address as given in the National Identity Card issued by
the National Database and Registration Authority.
(2) Every statement referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be signed

by, or bear the thumb impression of, the head of the household or of
any other member thereof who is eligible to be enrolled in the
electoral roll:
Provided that the statement shall bear the thumb impression

of the head of the household or of any aforesaid member of the
family thereof in addition to signature.
(3) Every statement shall contain a certificate from the

enumerator or, as the case may be, verifying official to the effect that
the statement under sub-rule (1) was obtained after a personal visit
to the house and also a certificate by the supervisor to the effect that
the entries therein were verified or corrected in each statement after
a house-to-house visit.
(4) The draft electoral roll or the list of additions to, deletions
from and corrections of, the electoral roll for the time being in force
for the purposes of revision shall not be published until the entries in
the draft roll or the roll under revision have been verified to the extent
of at least ten per cent by a house-to-house visit by the Assistant
Registration Officer concerned.
28. Enrolment of persons holding certain offices.—(1) Any

person referred to in sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 27
may, before such date as may be fixed by the Commission, make an
application in Form-14 for his or her enrolment to the Registration
Officer of the electoral area in which he or she is residing for being in
the service of Pakistan.
(2) If the Registration Officer is satisfied that the person

making the application under sub-rule (1) is entitled to do so, he shall
enroll as voter such person and his or her spouse and such of his or
her children as ordinarily reside with him or her in the electoral area
as applied for by him or her.
29. Preliminary publication in case of fresh preparation of

electoral rolls.—As soon as may be, after the preliminary electoral
roll for an electoral area has been prepared, the Registration Officer
shall publish it in Form-11 at his office and at such other place or
places accessible to the public as the Commission may direct,
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together with a notice specifying the dates within which claims,
objections or applications for correction shall be filed.
30. Preliminary publication for periodical revision of

rolls.—For the purposes of periodical revision, the Registration
Officer may publish the electoral roll for an electoral area for the time
being in force at his office and at such other place or places
accessible to the public as the Commission may direct along with a
list of additions to, deletions from and corrections of the electoral roll,
together with a notice specifying the dates within which claims and
objections shall be filed:
Provided that the period of preliminary publication under this

rule and rule 29 shall not be less than thirty days as required under
section 28.
31. Forms of claims, objections and application for

correction.— Every claim for inclusion of a name in the electoral roll
shall be in Form-15, every objection to any entry therein shall be in
Form-16 and every application for correction of any entry therein
shall be in Form-17.
32. Manner of lodging claims and objections.— (1) A claim

or objection shall be addressed to the Revising Authority of the
electoral area concerned and shall either be presented to that
Authority or to the Registration Officer of the electoral area or to such
other officer as may be designated in that behalf by the Commission.
(2) A claim shall be signed by the person making it and shall

be presented by the claimant himself or his immediate family member
namely father, mother, spouse, son or daughter, as the case may be,
who is authorized by him in writing in this behalf.
(3) No person shall prefer an objection to the inclusion of any

name in the electoral roll unless his name appears in that electoral
roll.
(4) The person claiming to be enrolled in the electoral roll of

an electoral area or objecting to the inclusion of any name in the
electoral roll may submit Form-15 or Form-16, as the case may be,
along with such proof as he may like to add in support of his claim or
objection.
(5) Where an objection is made to the inclusion of any

person in the electoral roll, such objection shall contain all the
particulars of that person in the electoral roll.
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(6) If any particular in any entry in the electoral roll is not
correct, the person to whom the entry relates may apply to the
appropriate Revising Authority for the correction thereof in Form-17.
33. Rejection of claims, objections and applications for

correction.—Any claim, objection or application for correction not
made within the period mentioned in section 30 or in the manner
specified in these Rules or made or presented by a person not
entitled to make or present, shall be rejected.
34. Register of claims, objections and application for

corrections.— (1) A register of claims and objections shall be
maintained by every Revising Authority or officer to whom claims and
objections may be presented under sub-rule (1) of rule 32.
(2) The Revising authority shall also maintain in the Register

mentioned in sub-rule (1) a record of the applications for correction
received by it.
(3) Except where a claim or objection or an application for

correction is rejected under rule 33 or, being prima facie valid, is
accepted under section 33 without further inquiry, the Revising
Authority shall cause to be served—
(a) in the case of a claim, a notice in Form-15 (Part-II) on

the claimant or his family member authorized in this
behalf;
(b) in the case of an objection, a notice in Form-16 (Part

II) on the objector and a notice in Form-16 (Part-III) on
the person to whom the objection relates; and
(c) in the case of an application for correction, a notice in

Form-17 (Part-II) on the applicant.
35. Service of notice.—Every notice to be served on any

person under rule 34 may be served either personally or by post
under postal certificate or through courier service.
36. Enquiry into claims and objections.— (1) On the day

fixed for the purpose, the Revising Authority shall hold a summary
inquiry into each claim or objection or application for correction in
respect of which it has issued notice under rule 34 and shall record
its decision thereon.
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(2) While hearing a claim or objection or deciding an
application for correction, the Revising Authority may, besides the
claimant or the person objecting to any entry or the applicant for
correction, hear such other person as desires to be heard in
connection with the claim or objection or the application for
correction.
(3) The claimant or the person objecting to any entry or the

applicant for correction or any other person who is heard under sub-
rule (2) shall not be entitled to any adjournment:
Provided that the Revising Authority may, if it so desires,

adjourn the case to any other date for reasons to be recorded.
(4) The Revising Authority shall, after considering any verbal

or written objection preferred, decide an application made under
section 30 or section 31, as the case may be, or an application made
under section 32 by the Registration Officer.
(5) The Revising Authority shall bring to the notice of the

Registration Officer for correction of any clerical, printing or other
error which it discovers in the electoral roll.
(6) Before implementing the orders of the revising authority

for deleting any entry of the person objected to, in the electoral roll, it
shall be ensured that a person registered as a voter on permanent or
temporary address according to the National Identity Card shall not
be deleted and if the person objected to is registered as voter on
other than the permanent or temporary address of the National
Identity Card, the vote of that person shall be transferred according to
his permanent address of National Identity Card.
37. Final Publication.—The Registration Officer shall, after

making additions, deletions, modifications or corrections under
section 34, publish in Form-11, the final electoral roll at his office and
at such other place or places accessible to the public as the
Commission may direct.
38. Preparation of electoral roll afresh.— (1) For the

purposes of preparation of an electoral roll afresh under section 38,
the procedure laid down for the preparation of electoral rolls shall be
followed.
(2) An electoral roll as prepared afresh under sub-rule (1)

shall, upon its final publication, be deemed to be the electoral roll for
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the electoral area concerned and shall come into force immediately
on such publication.
39. National Database and Registration Authority to

transmit data.—(1) The National Database and Registration
Authority shall:
(a) obtain option of the applicant where he wishes to be

enrolled as voter in the electoral roll at his temporary or
permanent address in the application for issuance of
National Identity Card;
(b) transmit data electronically of all fresh National Identity

Cards issued by it along with the option expressed by
the person concerned under clause (a) to the
Commission in Form-18 during the first week of every
month in respect of preceding month or as and when so
required by the Commission.
(2) For the period under report as provided in sub-rule (1),

the Authority shall also transmit to the Commission data relating to:
(a) cancelled National Identity Cards referred to in sub-

section (2) of section 25 on Form-19;
(b) deceased persons referred to in sub-section (2) of

section 25 on Form-19;
(c) modified National Identity Cards referred to in sub-

section (2) of section 25 on Form-20;
(d) gender disaggregated data including data about persons

with disabilities, transgender and religion, census block,
district and province-wise;
(e) such other information as may be required by the

Commission.
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[(2A) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for
the time being in force including its bye-laws, the National Database
and Registration Authority shall transmit to the Commission the data
mentioned in sub-rule (1) and sub-rule (2) free of charge:
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Inserted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.761(I)/ 2021 dated 14thJune, 2021.
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Provided that the National Database and Registration Authority
may charge a mutually agreed upon fee from the Commission for
assigning census block to the address of the applicant as per option
obtained from him under section 25.]
(3) The Commission shall forward the data referred to in

sub-rule (1) and sub-rule (2) to the Registration Officer concerned
relating to:
(a) fresh National Identity Cards;
(b) cancelled National Identity Cards;
(c) deceased voters; and
(d) Modified National Identity Cards.
(4) The Registration Officer on receipt of data under sub-rule

(3) shall examine the same in the light of the provisions of section 37
and the guidelines, if any, conveyed to him by the Commission for
each category of entry referred to therein and approve it, after
making necessary verification where required for enrolment, deletion
or correction, as the case may be.
(5) The Commission shall periodically provide,

supplementary lists of electoral rolls separately containing details of
additions, deletions and corrections, to each Registration Officer in
respect of his district.
40. Periodical revision or updation of electoral rolls.—(1)

For the purpose of revising and correcting the electoral rolls
periodically, the Registration Officer shall, subject to such directions
as the Commission may give in this behalf, prepare draft electoral roll
for each electoral area including therein entries made by him under
section 37 and names of new National Identity Card holders who had
not been registered under section 37,removing there from the names
of persons mentioned in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 36
and correcting therein the entries or supplying any omission as
mentioned in clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 36.
(2) The draft electoral roll prepared under sub-rule (1) shall
be published in the manner as provided under rule 37 and shall be
deemed to be the electoral roll for that electoral area, and the
provisions of rules 26 to 36, so far as are applicable, shall apply to
such electoral rolls:
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Provided that where the Commission is satisfied that it is not
feasible to follow the procedure laid down under sub-rule (1) and sub-
rule (2), it may direct that the electoral roll shall be revised in such
manner as it may deem fit for reasons to be recorded.
(3) When the draft electoral roll is prepared for an electoral

area under this rule, it shall be sufficient to print only the list of
amendments and it shall not be necessary to re-print the entire
electoral roll:
Provided that the Commission may, if it thinks fit, direct that

the entire roll for any electoral area after incorporating the
amendments shall be printed as a single electoral roll.
41. Amendment of electoral roll.— (1) When an electoral

roll has been amended under section 37 by the Registration Officer
for enrolment, deletion or correction of any entry on Form-21, Form-
22 or Form-23, respectively, the corresponding amendment shall be
made by the Registration Officer in master copy of the electoral roll in
his custody as well as in the database of the electoral roll.
(2) Every amendment made under this rule shall be signed

by the Registration Officer and the electoral roll in which such
amendment is made shall thereupon be deemed to have been
amended accordingly.
(3) Where, at any time, any clerical, printing or other error in

an entry in an electoral roll for the time being in force comes to the
notice of the Registration Officer, he may, on an application of the
person concerned or of his own motion, after giving notice to the
person to whom the entry relates, correct such error in the master
copy as well as in the database of the electoral roll.
42. No revision, correction or transfer after constituency

called upon to elect.— ―The cut-off date‖ referred to in section 39
shall be applicable to the election of an Assembly or a local
government and the proceedings in respect of election to the Senate
shall have no effect whatsoever on the operation of the electoral rolls
of any electoral area.
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43. Information regarding deaths.—(1) The person in-
charge of the register of births and deaths in a local government or,
as the case may be, the other authority mentioned in section 43 shall
communicate relevant information regarding deaths on Form 20A to
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Substituted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.1903(I)/2022 dated 12th October, 2022.
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the Registration Officer concerned within fifteen days after the end of
each quarter.
(2) On receipt of Form 20A under sub-rule (1), the

Registration Officer shall scrutinize the information contained therein
and after satisfying himself, shall proceed for removal of names of
deceased persons appearing in Form 20-A from the electoral roll of
the concerned electoral area:
Provided that in case the Registration Officer deems it

necessary to verify the information in respect of any person
appearing on Form 20A, he may seek assistance of Assistant
Registration Officer for verification of such information prior to
removal of name of that person from the electoral roll.
(3) If after verification carried out under sub-rule (2), it

transpires that the information about death of a person is found to be
incorrect, the Registration Officer shall forthwith report the matter to
the Commission.
(4) On receipt of the report from the Registration Officer

under sub-rule (3), the Commission shall take up the matter with
concerned Government.
44. Receiving of forms in bulk.—(1) The Registration

Officer, Assistant Registration Officer, a Revising Authority, or, as the
case may be, a display center in-charge shall not in any case receive
the Forms for addition, deletion or correction in bulk from any
individual or a political party.
(2) The Forms shall be submitted only by the applicant

himself or immediate family member namely his father, mother,
spouse, son or daughter along with copy of his or her National
Identity Card.
45. Custody and preservation of the electoral rolls.—(1)

After the electoral roll for an electoral area has been finally published,
the following papers shall be kept in the office of the Registration
Officer and at such place or places as the Commission may direct for
a period of one year unless their retention for a longer period is
ordered by the Commission, namely—
(a) one copy of draft electoral rolls published under rule 27

and rule 40;
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(b) one copy of preliminary electoral rolls published under
rule 29 or 30;
(c) statements made under sub-rule (1) of rule 27;
(d) applications made under sub-rule (1) of rule 28;
(e) claims and objections to the draft electoral rolls and

applications for correction of any particulars in the roll;
(f) decisions of the Revising Authority;
(g) applications made by the Registration Officer under

section 32; and
(h) one master copy of the electoral rolls finally published

under rule 37 and one additional copy thereof for day to
day use.
(2) Copies of the electoral rolls published under rule 37 for

any electoral area in excess of the number required for preservation
under sub-rule (1) shall be deposited in such place as the
Commission may direct and the copies of the electoral roll so
deposited shall be available for sale to any person making an
application to that effect at the rate of two rupees per page of the
printed electoral roll in addition to bearing the expenditure to be
incurred on the photocopies of the electoral roll:
(3) A candidate or an election agent shall have the right to

obtain hard as well as searchable soft copy of the final electoral roll
with photographs of the voters in accordance with section 79:
Provided that the hard copy of the electoral rolls mentioned in

this sub-rule shall be provided on payment of five rupees per page in
addition to bearing the expenditure to be incurred on the photocopies
of the electoral roll:
Provided further that the searchable soft copy of such

electoral rolls shall be provided on payment of ten rupees per page.
(4) The candidate, or, as the case may be, the election agent,
who apply for provision of soft copy of the final electoral rolls with
photographs of voters under sub-rule (3), shall, along with his
application, submit to the Registration Officer an undertaking on
Form-24 stating therein that he will neither breach the security or
integrity of the information or data of electoral roll, nor misuse, abuse,
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publish or communicate, the information or the data of the electoral
rolls contained in the soft copy he is applying for in any manner
whatsoever:
Provided that in case such candidate or election agent is

found to have contravened the provisions of the undertaking, that
candidate, or, as the case may be, the election agent shall be
proceeded against for committing offence of divulging information
under section 195.
(5) The amount of sale proceeds under sub-rule (2) and sub-
rule (3) shall be deposited at a branch of the National Bank of
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Pakistan under the head of account [C02-Receipts from Civil
Administration and Other Functions, C021-General Administration
Receipts-Organs of State, C02166-Receipts of Election Commission
of Pakistan under Elections Act 2017.]
(6) Every person shall have the right to inspect during office
hours the documents referred to in sub-rule (1) and to obtain attested
copies thereof on payment of the following fees—
(a) Ten rupees per page for inspection of a document; and
(b) Ten rupees per page for supply of copy of a document:
Provided that every application for inspection or supply of

copies of documents under this sub-rule shall be accompanied by
court fee stamps of the requisite value.
(7) The papers referred to in sub-rule (1) and the copies of

the rolls deposited under sub-rule (2) may be disposed of, when no
longer needed, in such manner as the Commission may direct.
CHAPTER V
CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS TO THE ASSEMBLIES
46. Appointment of District Returning Officer.—The officer

to be appointed by the Commission as District Returning Officer for
each district or a specified area under section 50 maybe in basic pay
scale 18, 2having good integrity and reputation.
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Substituted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.1514(I)/2021 dated 23rd November, 2021.
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Inserted vide ECP ----- dated --------.
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Provided that the remaining period of service for such officer
may be at least one year from the date of appointment as District
Returning Officer.
47. Appointment of Returning Officer and Assistant

Returning Officer.—(1) The officer to be appointed by the
Commission as Returning Officer for a constituency under section 51
may be in basic pay scale 17, 1having good integrity and reputation.
Provided that the remaining period of service for such officer may
be at least one year from the date of appointment as Returning Officer.
(2) The officers to be appointed by the Commission as

Assistant Returning Officers for a constituency under section 51 may
be in basic pay scale 16 or above:
Provided that the remaining period of service for such officer

may be at least six months from the date of appointment as Assistant
Returning Officer.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Rules, an

officer shall in no case be transferred after his appointment under
rule 46 or this rule:
Provided that, in exceptional circumstances, the case for

transfer of such officer shall be sent to the Commission and the
Commission shall pass order thereon as it may deem appropriate.
48. Appointment of Presiding Officers, Assistant

Presiding Officers and Polling Officer.—(1) For a simultaneous
election to the National and Provincial Assembly, there shall be a
Presiding Officer for each polling station and as far as possible, two
Assistant Presiding Officers and a Polling Officer for each booth at a
polling station:
Provided that in case of a bye-election to a single seat of

national, or, as the case may be Provincial Assembly, there shall be
one Assistant Presiding Officer for each booth at a polling station.
(2) The person to be appointed by the Returning Officer as

Presiding Officer under section 53 maybe in basic pay scale 16
2
having good integrity and reputation
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2
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Provided that a person whose remaining service is less than
six months from the date of appointment may not be appointed as
Presiding Officer.
(3) The person to be appointed as Assistant Presiding

Officers under section 53 may be drawn from amongst officials
working in BPS-11 and above whereas the Polling Officers shall be
the officials working in BPS-5 and above:
Provided that a person whose remaining service is less than

six months from the date of appointment may not be appointed as an
Assistant Presiding Officer, or,as the case may be, a Polling Officer.
(4) The Returning Officer, for a constituency, shall earmark

five percent reserved staff for each category namely Presiding
Officer, Assistant Presiding Officer and Polling Officer.
(5) The Returning Officer shall prepare the list of polling staff
namely Presiding Officers, Assistant Presiding Officers and Polling
Officers to be appointed at the polling stations in the constituency on
Form-25 and shall include therein the names of reserved staff
earmarked under sub-rule (4) and submit the same to the District
Returning Officer for approval thereof under sub-section (3) of
section 53.
(6) After approval of the District Returning Officer under sub-

rule (5), the Returning Officer shall issue Appointment Orders to the
Presiding Officer, Assistant Presiding Officers and Polling Officers in
respect of each polling station on Form-26.
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(7) The list of Polling Staff to be appointed by the Returning
Officer shall be in updated form and error free which shall be
prepared on prescribed form.‖
49. Oath by election officials.— (1) An election official

shall make an oath, after their appointments in accordance with
section 56, in Form-27.
(2) The oath shall be administered in the following manner:
(a) the Provincial Election Commissioner shall administer

oath to the District Returning Officers of his province;
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Inserted vide ECP SRO 452(1)/2023 dated 7th April, 2023.
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(b) the District Returning Officer, shall administer oath to
each Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer
in the district;
(c) the Returning Officer shall administer oath to each

Presiding Officer under his jurisdiction;
(d) the Presiding Officer shall administer oath to each

member of polling staff under his jurisdiction before the
commencement of poll; and
(e) the head of the law enforcement agency or an officer

authorized by him in this behalf will administer oath to
each official of that agency deputed in connection with
an election duty:
(3) The Forms mentioned in sub-rule (1), shall be retained,

after administration of oath, by the officer administering oath:
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[Provided that the forms relating to the oath administered to
polling staff at the polling station shall be placed in packet-18 labeled
―Miscellaneous Papers‖ by the Presiding Officer.]
50. Polling stations.—(1) Within one week after appointment

of Returning Officers, the District Election Commissioner shall
provide, a list of proposed polling stations referred to in sub-section
(1) of section 59 for each constituency to the concerned Returning
Officer in Form-28in soft as well as in hard form duly signed by him.
Provided that the District Election Commissioner shall also

send a copy of list of proposed polling stations, provided to the
Returning Officer under this sub-rule, to the Commission which shall
be placed on the website of the Commission immediately upon
receipt as required under sub-section (1) of section 59.
(2) The District Election Commissioner shall prepare the

proposed list of polling stations under sub-rule (1) keeping in view the
provisions contained in sub-section (2), sub-section (3), sub-section
(10) and sub-section (11) of section 59.
(3) After receipt of Form-28from District Election

Commissioner under sub-rule (1), the Returning Officer shall proceed
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Substituted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.650(I)/ 2018 dated 21st May, 2018.
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according to the relevant provisions of section 59 for preparation and
publication of preliminary list of polling stations inForm-28.
(4) The District Returning Officer shall finalize the list of

polling stations of each constituency in the district according to the
relevant provisions of section 59 and publish the same in Form-28 in
the official Gazette.
Provided that the District Returning Officer shall also send a

copy of the list of polling stations so published to the Commission
which shall be placed on the website of the Commission immediately
upon receipt as required under sub-section (6) of section 59.
(5) As provided in sub-section (7) of section 59, the

Commission shall determine the date or dates required for
completion of the actions mentioned in section 59 for finalization of
the list of polling stations:
Provided that in case of a bye-election, the actions specified

in sub-section (1), sub-section (4) and sub-section (6) of section 59
shall be completed within such time as the Commission may
determine.
51. Nomination paper.—A nomination paper by which the

proposal is made under section 60for general seats shall be in the
Form-A appended to the Act.
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Provided that a candidate shall open an exclusive bank
account or dedicate an existing bank account already opened with a
scheduled bank to maintain transactions of election expenses and
shall attach a statement of the said bank account with the nomination
papers for election to an Assembly or the Senate on Form-A. The
dedicated existing account shall start with entries of seven days prior
to the election schedule. The bank account so opened or dedicated
shall not be a joint signatory account.
52. Deposit for nomination.—(1) The Returning Officer shall

maintain a register in Form-29 in which he shall enter the particulars
of every cash deposit made to him under section 61 or of the bank
draft or deposit receipt of the National Bank of Pakistan
accompanying a nomination paper.
(2) Receipt of a cash deposit or of a bank draft, as the case

may be, by the Returning Officer shall be acknowledged in Form-30
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Inserted vide ECP Notification --------- dated ----------------------.
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and the amount received in cash or through bank draft shall be
deposited by him at a branch of the National Bank of Pakistan.
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(3) The sum deposited by the candidate under Section 61
shall be non-refundable and shall be deposited in the Government
Treasury in the receipt head ―C02-Recepits from Civil Administration
and other functions, C021-General Administration Receipts – Organs
of state C02166 - Receipts of Election Commission of Pakistan under
Elections Act, 2017‖ of the Election Commission.‖
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(4)
53. Notice in respect of nominated candidates.—The

notice containing the particulars of the candidates to be prepared by
the Returning Officer under sub-section (6) of section 60 shall be in
Form-31.
54. Appeal against acceptance or rejection of the

nomination by the Returning Officer. (1) An appeal under sub-
section (1) of section 63 may be presented by a candidate or by a
voter who has filed an objection to the nomination of a candidate or
by a person authorized in this behalf in writing by the candidate or, as
the case may be, such voter.
(2) The appeal shall be addressed to the Appellate Tribunal

constituted for the constituency to which the nomination relates.
(3) The appeal shall be in the form of a memorandum which

shall state the date of acceptance or rejection of the nomination and
the grounds of appeal and shall be accompanied by a certified copy
of the order accepting or rejecting the nomination.
(4) The memorandum of appeal shall be submitted in

quadruplicate.
(5) If the appeal is allowed, the Appellate Tribunal shall

immediately convey this fact to the Returning Officer concerned who
shall revise the list of validly nominated candidates accordingly.
55. List of validly nominated candidates.—(1) The list of

validly nominated candidates prepared under section 64 shall be
drawn up in Form-32 soon after the scrutiny of the nomination
papers.
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Substituted vide ECP Notification ----------- dated -----------------.
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Omitted vide ECP Notification ------------- dated ------------.
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(2) The Returning Officer shall publish a copy of the list of
validly nominated candidates at some conspicuous place in his office.
(3) In the case of acceptance of an appeal filed under sub-

rule (5) of rule 54, the Returning Officer shall revise the list of validly
nominated candidates in accordance with the decision in the appeal
and shall publish the list so revised at some conspicuous place in his
office.
(4) A copy of the list referred to in sub-rule (1) and also a

copy of the list as revised, if any, under sub-rule (3) shall be
furnished by the Returning Officer to the District Election
Commissioner, Provincial Election Commissioner concerned and to
the Commission.
56. List of contesting candidates.—(1) The list of contesting

candidates prepared under sub-section (1) of section 68 shall be
drawn up in Form-33.
(2) The names on the list shall be entered in Urdu

alphabetical order indicating against the name of each contesting
candidate the symbol allocated to him.
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(3) The Returning Officer shall publish the list of contesting
candidates with their respective symbols at some conspicuous place
in his office and furnish a copy thereof to the contesting candidates,
District Election Commissioner, Provincial Election Commissioner
and to the Commission, which shall upload it for display on its
website.‖
57. Declaration of uncontested election.—(1) The result of

an uncontested election shall not be declared under sub-section (1)
of section 75 unless the Returning Officer has ascertained in writing
from the Commission that no appeal has been filed against the
rejection, or, as the case may be, acceptance of any nomination
paper.
(2) If there is only one validly nominated candidate or, after

withdrawal under section 65 or retirement under section 72, there
remains only one contesting candidate, the Returning officer shall
prepare the return of uncontested election in Form-34and shall
furnish a copy thereof to the Commission.
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58. Appointment of polling agents.—The number of polling
agents appointed at a polling station by each contesting candidate
under section 77 shall not exceed the number of booths set up at that
polling station.
59. Form of ballot paper.—(1) Every ballot paper shall be in

Form-35.
(2) Every ballot paper shall contain the number and name of
the constituency to which the ballot paper relates.
(3) The names of the contesting candidates along with their

corresponding symbols shall be arranged on the ballot paper in the
same order as shown on the list of contesting candidates prepared
under rule 56.
60. Format and design of ballot papers.—The format and

design of a ballot paper shall be as may be determined by the
Commission.
61. Printing of ballot papers.—(1) The Returning Officer

shall determine the requirement for printing of ballot papers in
respect of his constituency or constituencies based on the formula
that the number of ballot papers per polling station shall be rounded
off to the next hundred.
Explanation: Rounding off to the next hundred means that if

the total strength of voters at a polling station is 1201 to 1299, the
requirement of ballot papers for that polling station would be 1300.
(2) The Provincial Election Commissioner shall, with prior

approval of the Commission, place order for printing of ballot papers
for each constituency of his province with the designated printing
press and send a copy thereof to the Commission.
62. Shredding of extra ballot papers.—No ballot paper shall

be printed in addition to the requirement conveyed by the Provincial
Election Commissioner under sub-rule (2) of rule 61and any excess
printing of the ballot papers, on any account, for a constituency shall
be destroyed by the printing press by shredding in the presence of
officials of the Commission and security personnel as may be
designated:
Provided that where extra ballot papers are destroyed under

this rule, the printing press shall communicate to the Commission
reasons for such extra printing along with a certificate signed by the
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officials of the Commission, the printing press and the security
agency present to the effect that shredding has been carried out in
their presence.
63. Supply of ballot papers.— The ballot papers to be

supplied to the Returning Officer under section 80 shall be printed
constituency-wise and shall be dispatched to the respective
Returning Officer under proper security to be arranged by the District
Returning Officer concerned in coordination with District
Administration and Returning Officer of the respective constituency or
constituencies.
64. Distribution of ballot papers to the Presiding

Officers.— (1) At the time of distribution of ballot papers, the
Returning Officer shall ensure that the packing invoice is prepared in
Form-36 in respect of each polling station indicating therein the
quantity &number inscribed on official code mark stamps and brass
seal and details of ballot papers assigned to that polling station.
(2) The packing invoice referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be

prepared in quadruplicate and a copy thereof shall be:
(a) placed in the bag meant for ballot papers;
(b) given to the Presiding Officer by hand against proper

receipt;
(c) sent to the respective District Election Commissioner;
(d) retained by the Returning Officer for office record.
65. Form of postal ballot.— (1) The postal ballot shall be on

Form-37.
(2) Every postal ballot paper shall have space for writing the
number and name of the constituency to which the ballot paper
relates.
66. Issue of postal ballot papers.—(1) The Returning

Officer shall, as soon as practicable, send a postal ballot paper by
post to each voter who is entitled to vote by postal ballot under
section 93 and who has applied in accordance with sub-section (2) of
that section and shall at the same time—
(a) enter on the counterfoil number and name of the

constituency;
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(b) enter on the counterfoil of the ballot paper the name of
the voter to whom the ballot paper is sent and his serial
number on the electoral roll together with the name of
the electoral area; and
(c) take necessary steps to ensure that the voter is not

allowed to vote at a polling station and shall score out his
name from the electoral rolls with red pen after issuance
of postal ballot.
(2) Along with the ballot paper, the Returning Officer shall
send to the voter—
(a) a declaration in Form-38;
(b) a cover in Form-39;
(c) a large cover addressed to himself in Form-40; and
(d) instructions for the guidance of the voter in Form-41.
(3) Every officer under whose care or through whom a postal

ballot paper is sent shall ensure that the same is delivered to the
addressee without delay.
(4) After the ballot papers have been issued to all the voters
referred to in sub-rule (1), the Returning Officer shall 1place all the
counterfoils of the postal ballot papers in one or more packets and
sign and seal the same and record on the packet(s) a brief
description of its contents, the number of counterfoils contained
therein, the name of the constituency and the date on which he seals
it.
67. Recording of votes on postal ballot paper.—(1) A voter

who has received a postal ballot paper and desires to vote shall
record his vote on the ballot paper by writing the name of the
candidate of his choice within the blank space provided on the ballot
paper:
Provided that where the names of two or more candidates are

same, the voter shall also record the symbol of the candidate of his
choice.
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(2) In recording the vote, such voter shall, after complying
with the instructions contained in Form-41sent to him under clause
(d) of sub-rule (2) of rule 66, put the ballot paper in the cover in Form-
39.
(3) The voter shall sign the declaration in Form-38 in the

presence of a Gazetted or a Commissioned Officer to whom he is
personally known or to whose satisfaction he has been identified and
he shall have his signature attested by such Officer.
68. Assistance to illiterate or infirm voters casting vote by

postal ballot.—(1) If a voter is illiterate or is unable through physical
infirmity to record his vote on a postal ballot paper and sign the
declaration in Form-38, he shall be entitled to have his vote recorded
and his declaration signed by any Gazetted or Commissioned Officer.
(2) Any such voter may take the ballot paper together with
the declaration and the covers received by him to any Gazetted or
Commissioned Officer and request such officer to record his vote and
sign his declaration on his behalf.
(3) Such Gazetted or Commissioned Officer shall thereupon

mark the ballot paper in accordance with the wishes of the voter in
his presence and sign the declaration on behalf of the voter and
complete the appropriate certificate contained in Form-38.
69. Assistance to a voter with physical disability who

cannot travel.—A voter with physical disability as mentioned in
clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 93, shall authorize one of his
family members, namely father, mother, spouse, son or daughter, as
the case may be, who is a voter registered in that electoral area, to
get the declaration attested from a Gazetted or a Commissioned
officer:
Provided that the authorization shall be accompanied with a

copy of the National Identity Card of the voter bearing logo of
disability issued by the National Database and Registration Authority.
70. Re-issue of postal ballot paper.—(1) When a postal

ballot paper and other papers sent under rule 66 are for any reason
returned undelivered, the Returning Officer may reissue them by post
or deliver them or cause them to be delivered to the voter personally
on a request being made by him.
(2) If any voter has inadvertently dealt with his ballot paper or
any of the other papers sent to him under rule 66 in such a manner
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that they cannot conveniently be used, another ballot paper and such
other papers shall be issued to him after he has returned the ballot
paper and other papers and satisfied the Returning Officer of the
inadvertence.
(3) The Returning Officer shall cancel the ballot paper and
other papers so returned and keep them in a separate packet and
also note the serial numbers of all such cancelled ballot papers on
the packet.
71. Return of postal ballot paper.—(1) After a voter has

recorded his vote and made his declaration under rule 67, or has his
vote recorded and his declaration signed under rule 68, he shall
return the ballot paper and his declaration to the Returning Officer in
accordance with the instructions communicated to him in Form-41.
(2) If any cover containing a postal ballot paper is received

by the Returning Officer after the expiry of the time fixed under 1sub-
section (4) of section-93,he shall note thereon the date of its receipt
and shall keep all such covers together in a separate packet.
72. Statement to be signed by the contesting candidates,

etc.—The statement referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (4) of
section 78 shall be in Form-42.
73. Manner of marking the ballot paper.—(1) The mark to

be put under clause (b) of sub-section (7) of section 84 on the ballot
paper, at any place within the space containing the name and symbol
of the contesting candidate for whom the voter wishes to vote, shall
be a mark containing nine squares on a rubber-stamp provided for
the purpose by the Presiding Officer at the polling station and no
other mark.
(2) No other marking aid or rubber-stamp except the rubber-

stamp supplied for the purpose by the Presiding Officer under sub-
rule (1) shall be used by the voter for marking his ballot paper.
74. Manner of marking ballot paper if voter is

incapacitated.—(1) If a voter is totally blind or physically otherwise
so incapacitated as to require the help of a companion, the Presiding
Officer may allow him to be accompanied by a companion of his
choice who is not less than eighteen years of age; and in case the
disability is such that the voter cannot mark the ballot paper himself,
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the person accompanying the voter may mark the ballot paper
indicated by the voter:
Provided that the person allowed to accompany the voter

shall not himself be a candidate or an agent of a candidate.
(2) If the ballot paper is to be marked by the companion, the

Presiding Officer shall make it clear to him that he must mark the
ballot paper for the candidate of the voter‘s choice and that he must
maintain the secrecy of voting by not divulging to any one the voter‘s
choice of candidate.
(3) The Presiding Officer shall maintain a list of voters on

whose behalf the ballot papers have been marked by their
companions.
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[(4) In case a disabled voter is having no finger at all to
receive a personal mark of indelible ink under clause (c) of sub-
section (4) of section 84, the personal mark shall be applied on the
backside of lobe of his right ear.]
75. Manner of inserting a ballot paper.—After the ballot

paper has been marked by the voter or by the person allowed to
mark a ballot paper under rule 74, the voter or such person shall fold
the ballot paper in the screened off compartment so as to conceal his
vote and insert it in the ballot box within the view of the Presiding
Officer.
76. Format of packets to be used at polling station.—The

format of the packets to be used by the Presiding Officer at the
polling station under section 90 and to be endorsed by the Returning
Officer under sub-section (2) of section 99 shall be in accordance
with the Schedule-I.
77. Tendered votes.—(1) The Tendered Votes List referred

to in sub-section (3) of section 85 shall be in Form-43 and the
Presiding Officer shall, after the close of poll, put the same in packet-
14 labeled ‗Tendered Votes List‘.
(2) The Presiding Officer shall, before issuing a ballot paper

to a person referred to in sub-section (1) of section 85, obtain his
signature and thumb impression on the form referred to in sub-rule
(1).
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(3) The Presiding Officer shall, after the voter has marked
and folded the Tendered Ballot Paper, place it in the same condition
in packet-14 labeled ‗Tendered Ballot Papers‘ instead of being placed
in the ballot box.
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(4) The Presiding Officer shall put, [in packet-14 labeled
―Tendered Votes List‖], the Tendered Votes List along with copies of
the National Identity Cards and other documents, if any, produced by
the voters as mentioned in sub-section (4) of section85 and send it to
the Returning Officer, who shall send the same, after consolidation of
the results, to the Commission together with relevant original
electoral roll and relevant original counterfoil bearing the thumb
impressions of the voters:
Provided that the Returning Officer shall ensure that the

photocopies of the original electoral rolls and counterfoils have been
kept in his office record:
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[Provided further that, after their retrieval, the Returning
Officer shall place the original electoral rolls and counterfoils in a
tamper-evident bag to be labelled as ―Documents related of Forensic
Inquiry‖, seal it and deposit the same in the storage of the
Commission, or, as the case may be, the Treasury or Sub-Treasury
where the tamper-evident bags of the same constituency had been
earlier deposited by him under sub-rule (1) of rule 90.]
78. Challenged votes.— (1) The Challenged Votes List

referred to in sub-section (2) of section 86 shall be in Form-44 and
the Presiding Officer shall, after the close of poll, put the same in
packet-15 labeled ‗Challenged Votes List‘.
(2) The Presiding Officer shall, soon after the close of the
poll, hand over against proper receipt such sum as has been
deposited with him under sub-section (1) of section 86 to the
Returning Officer, who shall deposit the same in a branch of National
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Bank of Pakistan against the head of account [C02-Receipts from
Civil Administration and Other Functions, C021-General
Administration Receipts-Organs of State, C02166-Receipts of
Election Commission of Pakistan under Elections Act 2017.]
(3) The Presiding Officer shall, after the Challenged Ballot

Paper has been marked and folded by the voter, place it in the same
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condition in packet-7 labeled "Challenged Ballot Papers", instead of
being placed in the ballot box.
79. Stray ballot papers.— (1) If any ballot paper which has
been issued to a voter has not been inserted by him into the ballot
box but is found anywhere else in or near the polling station, it shall
be cancelled and accounted for as ‗Spoilt Ballot Paper‘.
(2) The Presiding Officer shall put all Spoilt Ballot Papers
referred to in sub-section (2) of section 87 together with the Spoilt
Ballot Papers mentioned in sub-rule (1) in packet-10 labeled ‗Spoilt
Ballot Papers‘.
80. Count on close of poll.— (1) The Presiding Officer shall,

after taking out the ballot papers from the used ballot box or ballot
boxes,—
(a) separate the ballot papers which are unambiguously

marked in favour of a contesting candidate from those
which bear—
(i) no official mark and signature of the Presiding

Officer; or
(ii) any writing or any mark other than the official mark,
signature of the Presiding Officer and the prescribed
mark made with the rubber-stamp supplied for the
purpose or to which a piece of paper or any other
object of any kind has been attached; or
(iii) no prescribed mark indicating the contesting

candidate for whom the voter has voted; or
(iv) any mark from which it is not clear for whom the
voter has voted, provided that a ballot paper shall
be deemed to have been marked in favour of a
candidate if the whole or more than half of the area
of the prescribed mark appears clearly within the
space containing the name and symbol of that
candidate; and where the prescribed mark is divided
equally between two such spaces, the ballot paper
shall be deemed not to show clearly for whom the
voter has voted.
(b) count separately in respect of each contesting candidate

in the alphabetical order of their names as appearing on
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the ballot paper, the ballot papers which are
unambiguously marked in favour of that candidate and
put each lot in a separate packet-1 labeled ‗valid ballot
papers‘ bearing the name and symbol of the contesting
candidate to which it relates;
(c) count and put in a separate packet-2 labeled ‗ballot

papers excluded from the count‘ the ballot papers
mentioned in sub-clauses (i) to (iv) of clause (a);
(d) open the packet-4 labeled ‗Tendered Ballot Papers‘ and

count the ballot papers unambiguously marked in favour
of each candidate, excluding from the count the ballot
papers suffering from any of the defects mentioned in
sub- clauses (i) to (iv) of clause (a);
(e) after the Tendered Ballot Papers have been so counted,

the Presiding Officer shall put all such ballot papers as
were taken out of the packet-4 labeled ‗Tendered Ballot
Papers‘ into:
(i) packet-5 labeled ‗valid Tendered Ballot Papers

included in the count‘ the Tendered Ballot Papers
held to be valid and counted by the Presiding
Officer;
(ii) packet-6 labeled ‗Tendered Ballot Papers excluded

from the count‘ the Tendered Ballot Papers
excluded from the count by the Presiding Officer.
(f) open the packet-7 labeled ‗Challenged Ballot Papers‘

and count the ballot papers unambiguously marked in
favour of each candidate, excluding from the count the
ballot papers suffering from any of the defects mentioned
in sub clauses (i) to (iv) of clause (a);
(g) after the Challenged Ballot Papers have been so

counted, the Presiding Officer shall put all such ballot
papers as were taken out of the packet-7 labeled
‗Challenged Ballot Papers‘ into:
(i) packet-8 labeled ‗valid Challenged Ballot Papers

included in the count‘ the Challenged Ballot Papers
held to be valid and counted by the Presiding
Officer;
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(ii) packet-9 labeled ‗Challenged Ballot Papers
excluded from the count‘ the Challenged Ballot
Papers excluded from the count by the Presiding
Officer.
(h) write on each packet the number of ballot papers put

therein, and sign and seal each packet;
(i) obtain on each packet the signature and seal of

such of the contesting candidates or their election or
polling agents as may desire to sign and seal it; and
(j) enclose all packets-1 and packet-2 in a packet-3labeled

‗principal packet‘ and specify the number of packets
enclosed in the principal packet.
(2) The Presiding Officer, after the close of poll, shall:
(a) put the unissued ballot papers in packet-11 labeled

‗unissued ballot papers‘;
(b) put the counterfoils of used ballot papers in packet-12

labeled ‗counterfoils of used ballot papers‘; and
(c) put marked copies of the electoral rolls in packet-13

labeled ‗marked copies of the electoral rolls‘.
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[(3) Before start of proceedings at the close of poll under this
rule, the Presiding Officer shall require the polling agents belonging
to same candidate who performed their duties at the polling booths of
the polling station to nominate one polling agent from amongst them
to witness the counting process:
Provided that only the polling agent so nominated in respect

of each candidate shall be allowed to observe the counting process
and he shall put his signature on the statements and the packets as
and when asked by the presiding officer to do so.]
81. Result of the Count to be prepared by the Presiding

Officer.— (1) The Result of the Count under sub-section (10) of
section 90 shall be prepared in Form-45.
(2) The Presiding Officer shall put a copy of the Result of the
Count in packet-16 labeled ‗Result of the Count‘.
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82. Statement about turnout of women voters.—The
Presiding Officer shall prepare gender segregated statement of
voters on Form-45(Result of the Count) as required under sub-
section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 91, on the basis of male
and female voters scored out from the electoral rolls in the relevant
polling booth or booths.
83. Ballot Paper Account to be prepared by the Presiding

Officer.—(1) The Ballot Paper Account referred to in sub-section (11)
of section 90 shall be prepared in Form-46.
(2) The Presiding Officer shall put a copy of the Ballot Paper
Account in packet-17 labeled ‗Ballot Paper Account‘.
84. Announcement of provisional results.— (1) The

Returning Officer shall prepare the provisional consolidated
statement of results of the count (excluding postal ballots) of the
constituency, as required under section 92, in Form-47on the basis of
the results of the count received by him from Presiding Officers
electronically under sub-section (2) of section 13 or personally
whichever is earlier.
(2) The Returning Officer shall make sure that Result of the
Count furnished by Presiding Officer is arithmetically error-free before
accepting the same.
(3) In case, the Returning Officer finds any error in the Form,
he shall ask the Presiding Officer to rectify the error and sign the
same in token of the fact that the error has been corrected by the
Presiding Officer himself:
Provided that in the event of correction of Form under this sub-

rule, the Presiding Officer shall resend electronically the scanned
copy of the corrected Form to the Commission:
Provided further that the Returning Officer shall keep copy of

the said corrected Form and also place the same in the relevant
packet.
(4) After preparing the provisional consolidated statement of

results of the count under sub-rule (1), the Returning Officer shall
announce the same in the presence of such of the candidates, their
election agents or authorized observers as may be present and shall
affix a copy of such results at a conspicuous place in his office for
information of general public:
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Provided that the Returning Officer shall forthwith communicate
the scanned copy of the Form-47 containing provisional results to the
Commission electronically on or before 02:00 am the day
immediately following the polling day and if, for any reason, the
results are incomplete by 02:00 a.m. on the day immediately
following the polling day, the Returning Officer shall communicate to
the Commission provisional results as consolidated till that time along
with reasons for the delay, in writing, while listing the polling stations
from which results are awaited and thereafter shall send the
complete provisional results as soon as compiled but not later than
10:00 a.m.
Provided that where the Returning Officer forward a case

against the defaulting presiding officer(s) that delivery of result has
been inordinately delayed, the Commission shall initiate disciplinary
proceedings under Section 54 and 55 of the Act and remunerations
due to presiding officer(s) shall be withheld and in case it is already
paid shall be recoverable from his salary.
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[84A. Registration procedure for voting by Overseas
Pakistanis.—(1) Where the Commission decides in terms of sub-
section (1) of section 94 to make arrangements for voting by
Overseas Pakistanis living abroad, it shall hold such voting through
internet (I-voting).
(2) Only those Overseas Pakistani voters shall be eligible for

voting who possess:
(a) valid National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis

(NICOP);
(b) valid Machine Readable passport (MRP); and
(c) valid E-mail address.
(3) The Overseas Pakistani voter, desirous to cast his vote

through I-voting from abroad, during registration time-period as may
be fixed by the Commission, shall access the Overseas Voting
System through the internet and shall create an account using
following credentials:
(a) Name;
(b) Email Address;

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(c) Generating password of his choice;
(d) Mobile Phone Number (optional); and
(e) Country of Stay.
(4) A confirmation email of account so created shall be

forwarded by the system to the applicant at his given email address
and by clicking on the link therein the voter shall be prompted to
provide the number of his Machine Readable Passport with its
tracking Identity and NICOP number along with date of issuance
thereof.
(5) Upon completion of proceedings under sub-rule (4), a

verification process will be initiated wherein random questions
regarding voter‘s identity information shall be asked by the System
and upon correct reply, a message of ―Successfully verified‖ shall be
displayed by the system:
Provided that a confirmation email of account verification shall

also be forwarded by the system to the applicant.
(6) In case the voter could not correctly reply first set of
questions mentioned in sub-rule (5), the system will allow multiple
attempts to correctly reply failing which that NICOP number shall be
restricted for further attempts:
Provided that upon successful verification, a unique passcode

shall be forwarded to the applicant by the system through email
before the polling day:
Provided further that on receipt of list, from the Commission, in

respect of Overseas Pakistani voters registered as such, the
Returning Officer shall take necessary steps to make sure that no
overseas voter so registered for overseas voting is allowed to cast
his vote at the polling station in person.
84B. Voting procedure for Overseas Pakistanis.— On

polling day, the voter shall log in to the overseas voting system using
his username and password and shall avail the voting option from the
system for casting his vote in respect of his National Assembly, or, as
the case may be, Provincial Assembly Constituency by entering
unique passcode:
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Provided that by going through designated list of candidates of
selected constituency, the voter shall cast his vote by selecting his
desired candidate:
Provided further that upon successful submission of vote, a

―confirmation‖ message shall be displayed on the screen.
84C. Preparation of results in respect of Overseas

voting.—(1) After the polling hours are over, the Commission shall
generate the Form-45 (Result of the Count) in respect of the
constituency by using Reporting Portal of the Overseas Voting
System and send the same to the Returning Officer concerned
immediately through quickest means as are available for the
purpose.
(2) On receipt of Form-45 (Result of the Count) from the

Commission under sub-rule (1), the Returning Officer shall include
the results contained therein in the consolidated results of the count
as furnished by the presiding officers to be prepared by him under
section 95 in such manner as the Commission may determine:
Provided that the Commission may direct for non-inclusion of

the result in respect of the Overseas voting during consolidation of
results under section 95, if in its opinion, the technical efficacy,
secrecy and security of the voting has not been maintained during
the said voting.]
85. Consolidation of results.— (1) The Returning Officer

shall consolidate in Form-48 the results of the count furnished by the
Presiding Officers.
(2) Before consolidating the results, the Returning Officer

shall 1in presence of contesting candidates and one of their election
agents duly authorized by such candidate as may be present, open
the packet-2 containing the ballot papers excluded from the count by
Presiding Officer and also the packet-6 and packet-9 containing,
respectively, the Tendered Ballot Papers and Challenged Ballot
Papers excluded from the count by the Presiding Officer and
scrutinize each such ballot paper as was excluded from the count by
the Presiding Officer.
(3) If the Returning Officer finds that any ballot paper

excluded from the count by the Presiding Officer should not have
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been so excluded, he shall count it as a valid ballot paper cast in
favour of the contesting candidate for whom it was cast:
Provided that in so doing the Returning Officer shall not mix

up the ballot papers taken out from the packets labeled ‗Tendered
Ballot Papers‘ and ‗Challenged Ballot Papers‘ but shall keep the
entire lot of Tendered Ballot Papers and Challenged Ballot Papers
excluded from the count by the Presiding Officer separately in their
respective packet.
(4) The Returning Officer shall reject a ballot paper,

hereinafter referred to as ‗rejected ballot paper‘, recording thereon
the fact of such rejection if it suffers from any of the defects
mentioned in clause (c) of sub-section (4) of section 90.
(5) If any contesting candidate or election agent objects to

the rejection of a ballot paper, the Returning Officer shall add to his
endorsement the words ‗rejection objected to‘.
(6) In consolidating the results of the count, the Returning

Officer shall record the number of valid ballot papers cast in favour of
each contesting candidate as shown by the Presiding Officer in the
Result of the Count, unless the figures thereof have undergone a
change as a result of recount under sub-section (5) or sub-section (6)
of section 95, in which case he shall record the figures as arrived at
after the recount.
(7) Before recording the number of valid votes in the

consolidated statement against the name of each contesting
candidate, the number of ballot papers including the Tendered votes
and Challenged votes, if any, treated by him as valid which were
excluded from the count by the Presiding Officer shall be taken into
account.
(8) The ballot papers rejected by the Returning Officer

under sub-rule (4) shall be shown separately in the consolidated
statement.
(9) The consolidated statement shall be so completed that

the figures in respect of one polling station are completed before the
incorporation of the figures in respect of any other.
(10) The Returning Officer shall deal with the postal ballot
papers in the following manner namely:
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(a) no cover in Form-40 containing a postal ballot paper
received by the Returning Officer after the expiry of the
time fixed in that behalf shall be counted;
(b) the Returning Officer shall close and seal in a separate

packet all the packets referred to in sub-rule (2) of rule
71;
(c) all other covers in Form-40 containing postal ballot

papers shall then be opened one after another;
(d) as each cover is opened, the Returning Officer shall

scrutinize the declaration in Form-38 contained therein
and shall reject the ballot paper and make an appropriate
endorsement on the cover in Form-39 without opening
the same—
(i) if the said declaration is not found in the cover in

Form-40; or
(ii) if the said declaration is substantially defective; or
(iii) if the serial number of the ballot paper entered in

the said declaration differs from such number
endorsed on the cover in Form-39.
(e) each cover so endorsed and the declaration received

with it shall be replaced in the cover in Form-40; and all
such covers in Form-40 shall be kept in a separate
packet which shall be sealed and on which the following
particulars shall be recorded, namely:
(i) the name of the constituency;
(ii) the date of counting; and
(iii) a brief description of its contents;
(f) the Returning officer shall then place all the declarations
in Form-38 which he has found to be in order in a
separate packet which shall be sealed before any cover
in Form-39 is opened and on which shall be recorded the
particulars referred to in clause (e);
(g) all covers in Form-39 containing postal ballot papers

which have not already been dealt with under the
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foregoing provisions of this rule shall then be opened
one after another and the Returning Officer shall
scrutinize each ballot paper and decide the validity of the
vote recorded thereby;
(h) a postal ballot paper shall be liable to rejection on the

grounds mentioned in clause (c) of sub-section (4) of
section 90, reference in that sub-section to prescribed
mark being construed as reference to writing of name of
the candidate as mentioned in sub-rule (1) of rule 67;
(i) the Returning Officer shall count all the valid votes given
by postal ballot in favour of each contesting candidate
and record the total thereof as well as the number of
such valid votes polled in favour of each such candidate
in the consolidated statement in Form-48; and
(j) all valid postal ballot papers shall, after they have been
counted, be placed in a separate packet which shall be
sealed and on which shall be recorded—
(i) the name of the constituency;
(ii) the date of counting; and
(iii) a brief description of its contents.
86. Procedure for recount.— (1)For the purpose of recount

under sub-section (5) and sub-section (6) of section 95, the
Returning Officer shall:
(a) serve a notice to the contesting candidates of date, time

and place of recount;
(b) open, in the presence of such contesting candidates or

election agents as are present, the polling bag or bags
relating to the polling station or polling stations for which
request for recounting is made, and shall complete the
recount of:
(i) all the valid ballot papers including valid Tendered

and Challenged Ballot Papers;
(ii) all the ballot papers excluded from the count

including Tendered and Challenged Ballot Papers;
and
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(iii) valid postal ballot papers, if required;
(2) The Returning Officer shall, after the recount, consolidate

the result in accordance with the provisions of section 95 read with
rule 85.
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Provided that the notice referred to in sub-rule 1(a) of Rule
86, shall be affixed at a conspicuous place and it shall also be issued
to and served on each and every contesting candidate through
person or any other medium recognised by law.
87. Resealing of packets and statements by the Returning

Officer.— (1) The packets and the statements opened by the
Returning Officer for the purpose of consolidation under section 95
shall be resealed, as required by section 96, immediately after the
consolidation proceedings are over.
(2) All the packets received from the Presiding Officers and
not opened, together with those opened and resealed by the
Returning Officer, shall be sealed in a tamper-evident bag, provided
to him for the purpose, for each polling station.
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(2a) The provisional and final consolidated statement of
results of the count and final consolidated results, as referred to, in
clause (da) of sub-section (1) of section 99 to be prepared on Form-
47, 48 and 49 respectively shall be sealed by Returning Officer in
TEB-II before sealing the same in TEB-III.
(3) The Returning Officer shall allow such of the contesting

candidates or their election agents as may be present to sign and
affix their seals to each of the packets resealed by the Returning
Officer, as also the bag containing those packets.
88. Final Consolidated Result.—(1) The Final Consolidated

Result required to be submitted to the Commission by the Returning
Officer under sub-section (1) of section 98 shall be in Form-49.
(2) The consolidated statement prepared under sub-rule (1)

of rule 85by the Returning Officer together with the Final
Consolidated Result referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be sent to the
Commission immediately after the consolidation for declaration of the
result and publication of the name of the returned candidate in the
official Gazette.
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Inserted vide ECP SRO 452(1)/2023 dated 7th April, 2023
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Provided that the Commission may order for preservation of
Form-45 (Result of Count) & Form-46 (Ballot Paper Account) in the
strong room at Regional level.‖
89. Documents to be retained by the Commission.—

(1)The endorsement under sub-section (2) of section 99 in respect of
each packet shall be made in the space provided thereon for the
purpose for the description of its contents, the date of the election to
which the contents relate and the name and number of the
constituency for which the election was held.
(2) The certificate required to be furnished by the Returning

Officer to the Commission under sub-section (2) of section 99
regarding compliance of the provisions of sub-section (1) and sub-
section (2) of section 99 shall be in Form-50.
90. Depositing and withdrawal of polling bags.—(1) The

Returning Officer shall, after consolidation, deposit tamper-evident
sealed bags of a constituency in a storage of the Commission, or a
treasury or a sub-treasury, with inventory on Form-51, in triplicate,
one copy each for himself, the officer incharge of the storage and the
Commission.
(2) If Returning Officer, or an officer authorized by the

Commission, under the orders of the Commission, a Tribunal or a
Court, as the case may be, withdraws tamper-evident sealed bag(s)
of one or more polling stations of a constituency from the storage, or
the treasury or sub-treasury, he shall also provide to the storage
incharge, treasury officer or, as the case may be, sub-treasury
officer a certificate to the effect that all tamper-evident sealed bags
withdrawn there from were found in good condition:
Provided that if Returning Officer, or, as the case may be, an

officer authorized by the Commission finds any or all bags tampered
with, he shall immediately report the matter to the Commission for
taking appropriate action under sub-section (4) and sub-section (5) of
section 99.
91. Public inspection of documents.— (1) The documents

retained by the Commission under section 99, except the ballot
papers, shall be open to public inspection during office hours on
payment of a fee at the rate of ten rupees per page of a document.
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Inserted vide ECP SRO 452(1)/2023 dated 7th April, 2023
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(2) Copies of, or extracts from the documents mentioned in
sub-rule (1) shall be furnished upon an application made by any
person on payment of fee at the rate of ten rupees per page.
(3) Every application for inspection of documents or supply

of copies shall be accompanied by court fee stamps of the requisite
value.
(4) The nomination form, accompanying declaration and

statements referred to in section 60 and section 110 shall be open to
inspection by the public, during office hours on payment of fee of
rupees ten per page in the shape of court fee stamps.
(5) The certified copies of documents referred to in sub-rule

(4) may be supplied to a person, making application in that behalf, on
payment of fee of ten rupees per page in the shape of court fee
stamps.
CHAPTER VI
ELECTION TO RESERVED SEATS IN AN ASSEMBLY
92. Election to seats reserved for women and non-

Muslims.— (1) Election to the seats reserved for women and non-
Muslims in the National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies shall be
held on the basis of proportional representation system of political
parties‘ lists of candidates in accordance with the provisions of these
Rules and the Act.
(2) The Members to fill seats reserved for women in the

National Assembly allocated to a Province shall be elected through
proportional representation system of political parties‘ lists of
candidates submitted to the Commission on the basis of total number
of general seats won by each political party from the Province
concerned in the National Assembly.
(3) The Members to fill seats reserved for women allocated to

a Province shall be elected through proportional representation
system of political parties‘ lists of candidates on the basis of total
number of general seats won by each political party in the Provincial
Assembly.
(4) The Members to fill seats reserved for non-Muslims in the

National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies shall be elected
through proportional representation system of political parties‘ lists of
candidates on the basis of total number of general seats won by each
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political party in the National Assembly, or, as the case may be, in
the Provincial Assembly.
(5) If, at any time, the party list is exhausted, the political
party may submit a name for any vacancy which may occur
thereafter and the provisions of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of
section 104 shall, as nearly as possible, apply to fill such vacancy.
(6) For the purpose of this rule, the expression ―total number
of general seats won by political party‖ shall include the independent
returned candidate or candidates who may duly join such political
party within three days of the publication in the official Gazette of the
names of the returned candidates:
Provided that if the independent candidate applies to the

leader of a political party for joining his party then the leader of that
political party will forthwith inform the Commission of joining of such
candidate through a letter to be delivered to the Commission along
with consent of that candidate duly attested by a Notary appointed
under the Notaries Ordinance, 1961 (XIX of 1961) or an Oath
Commissioner appointed under the Oaths Act, 1873 (X of 1873) or a
Government servant in basic pay scale 17 and above:
Provided that the consent of the independent candidate so

delivered to the Commission shall, in no circumstances, be open to
recall or cancellation.
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[(7) The political parties‘ lists of candidates to be submitted
under this rule to the Commission in connection with election to the
reserved seats for women or non-Muslims in an assembly shall be on
Form-66.]
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93. Nomination paper.— [(1)] A nomination paper by which
the proposal is made under sub-section (3) of section 104 for seats
reserved for women and non-Muslims shall be in the Form A
appended to the Act.
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[(2) If nomination paper of a candidate for election to the seat
reserved for women or non-Muslims is rejected, the sum deposited
by that candidate under sub-section (1) of section 61 may be
refunded to him or her when he or she so applies under sub-section
(5) of section 61:
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Numbered vide ECP Notification S.R.O.791(I)/2018 dated 22ndJune, 2018.
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Provided that the deposit made by the candidate, whose
nomination paper has been accepted by the Returning Officer, shall
become non-refundable and shall be forfeited to the Federal
Government.]
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[(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2), if a
political party fails to secure any general seat from National
Assembly, or, as the case may be, a Provincial Assembly during
General Election, the deposit made by a candidate for the seat
reserved for women or non-Muslims on behalf of that political party,
may be refunded to that candidate, if he or she so applies, under
sub-section (5) of section 61.]
94. Commission to declare seats won by each Political

party.— (1) The Commission shall, by notification in the official
Gazette, declare the total number of reserved seats won by each
political party in the National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies
respectively.
(2) The per centum share of each political party shall be

worked out with reference to total number of general seats in the
National Assembly, or, as the case may be, the respective Provincial
Assembly.
(3) In calculating the number of seats, the highest fraction

shall be taken as one seat till the allocation of total reserved seats in
the concerned Assembly is completed.
(4) The seats reserved for non-Muslims and women shall be

divided among the political parties on the basis of their per centum
share as worked out in sub-rule (2) and in order of priority of the
names of candidates mentioned in the party list:
Provided that the list submitted by a political party shall not be

subject to change or alteration, either in the order of priority or
through addition of new names or subtraction of old names after
expiry of the date of submission of nomination papers:
Explanation.— For the purpose of this rule, the expression

―political party‖ means a political party to which a symbol has been
allocated by the Commission.
95. Procedure where a nominee of political party is

elected on more than one general seats, etc.— (1) If a contesting
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Inserted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.589(I)/2019 dated 29th May, 2019.
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candidate, being nominee of a political party, has been elected on
more than one general seats whether in the same or different
Assemblies, all the seats won by him shall be counted for the
purpose of calculation of general seats won by that party in the
National or the Provincial Assembly, as the case may be.
(2) The seats won by independent candidates shall be

excluded from the total number of general seats in the National
Assembly or, as the case may be, the Provincial Assembly for the
purpose of determination of share of each political party:
Provided that if an independent candidate duly joins a political

party under sub-rule (6) of rule 92, he shall not be excluded for the
purpose of calculation of total number of general seats of such
political party.
96. Declaration of result by the Commission.— (1) The

Commission shall calculate the total number of seats won by each
political party separately in the National Assembly and each
Provincial Assembly in the manner specified in rule 94 and shall then
ascertain the proportion of each political party of the seats reserved
for women and non-Muslims.
(2) On the basis of the calculations done under sub-rule (1),

the Commission shall ascertain the number of seats to which each
political party is entitled.
(3) The Commission shall then declare elected to the

National Assembly, or, as the case may be, the Provincial Assembly
such number of candidates belonging to each political party, in order
of priority in which their names appear in the lists provided by a
political party as is equal to the number of seats to which that party is
entitled under sub-rule (2).
CHAPTERVII
CONDUCT OF ELECTION TO THE SENATE
97. Nomination paper.—A nomination paper by which a

proposal is made under sub-section (2) of section 110 shall be in the
Form A appended to the Act:
Provided that, in the case of a bye-election to fill two or more

casual vacancies arising in any of the circumstances specified in
section 127, this rule shall have effect as if it required the proposer
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and the seconder to specify, in the said Form, the name of the
Member of the Senate whose vacancy is to be filled.
98. Deposits for nomination.—(1) The Returning Officer

shall maintain a register in Form-29in which he shall enter the
particulars of every cash deposit made with him under section 111.
(2) Receipt of a cash deposit by the Returning Officer shall

be acknowledged in Form-30and the amount shall be deposited by
him at a branch of National Bank of Pakistan, a Government
Treasury or sub-Treasury.
(3) The head of account for the purpose of deposit at a

branch of National Bank of Pakistan or at a Government Treasury or
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sub-Treasury shall be [C02-Receipts from Civil Administration and
Other Functions, C021-General Administration Receipts-Organs of
State, C02166-Receipts of Election Commission of Pakistan under
Elections Act 2017.]
99. Notice in respect of nominated candidates.—The

notice containing the particulars of the candidates to be prepared by
the Returning Officer under sub-section (7) of section 110 shall be on
Form-52.
100. Appeal against rejection or acceptance of

nomination paper by the Returning Officer.—(1) An appeal under
sub-section (1) of section 113 may be filed by a candidate or by a
person authorized in writing by the candidate in this behalf, against
the decision of the Returning Officer rejecting, or, as the case may
be, accepting the nomination paper of a candidate.
(2) The appeal shall be addressed to the Appellate Tribunal

constituted by the Commission for the province concerned, or, as the
2
case may be, Federal Capital [***].
(3) An appeal shall be in the form of a memorandum which

shall state the date of rejection or, as the case may be, acceptance of
the nomination and the grounds of appeal and shall be accompanied
by a certified copy of the order rejecting, or, as the case may be,
accepting the nomination.
(4) The memorandum of appeal shall be accompanied by

as many copies thereof as there are candidates at an election.
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Substituted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.1514(I)/2021.
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(5) The appeal shall be disposed of either summarily or
after such inquiry as the Appellate Tribunal may consider necessary.
(6) If the appeal is allowed, the name of the appellant shall,

by order of the Appellate Tribunal be entered, or, as the case may
be, deleted by the Returning Officer in the list of validly nominated
candidates.
101. List of validly nominated candidates.—(1) The list of

validly nominated candidates prepared under section 114 shall be
drawn up in Form-53 soon after the scrutiny.
(2) The Returning Officer shall publish a copy of the list of

validly nominated candidates at some conspicuous place in his office.
(3) In the case of acceptance of an appeal filed under sub-

section (1) of section 113, the Returning Officer shall revise the list of
validly nominated candidates in accordance with the decision of the
Appellate Tribunal and shall publish the list so revised at some
conspicuous place in his office.
(4) A copy of the list referred to in sub-rule (1), and also a

copy of the list as revised, if any, under sub-rule (3), shall be
furnished to the Commission.
102. List of contesting candidates.—(1) The list of

contesting candidates prepared under sub-section (4) of section 115
shall be drawn up in Form-54.
(2) The names on the list shall be entered in Urdu

alphabetical order.
(3) The Returning Officer shall, on the day next following the
withdrawal day, publish the list of contesting candidates at some
conspicuous place in his office and furnish a copy thereof to the
Commission and also to each of the contesting candidates.
103. Retirement of contesting candidate.—(1) A contesting

candidate may, by notice in writing signed by him and delivered to
the Returning Officer by 12 noon on the day immediately preceding
the polling day, either in person or, by an agent authorized by him in
writing in this behalf, retire from the election.
(2) A notice under sub-rule (1) shall, in no circumstances, be

open to recall or cancellation.
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(3) On receiving a notice of retirement under sub-rule (1),
the Returning Officer shall, if he is satisfied that the signature on the
notice is that of the candidate, cause a copy of the notice to be
affixed at some conspicuous place in his office and thereupon such
candidate shall cease to be a contesting candidate.
104. Declaration of uncontested election.—(1) The result

of an uncontested election shall not be declared under sub-section
(1) of section 118 unless the Returning Officer has ascertained in
writing from the Appellate Tribunal that no appeal has been filed
against the rejection or acceptance of any nomination paper or that, if
an appeal has been filed, no nomination rejected by the Returning
Officer has been accepted on such appeal.
(2) The Returning Officer shall draw the public notice,

referred to in sub-section (1) of section 118, in Form-55and shall
furnish a copy thereof to the Commission.
105. Form of ballot paper.—(1) Every ballot paper shall be

in such form as may be specified by the Commission and the names
of the contesting candidates shall be written on it in Urdu.
(2) The names of contesting candidates shall be arranged

on the ballot paper in the same order as shown on the list of
contesting candidates prepared under rule 102.
(3) If two or more candidates bear the same name, they shall
be distinguished by adding the names of their father.
106. Agent.—(1) A contesting candidate may, before the

commencement of the poll, appoint not more than one agent, and
shall give notice thereof in writing to the Returning Officer.
(2) The appointment of an agent under sub-rule (1) may at

any time be revoked by the candidate and when it is so revoked or
the agent dies, another person may be appointed by the candidate to
be an agent and a notice of such appointment shall be given to the
Returning Officer.
107. Ballot boxes.—(1) The ballot boxes shall be such as

may be provided by the Commission.
(2) The Returning Officer shall ensure, in the presence of

such of the contesting candidates or their agents as may be present,
before the commencement of the poll that each box is empty and
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seal it in the balloting position and so place it within his sight as to be
ready to receive the ballot papers.
108. Admission to polling station.—The Returning Officer

shall, subject to such instructions as the Commission may give, so
regulate the entry of voters to the polling station that only one voter is
admitted at a time and exclude there from all other persons except:
(a) any person on duty in connection with the election;
(b) the contesting candidates, or one agent of each

contesting candidate; or
(c) such other person as may specifically be permitted by

the Returning Officer or the Commission.
109. Arrangements at the polling station.—(1)There shall

be displayed, outside the polling station, a copy of the list of
contesting candidates.
(2) To enable the voters to mark their ballot papers in secret,

the Returning Officer shall set up one or more voting booths
screened from observation where voters shall record their votes.
(3) The Commission shall provide sufficient number of ballot

boxes, copies of the lists of voters, ballot papers, stamps for marking
the official mark, instruments for indicating preferences on the ballot
papers and such other articles as may be necessary for facilitating
the casting of votes.
110. Maintenance of order at the polling station.—(1) The

Returning Officer shall keep order at the polling station and may
remove or cause to be removed any person who misconducts himself
at the polling station or fails to obey any lawful order of the Returning
Officer.
(2) Any person removed under sub-rule (1) from the polling
station shall not, without the permission of the Returning Officer,
again enter the polling station during the day.
(3) The powers under this rule shall not be so exercised as

to deprive a voter of an opportunity to cast his vote.
111. Issue of identity cards.—(1) Each voter shall carry with

him an identity card issued to him by the Secretary of the Assembly
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of which he is a Member and shall, if so required, show the same to
the Returning Officer before a ballot paper is issued to him.
(2) The Returning Officer shall, after satisfying himself about

the identity of the voter and after ensuring that he has not already
voted, put a tick mark against the name of the voter in the list of
voters, enter the name of the voter on the counterfoil of the ballot
paper and, after stamping the ballot paper on its back with the official
mark and initialing it, hand it over to the voter.
(3) No ballot paper shall be issued to a voter unless it has

been stamped with an official mark and initialed.
(4) No ballot paper shall be delivered to a voter unless he

has put his signature on the counterfoil of the ballot paper in token of
the receipt of the ballot paper.
112. Voting procedure.—(1) A voter, on receiving the ballot

paper, shall forthwith:
(a) proceed to the voting booth;
(b) record his vote in accordance with rule 113;
(c) fold the ballot paper so as to conceal his vote; and
(d) insert the ballot paper into the ballot box.
(2) No voter shall be allowed to enter the voting booth when

another voter is inside it.
(3) A voter shall vote without undue delay and shall leave the
polling station immediately after he has inserted his ballot paper into
the ballot box.
113. Manner of recording vote for elections from

Provinces and the Federal Capital.—In giving his vote; a voter—
(a) shall place on his ballot paper the figure 1 opposite the
name of the candidate for whom he wishes to vote in the
first instance; and
(b) may, in addition, place on his ballot paper the figures 2, 3

and 4 and so on, in the order of his preference, opposite
the names of the other candidates.
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Explanation.—The figures referred to in this rule may be
marked against, different names either in English or in Urdu but not in
both and shall not be marked in words.
114. Manner of marking ballot paper if voter is

incapacitated.— (1) If a voter is blind or is physically or otherwise so
incapacitated as to require the help of a companion, the Returning
Officer may allow him to be accompanied by a companion of his
choice who is of not less than eighteen years of age; and, in case the
disability is such that the voter cannot mark the ballot paper himself,
the person accompanying the voter may mark the ballot paper as
indicated by the voter:
Provided that the person allowed to accompany the voter

shall not himself be a candidate or his agent.
(2) If the ballot paper is to be marked by the companion, the

Returning Officer shall make it clear to him that he must mark the
ballot paper for the candidate of the voter‘s choice and that he must
not divulge to any one the voter‘s choice of candidate.
(3) The Returning Officer shall maintain a list of voters on

whose behalf the ballot papers have been marked by their
companions.
115. Spoilt ballot papers.—A voter who has inadvertently

spoiled his ballot paper so that it cannot be used may, after satisfying
the Returning Officer about the fact of inadvertence, return the ballot
paper to the Returning Officer who shall issue another ballot paper
after canceling the Spoilt Ballot Paper which shall be placed in a
separate packet labeled ―Spoilt Ballot Papers‖, noting the fact of
cancellation on the counterfoil also.
116. Stray ballot papers.—If any ballot paper which has

been issued to a voter has not been inserted by him into the ballot
box but is found anywhere else, it shall be cancelled and accounted
for as Spoilt Ballot Paper.
117. Sealing of ballot box after poll.— After the close of the
poll, the Returning Officer shall, in the presence of such of the
contesting candidates or the agents of such candidates as may be
present, close the slit for insertion of ballot paper of each ballot box:
Provided that it shall not be necessary to seal the slit if the

counting of votes is to begin immediately after the close of the poll.
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118. Opening of ballot boxes and counting of votes.—(1)
The Returning Officer shall, after notice to the contesting candidates,
or, as the case may be, agents as to the time and place of counting,
open the ballot boxes in the presence of such of the contesting
candidates, and their agents as may be present.
(2) The Returning Officer shall:
(a) proceed to count the ballot papers taken out there from
and record their number in a statement;
(b) scrutinize the ballot papers taken out of the ballot boxes;
and
(c) separate the ballot papers which he deems valid from

those which he rejects under sub-rule (3) endorsing on
each ballot paper so rejected, the word ‗rejected‘ and the
grounds of rejection.
(3) A ballot paper shall be invalid, —
(a) on which figure 1 is not marked; or
(b) on which figure 1 is set opposite the names of more than

one candidates, or is so placed as to render it doubtful
as to which candidate it is intended to apply; or
(c) on which figure 1 and some other figure are set opposite
the name of the same candidate; or
(d) on which there is a mark or writing or to which some

object is attached by which the voter can be identified; or
(e) which is unmarked or void on the ground of uncertainty;

or
(f) which does not bear the official mark or initials of the
Returning Officer
119. Arrangement of valid ballot papers.—After rejecting

the ballot papers which are invalid, the Returning Officer shall—
(a) arrange the ballot papers in parcels according to the first

preference recorded for each candidate;
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(b) count and record the number of the ballot papers in each
parcel and check the total number thereof; and
(c) credit to each candidate the value of the ballot papers on

which preference for him has been recorded.
120. Counting of votes where one seat is to be filled.—(1)

At any election, where only one seat is to be filled, every valid ballot
paper shall be deemed to be of the value of 1 at each count, and the
quota sufficient to secure the return of a candidate at the election
shall be determined as follows:
(a) add the values credited to all the candidates;
(b) divide the total by 2; and
(c) add 1 to the quotient ignoring the remainder, if any, and

the resulting number is the quota.
(2) If, at the end of the first or any subsequent count, the
total value of the ballot papers credited to any candidate is equal to,
or greater than, the quota or there is only one continuing candidate,
that candidate shall be declared elected.
(3) If, at the end of any count, no candidate can be declared

elected, the Returning Officer shall:
(a) exclude from the poll the candidate who upto that stage
has been credited with the lowest value;
(b) examine all the ballot papers in his parcel and sub-
parcels, arrange the un-exhausted papers in sub-parcels
according to the next available preferences recorded
thereon for the continuing candidates, count the number
of papers in each such sub-parcel and credit it to the
candidate for whom such preference is recorded,
transfer the sub-parcel to that candidate and make a
separate sub-parcel of all the exhausted papers; and
(c) see whether any of the continuing candidates has, after

such transfer and credit, secured the quota.
(4) If, when a candidate has to be excluded under clause (a)

of sub-rule (3), two or more candidates have been credited with the
same value and stand lowest on the poll, the candidate for whom the
lowest number of original votes is recorded shall be excluded and, if
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this number also is the same, the candidate with the smallest value at
the earliest count at which these candidates had unequal values shall
be excluded.
(5) If two or more candidates are lowest on the poll and

each has the same value of votes at all counts, the Returning Officer
shall decide by lot which of them shall be excluded.
121. Ascertaining the quota.—At any election, where more

than one seat is to be filled, every ballot paper shall be deemed to be
of the value of 100 and the quota sufficient to secure the return of a
candidate at the election shall be determined as follows:
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(a) add the value credited to all the candidates [under
clause (c) of rule 119];
(b) divide the total by a number which exceeds by 1 the

number of seats to be filled; and
(c) add 1 to the quotient ignoring the remainder, if any, and

the resultant number is the quota.
122. General instructions.—(1) For the purpose of counting

of votes, the Returning Officer shall disregard all fractions and ignore
all preferences recorded for candidates already elected or excluded
from the poll.
(2) A candidate shall be deemed to have been elected if, at

the end of any count or at the transfer of any parcel or sub-parcel of
an excluded candidate, the value of ballot papers credited to such
candidate is equal to or greater than the quota, and no further ballot
paper shall be transferred to him.
123. Transfer of surplus.—(1) If at the end of any count the

value of the ballot papers credited to a candidate is greater than the
quota, the surplus shall be transferred in accordance with the
provisions of this rule to the continuing candidates, according to the
preferences indicated on the ballot papers of that candidate.
(2) If more candidates than one have a surplus, the largest

surplus shall be dealt with first and the others in the order of
magnitude:
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Provided that every surplus arising on the first count shall be
dealt with before those arising on the second count and so on.
(3) If more candidates than one have an equal surplus

arising out of the same count, the surplus of the candidate credited
with the greatest value at the earliest count at which the values
credited to these candidates were unequal, shall be dealt with first
and, where the values credited to such candidates were equal at all
counts, the Returning Officer shall determine by lot which surplus will
be dealt with first.
(4) If the surplus of any candidate to be transferred arises

from original votes only, the Returning Officer shall examine all the
papers in the parcel of that elected candidate, sort out un-exhausted
papers into sub-parcels according to the next available preference
recorded thereon and shall make a separate sub-parcel of the
exhausted ballot papers.
(5) If the value credited to an elected candidate whose

surplus is to be transferred arises from original and transferred votes,
or from transferred votes only, the Returning Officer shall examine
the ballot papers contained in the sub-parcel last transferred to the
elected candidate.
(6) If the total value of the unexhausted papers is equal to

or less than the surplus, the Returning Officer shall transfer each
sub-parcel of unexhausted papers to the contesting candidate
indicated thereon as the ‗voters‘ next preference, each being
transferred at the value at which it was received by the candidate
whose surplus is being transferred. `
(7) When the total value of the unexhausted paper is less

than the surplus, the exhausted papers shall be set aside at a value
which is equal to the difference between the surplus and the total
value of the unexhausted papers.
(8) If the total value of the unexhausted papers is greater

than the surplus, the Returning Officer shall transfer each paper in
each sub-parcel of unexhausted papers to the continuing candidate
indicating thereon as the ‗voters‘ next preference and the value at
which each paper shall be transferred shall be ascertained by
dividing the surplus by the total number of unexhausted papers
(fractional remainders being disregarded), except that the
consequential loss of the value shall be noted on the result sheet.
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(9) The papers transferred to each candidate shall be added
in the form of a sub-parcel to the papers already belonging to such
candidate.
(10) All papers in the parcel or sub-parcel of an elected

candidate not transferred under this rule shall be set apart as finally
dealt with.
124. Exclusion of candidates lowest on the poll.—If, at the

end of any count, no candidate has a surplus and one or more seats
remain unfilled, the Returning Officer shall exclude from the count the
candidate credited with the lowest value, shall sort the unexhausted
papers into sub-parcels according to the next available preferences
recorded thereon and shall transfer each sub-parcel to the contesting
candidates for whom the next preference is recorded.
125. Order of transfer of sub-parcel.—(1) The parcel

containing the original votes of excluded candidate shall be
transferred first, the transfer value of each paper being 100.
(2) The sub-parcels containing transferred votes shall then

be transferred in the order in which and at the value at which the
excluded candidate obtained them.
(3) Each such transfer shall be deemed to be a separate

transfer.
(4) When a candidate has been excluded and as a result of

transfer of his votes another candidate has been elected with a
surplus, in such a case his surplus votes shall be transferred before
another exclusion is considered.
(5) In the transfer of each parcel of sub-parcel, a separate

sub-parcel shall be made of the exhausted papers which shall be set
aside at the value at which the excluded candidate obtained them.
126. Filling the last vacancies.—(1) If, at the end of any

count as a result of transfer of papers, the number of continuing
candidates is equal to the number of vacancies to be filled, no further
transfer shall be made.
(2) When the number of continuing candidates is equal to the

number of vacancies remaining unfilled, the continuing candidates
shall thereupon be deemed to be elected.
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(3) When, at the end of any count, only one vacancy remains
unfilled and the value credited to someone continuing candidate
exceeds the total of the value credited to the other continuing
candidates together with any other surplus not transferred, that
candidate shall thereupon be deemed to have been elected and no
further transfer shall be made.
(4) When, at the end of any count, only one vacancy remains
unfilled and there are only two continuing candidates and each of
them has the same value of votes at all counts and no surplus
remains capable of transfer, the Returning Officer shall decide by lot
which of them shall be excluded and, after excluding him in the
manner aforesaid, declare the other candidate to be elected.
127. Equality of candidates lowest on the poll.—(1) If at

any time it becomes necessary to exclude a candidate and two or
more candidates have the same value of votes and are the lowest on
the poll, regard shall be had to the original votes of each candidate
and the candidate for whom fewest original votes are recorded shall
be excluded and, if the value of their original votes is equal, the
candidate with the smallest value at the earliest count at which these
candidates had unequal values shall be excluded.
(2) If two or more candidates are lowest on the poll and each
has the same value of votes at all counts, the Returning Officer shall
decide by drawing of lot which candidate shall be excluded.
128. Provision for recounting.—(1) Any candidate or, in his

absence, his agent may at any time during the counting of votes,
either before commencement or after the completion of any transfer
of votes, whether surplus or otherwise, request the Returning Officer
to re-examine and recount the papers of all or any of the candidates,
not being papers set aside at any previous transfer as finally dealt
with, and the Returning Officer shall forthwith re-examine and recount
the same accordingly:
Provided that nothing, in this sub-rule shall make it obligatory

on the Returning Officer to recount the same votes more than once.
(2) The Returning Officer may, in his discretion, recount the

votes either once or more than once in any case in which he is not
satisfied as to the accuracy of any previous count.
129. Return by Returning Officer.—On the completion of

counting, the Returning Officer shall prepare and certify a Return of
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Election in Form-56and permit any candidate or his agent to take a
copy or extract from such return:
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[Proviso omitted].
130. Grant of certificate of election to returned

candidate.—At the request of a candidate who has been declared to
be elected, the Returning Officer may grant to such a candidate a
certificate of election in Form-58and obtain from the candidate an
acknowledgement of its receipt duly signed by him.
131. Format of packets to be used at polling station.—(1)

The format of the packets to be used by the Returning Officer at the
polling station in connection with the election to the Senate shall be in
accordance with the Schedule-III.
(2) The Returning Officer, after the completion of counting,

shall:
(a) prepare separate packets containing the valid ballot

papers in packet-1 labeled ‗valid ballot papers‘ bearing
the name of the contesting candidate to whom the
packet relates and rejected ballot papers in packet-2
labeled ‗rejected ballot papers‘;
(b) put the unissued ballot papers in packet-3 labeled

‗unissued ballot papers‘:
(c) put the counterfoils of used ballot papers in packet-4

labeled ‗counterfoils of used ballot papers‘:
(d) put marked copies of the list of voters in packet-5 labeled

‗marked copies of the list of voters‘;
(e) put all Spoilt Ballot Papers referred to in rule 115 and
rule 116 in packet-6 labeled ‗Spoilt Ballot Papers‘; and
(f) put Return of Election prepared on Form-56, or, as the

case may be, on Form-57 in packet-7 labeled ‗Return of
Election‘.
132. Illustration of procedure as to the count, etc.—For

election to the general seats in the Senate an illustration of the
procedure as to the counting of votes in accordance with these Rules
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is given in Part ‗A‘ of the Schedule-III and an illustration for election to
the seats reserved for the Ulema, technocrats and other
professionals is given in Part ‗B‘ thereof.
133. Documents to be sent to, and retained by, the

Commission.— (1) The Returning Officer shall forward to the
Commission:
(a) separate packets containing the valid ballot papers and

rejected ballot papers each of which shall be sealed with
the seal of the Returning Officer;
(b) the packet containing unissued ballot papers;
(c) the packet containing the counterfoils of issued ballot

papers;
(d) the packet containing the marked copies of the list of

voters;
(e) the packet containing Spoilt Ballot Papers;
(f) the packet containing the Return of Election; and

(g) such other papers as the Commission may direct.
(2) The Returning Officer shall endorse in the space
provided for the purpose on each packet forwarded under sub-rule
(1) the description of its contents, the date of the election to which the
contents relate and the name of the Province, or, as the case may
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be, Federal Capital [***], for which the election was held.
(3) The Commission shall retain the documents contained in

the packets received under sub-rule (1) for a period of one year from
the date of their receipt, and thereafter shall, unless otherwise
directed by the Tribunal, cause them to be destroyed.
(4) The documents retained by the Commission under sub-
rule (3), except the ballot papers, shall be open to public inspection
during office hours on payment of a fee at the rate of ten rupees per
page.
(5) Copies of, or extracts from, the documents mentioned in
sub-rule (4) shall be furnished upon an application made by any
person on payment of a fee at the rate of ten rupees per page.
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Omitted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.791(I)/2018 dated 22ndJune, 2018.
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(6) Every application for inspection of documents or supply
of copies under sub-rule (4) and sub-rule (5), respectively, shall be
accompanied by court fee stamps of the requisite value.
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CHAPTER VII-A
SPECIAL PROCEDURE FOR VOTING AND COUNTING
133(A). Special procedure relating to election by certain
voters,— Noting contained in rule 112, rule 113 or the rules 118 to
129, shall apply to the election of members of the Senate by the
members from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in the
National Assembly and the following rules in this Chapter shall apply
to such election.
133(B). Voting Procedure.— (1) A voter on receipt of the
ballot paper shall forthwith.—
(a) Proceed to the voting booth;
(b) Record his vote in accordance with rule 133(c);
(c) Fold the ballot paper so as to conceal his vote; and
(d) Insert the ballot paper into the ballot box.
(2) No voter shall be allowed to enter into the voting booth

when another voter is inside it.
(3) A voter shall vote without undue delay and shall leave
the polling station immediately after he has inserted his ballot paper
into the ballot box.
133(C). Manner of Recording Vote.—(1) A voter shall vote

by putting a mark on the ballot paper against the names and symbols
of as many candidates as there are seats to be filled.—
(2) The marks shall be put at any place within the space
containing the names and symbols of the contesting candidates so
as to clearly indicate the contesting candidates for who he wishes to
vote.
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Chapter VIIA omitted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.791(I)/2018 dated 22ndJune, 2018.
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Chapter VII-A inserted again vide ECP Notification S.R.O.410(4)/2018 dated 2nd
March, 2018.
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(3) The marks against the names of the candidates for the
voter‘s choice shall be put with the rubber stamp provided for the
purpose by the Returning Officer at the polling station
(4) No marking aid or rubber stamp except the rubber stamp

supplied by the Returning Officer for the purpose shall be used by the
voter for marking his ballot paper.
(5) A voter shall not put marks against the names of more
candidates than the number of seats to be filled.
133(D). Procedure on the close of the poll.—(1) The

Returning Officer shall immediately, after the close of the poll,
proceed to.—
(a) Open the ballot box and take out the ballot papers from
it;
(b) Count the votes in favour of each candidate in the

presence of such of the candidates or agents as may be
present.
(2) A ballot paper shall be rejected by the Returning Officer

it is bears.—
(a) no mark indicating the contesting candidate for whom the

voter wishes vote;
(b) Marks against the names and symbols of more

candidates than the number of seats to be filled;
(c) no official mark or initials of the Returning Officer; or
(d) Any writing or mark other than the mark referred to in

sub-rule (2) of rule 133(c) or if it has attached to it some
piece of paper or any other object of any kind; or
(e) Any mark from which it is not clear for whom the voter
has voted;
Provided that;
(i) A ballot paper shall not be invalid if more than one mark
has been put against the name and symbol of any one
candidate, but only one vote shall be counted for that
candidate;
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(ii) A ballot paper shall be invalid in respect of those
candidates only against whose names and symbols the
mark is so placed as to render it doubtful for which
candidate the voter has voted;
(iii) A ballot paper shall be deemed to have been marked in

favour of a candidate if the whole or more than half of the
area of the mark appears clearly within the space
relating to the name and symbol of that candidate; and
where the mark is divided equally between to such
spaces, the ballot paper shall be deemed not to show
clearly for whom the voter has voted.
133(E). Declaration of result.—(1) The Returning Officer

shall prepare a return of election in Form-57 showing therein the
number of valid votes cast in favour of each contesting candidate:—
(2) The Returning Officer shall by public notice declare to be

elected such number of candidates, in order of the number of valid
votes obtained by them as is equal to the number of seats to be filled.
133(F). Equality of Votes.—(1) If after the counting, it is

found that there is equality of votes between two or more candidates
and that the addition of one vote for one such candidate would entitle
him to be declared elected the Returning Officer shall forthwith draw
a lot and the candidate on whom the lot falls shall be deemed to have
been elected:—
Provided that it shall not be necessary to draw lots if,

according to the number of seats to be filled, the two or more
contesting candidates who have equal number of votes have already
been declared elected by virtue of their having obtained the highest
number of votes.
(B) Following existing provision to rule 129 in the Election

Rules, 2017 shall be omitted;
[―Provided that in case of election from Federal Administered

Tribal Areas the Returning Officer shall prepare a Return of Election
in Form-57 showing therein the number of valid votes cast in favor of
each contesting candidate.‖]
(C) The words ―National Identity Card number of the

Presiding Officer‖ appearing at the end of Form-45 and
Form-46 shall be substituted with the words ―NIC No.‖
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(D) At the end of Form-45 and Form-46, following shall be
inserted:
[―Signature of Senior most Assistant Presiding Officer………….
Name ………….
Designation ………….
Thumb Impression ………….
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NIC NO.
(E) The reference of rule in Form-57 namely ―see rule 129‖

shall be substituted with ―see rule 133E‖;
CHAPTERVIII
ELECTION EXPENSES AND STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND

LIABILITIES
134. Account of election expenses.—(1) A contesting

candidate shall maintain contesting candidate shall maintain or cause
to be maintained a register of receipts and expenditure.
(2) The contesting candidate shall, after the publication of the

name of the returned candidate under section 98 or section 124,
submit to the Returning Officer an account of election expenses as
required under section 134 in form C appended to the Act.
(3) All vouchers shall accompany the account of election

expenses duly arranged according to the date of payment and
serially numbered:
Provided that the candidate shall append a copy of the poster,

the handbill, or, as the case may be, the pamphlet printed by him with
the relevant bill or receipt issued by the printer or the publisher by
whom such material was got printed or published:
Provided further that as required under clause (b) of sub-

section (3) of section 180, all poster, handbills, or, as the case may
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be, pamphlets mentioned in first proviso shall bear the name and
address of the printer or publisher.
(4) It shall not be necessary, while rendering account to the

Returning Officer, to give particulars of the payees in regard to the
items of expenditure for which receipts are not required to be
obtained under sub-section (4) of section 132.
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134A. Bank account for election expenses and record
thereof– (1) For the purpose of election expenses, a candidate shall
open an exclusive bank account or dedicate his existing bank
account with any branch of a scheduled bank before the date fixed
for Scrutiny of nomination papers for election to an Assembly or
Senate.
Provided that in case of existing bank account it shall be an

active account and in case of its dormancy, it shall be restored before
the filing of nomination paper. The statement of active account shall
be attached with the nomination paper, starting from 7 days prior to
the election schedule.
(2) A candidate shall maintain the said bank account in

accordance with Section 133 of the Act and shall also maintain
separate record relating to transactions made through said bank
account pertaining to counterfoils of cheque book(s), bank statement,
bills, invoices challans and receipts.
135. Inspection of election expenses, return, etc.—(1)

Immediately after receipt, the original return and documents
submitted by the returned candidate under sub-section (3) of section
98, or, as the case may be, sub-section (3) of section 123; or by a
contesting candidate under section 134 shall be sent by the
Returning Officer to the Commission.
(2) For a period of one year from the date of receipt by the
Commission, the documents referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be open
to public for inspection in Commission‘s Secretariat during office
hours on payment of fee at the rate of ten rupees per page.
(3) Copies or extract of return or of the documents mentioned

in sub-rule (1) shall be furnished upon an application made by any
person on payment of fee at the rate of ten rupees per page.
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(4) Every application for inspection of the return or of the
documents or supply of copies thereof shall be accompanied by
court-fee stamps of the requisite value.
136. Action relating to election expenses.—(1) In

accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 136, the
concerned officer of the Commission shall, on receipt of original
return of election expenses and documents under rule 135,scrutinize
the election expenses in respect of each contesting candidate.
(2) In order to ascertain the veracity of the bills, receipts or

other documents, the officer may contact the printer, the publisher or
any other vender by whom such bills, receipts or documents were
issued.
(3) The process of scrutiny of returns under section 136 shall

be completed within a period of ninety days from the date of
submission of return of election expenses.
137. Submission of statement of assets and liabilities.—

(1) Every Member of an Assembly and Senate shall submit to the
Commission on or before thirty first December each year a copy of
the statement of assets and liabilities including assets and liabilities
of his spouse and dependent children as on the preceding thirtieth
day of June on Form B appended to the Act.
(2) In order to ascertain that the statements of assets and

liabilities submitted by any Member is not false in material particular,
the Commission may scrutinize or cause to be scrutinized the
statement of assets and liabilities in such manner as it may deem
necessary and for this purpose may seek assistance of any authority
or department in the Federation or a Province.
(3) In case, after such scrutiny under sub-rule (2), the

statement of assets and liabilities submitted by a Member is found to
be false in material particulars, the Commission shall direct an
authorized officer to file a complaint against such Member for
committing the offence of corrupt practice within one hundred and
twenty days from the date of submission of the statement of assets
and liabilities.
138. Publication of statement of assets and liabilities.—

The copies of statement of assets and liabilities published by the
Commission in the official gazette under section 138 shall be made
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available upon an application made by any person on payment of fee
at the rate of ten rupees per page:
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Provided that the application shall be accompanied by court-
fee stamps of the requisite value and the applicant shall provide his
identification, reasons of seeking data as per Form-67 along with an
Affidavit that data procured under section 138 of the Elections Act,
2017, will not be misused.
CHAPTER IX
ELECTION DISPUTES
139. Presentation of election petition.—(1) An election

petition may be presented by any contesting candidate in person or
by a representative authorized by him in writing in this behalf or by
registered post, or by courier service.
(2) An election petition, if sent by registered post or courier

service, shall be deemed to have been filed in time if it is posted
within the period specified in sub-section (1) of section 142.
(3) Every election petition shall be filed with the Election

Tribunal concerned in triplicate and shall be accompanied by the
documents mentioned in section 144.
(4) The petition shall also be accompanied by a receipt

showing that the petitioner has deposited at any branch of the
National Bank of Pakistan as security for the costs of the petition, a
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sum of twenty thousand rupees in the head of account [C02-
Receipts from Civil Administration and Other Functions, C021-
General Administration Receipts-Organs of State, C02166-Receipts
of Election Commission of Pakistan under Elections Act 2017.]
(5) No witness whose name is not mentioned in the petition

shall be summoned or examined unless required by the Tribunal.
(6) Where the election petition claims as relief a declaration

that the election of the returned candidate is void on the ground that
the returned candidate was not, on the nomination day, qualified for,
or was disqualified from, being elected as a Member, the Tribunal
may decide the question of such qualification or disqualification as a
preliminary issue.
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Substituted vide ECP Notification SRO 52(I)/2023 dated 17th April, 2023.
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(7) The Election Tribunal may refuse to issue order for
recount if the petitioner had failed to seek recount of votes before
consolidation of the result or where it is not likely to have an impact
on the result of the election.
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140. Processing the Petition.—Every petition shall be
processed by the office of the Tribunal and in case the petition is not
in accordance with the provisions of sections 142, 143 or 144, it shall
be laid before the Tribunal for orders under sub-section (1) of section
145.
141. Notice of hearing of the petition.—If a petition is not

rejected under sub-section (1) of section 145, the Tribunal shall issue
notices to the petitioner and each of the respondents in the manner
mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 145.
142. Filing of written statement.—The respondent shall

upon the receipt of notice of the petition from the petitioner within
seven days file his written statement together with all documents
relied upon by him to rebut the allegations in the election petition and
the affidavits of the witnesses as are desired to be produced in
defence as provided under section 147.
143. Case management.—(1) On filing of reply by the

respondent, the Election Tribunal may, with the consent of parties, fix
time schedule for trial and disposal of the petition within 2one hundred
and eighty days period from the date of filing of the petition till
announcement of the final judgment in the case.
(2) The time schedule mentioned in sub-rule (1) may include:
(a) date for submission of miscellaneous applications, if any;
(b) date of hearing, decisions on miscellaneous applications

and preliminary questions;
(c) evidence of the petitioners and timelines for cross

examinations;
(d) evidence of the respondents and timelines for cross

examinations;
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Inserted vide ECP SRO 452(I)/2023 dated 7th April, 2023.
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(e) official evidence, if any and timelines for cross-
examinations;
(f) final arguments;
(g) announcement of final judgment; and
(h) any other activity required in the peculiar circumstances

of the case.
(3) If a party fails to adhere to the time-schedule agreed under

sub-rule (2), the Election Tribunal may proceed with the case as if the
party in default has forfeited its right under the time-schedule.
(4) If the parties do not consent to time-schedule mentioned

in sub-rule (2), the Election Tribunal shall record the fact and proceed
with the trial of the election petition on day-to-day basis and no
adjournment shall be granted to any party for more than seven days
and that too on payment of 1One hundred thousand rupees and
election petition shall be decided within one hundred and eighty days
of its filing and in case petition is not finally decided within one
hundred and eighty days the further adjournment sought by a party
shall be granted only on payment of special costs ranging from ten
thousand to fifty thousand rupees per adjournment and adjournment
shall not be granted for more than three days.
144. Cross-examination of witnesses.—The petitioner shall

make available for cross-examination all witnesses whose affidavits
are filed with the petition for cross-examination on the first date of
hearing before the Election Tribunal and the trial of petitions shall
proceed on day-to-day basis.
145. Summoning of official witness.—Where any party

desires to summon any official witness, he shall file with the petition a
list of such witnesses justifying production of such official and also
mention the documents, if any, which are required to be proved
through such witness.
146. Making the memorandum of evidence.—The Election

Tribunal may make a memorandum of the evidence of each witness
as his examination proceeds unless it considers that there is special
reason for taking down the evidence of any witness in full.
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147. Refusal to examine witness.—The Election Tribunal
may refuse to examine a witness if it considers that his evidence is
not material or that he has been called on a frivolous or vexatious
ground for the purpose of delaying the proceedings or defeating the
ends of justice.
148. Withdrawal of respondents.—A notice, under section

163 by a respondent in an election petition shall be in, Form-59.
149. Supply of copies of decisions on petitions and other

documents.—(1) Copies of documents forming part of an election
petition presented to the Election Tribunal and of any order passed
by it under section 145 may be furnished to any person by the
Tribunal on an application in writing.
(2) The fees for the supply of copies mentioned in sub-rule

(1) shall be ten rupees per page.
(3) Every application for the supply of copies under sub-rule

(1) shall be accompanied by court fee stamps of the requisite value.
150. Order of production of documents.—(1) As provided

under section 101, the Tribunal may order the opening of packets of
counterfoils and certificates or the inspection of any counted ballot
papers.
(2) An order under sub-rule (1) may be made subject to such

conditions as to persons, time, place and mode of inspection,
production of documents and opening of packets as the Election
Tribunal making the order may think expedient:
Provided that in making and carrying into effect an order for

the inspection of counted ballot papers, care shall be taken that no
vote shall be disclosed until it has been held by the Tribunal to be
invalid.
CHAPTER X
OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURES
151. Summary trial by authorized officer.—(1) An officer

authorized by the Commission to exercise the powers of a Magistrate
of the first class under section 193, shall hold summary trial in the
manner given in this rule.
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(2) For summary trial under the Act, the procedure given in
the Code shall be followed and the officer exercising power of
Magistrate of the first class shall record statement of the complainant
and record further proceedings if any on Form-60.
(3) Where a person is found guilty of personation, the officer

authorized under sub-rule (1) shall order the arrest of such person in
Form-61.
(4) The officer shall, if required, commit a convict after

summary trial to the superintendent or keeper of the Jail concerned
on warrant of commitment in Form-62or Form-63, as the case may
be.
152. Court report to Commission.—The court or other

competent forum convicting any person for an offence, other than the
offence of corrupt practice, shall send a report to the Commission of
such conviction.
CHAPTERXI
POLITICAL PARTIES
153. Political parties to provide printed copy of

constitution.—Every political party shall —
(a) within thirty days of its formation; or
(b) which is already in existence, within sixty days of the

commencement of the Act;
provide to the Commission a printed copy of its constitution along

with a certificate duly attested by the Party Leader that its constitution
is in conformity with the requirements of the Act.
154. Enlistment of Political Parties.—(1) A political party

applying for its enlistment under section 202 shall submit its
application to the Commission in the manner as may be determined
by the Commission.
(2) The list of two thousand members of the political party

required to be submitted under sub section (2) of section 202 shall be
provided in Form-64.
(3) The sum of two hundred thousand rupees shall be

deposited in State Bank of Pakistan or National Bank of Pakistan as
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enlistment fee in the head of account [C02-Receipts from Civil
Administration and Other Functions, C021-General Administration
Receipts-Organs of State, C02166-Receipts of Election Commission
of Pakistan under Elections Act 2017.]
155. Political parties enlisted before the commencement

of the Act.—A political party, enlisted by the Commission before the
commencement of the Act, shall be deemed to have been enlisted
under this Act provided that it shall comply with the provisions of sub-
section (4) of section 202.
156. Mode of submission of documents.—The constitution,

certificates, documents, etc. to be submitted to the Commission
under the Act shall be delivered through an office bearer of the party,
duly authorized by the Party Leader and shall not be entertained
through post, fax, courier service or any other mode.
157. Scrutiny of political parties' constitution and

information, etc.—Where the Commission is of the opinion that the
constitution, other documents and information submitted by a political
party is not in conformity with the Act, it shall return the same with
specific observations to the concerned political party for resubmission
in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
158. Submission of certificate to the Commission

regarding intra-party elections.—2(1) The Party Leader of each
political party under his signature shall, issue a schedule of the intra-
party election and inform the Commission before fifteen days of the
conduct of intra-party election. Further, within seven days of the
completion of intra-party elections, Party leader shall submit a
certificate to the Commission in Form-65 specifying that the intra-
party elections have been held in accordance with the constitution of
the party and the provisions of the Act.
(2) The Commission shall, after satisfying itself that the

certificate fulfills the requirements of sections 208 and 209, publish
the certificate including the details of election in the official Gazette.
159. Submission of consolidated statement of accounts

to the Commission.—Every political party shall maintain its
accounts indicating its annual income and expenses, sources of
funds, assets and liabilities and shall, within sixty days from the close
of each financial year, submit to the Commission a consolidated
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statement of accounts of the party audited by a Chartered
Accountant in Form D appended to the Act which shall contain a
certificate duly signed by an office-bearer authorized by the Party
Head to the effect that no funds from any source prohibited under the
Act were received by the party and that the statement contains an
accurate financial position of the party:
Provided that the detailed audit report of the Charted

Accountant shall be annexed with Form D submitted under this rule.
160. Confiscation of prohibited funds.—Where the

Commission on its own motion or on the application filed by any
person, decides that the contributions or donations, as the case may
be, accepted by a political party, are prohibited under sub-section (3)
of section 204, it shall, subject to notice to the political party
concerned and after giving an opportunity of being heard, direct the
same to be confiscated in favour of the State to be deposited in State
Bank of Pakistan or National Bank of Pakistan in the head of the
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account [C02-Receipts from Civil Administration and Other
Functions, C021-General Administration Receipts-Organs of State,
C02166-Receipts of Election Commission of Pakistan under
Elections Act 2017.]
161. Submission of details of campaign finance to the

Commission.—(1) Every political party taking part in a general
election, bye-election or senate shall furnish to the Commission
details of the election expenses incurred by it during that election:
Provided that such detail of election expenses shall also

contain the list of contributors who donated or contributed an amount
equal to or more than one million rupees to the political party for its
election campaign expenses.
(2) The details of election expenses under this rule shall be

submitted by the political party in form-69 within sixty days of the
publication of the names of returned candidates in the official gazette.
CHAPTERXII
ALLOCATION OF SYMBOLS
162. Symbol.—(1) An independent candidate may be allotted
under sub-section (3) of section 67 any one of the following symbols
which is not allocated to any political party by the Commission:
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S.No. Symbol S.No. Symbol S.No. Symbol S.No. Symbol
1 Aabshar (Water Fall) 2 Aeroplane 3 Air Conditioner 4 Air Cooler
5 Alphabet 'A' 6 Alphabet 'B' 7 Alphabet 'G' 8 Alphabet 'K'
9 Alphabet 'P' 10 Alphabet 'S' 11 Apple 12 Arrow
13 Audio Cassette 14 Axe 15 Baby Cot 16 Badge
17 Balloons 18 Basket 19 Bat 20 Batsman
21 Battery 22 Bear 23 Bed 24 Bee
25 Bell 26 Bench 27 Bicycle 28 Binoculars
29 Black Board 30 Boat 31 Book 32 Bottle
33 Bow 34 Bowl 35 Brick 36 Bridge
37 Brinjal 38 Brush 39 Bucket 40 Bulb
41 Bullock Cart 42 Bunch of Grapes 43 Bus 44 Butterfly
45 Cage 46 Cake 47 Calculator 48 [3*]
49 Camel 50 Candle 51 Cannon 52 Cap
53 Car 54 Carrom Board 55 Chair 56 Charpai
57 Chimney 58 Chiragh (Lamp) 59 Chitrali Cap 60 Clock
61 Coat 62 Coconut 63 Coins 64 Comb
65 Combat Aircraft 66 Combat Tank 67 Computer 68 Cooking Pot
69 Corn 70 Cow 71 Crane 72 Crescent
73 Cricket Stumps 74 Crocodile 75 Crown 76 Cup and Saucer
77 Curtain 78 Date Tree 79 Deep Freezer 80 Deer
81 Dhol 82 Diamond 83 Dice 84 Dish Antenna
85 Dolphin 86 Donkey Cart 87 Door 88 Dove
89 Dressing Table 90 Drill Machine 91 Drum 92 Duck
93 Eagle 94 Electric Heater 95 Electric Pole 96 Electric Water Pump
97 Elephant 98 Emergency Light 99 Energy Saver 100 Excavator
101 Fan 102 Feather 103 Fire Engine 104 Fish
105 Fist 106 Flamingo 107 Flower Pot 108 Foot Ball
109 Fork 110 Fort 111 Fountain 112 Frame
113 Fridge 114 Frying Pan 115 Garland 116 Gas Cylinder
117 Gate 118 Gavel 119 Generator 120 Geyser
121 Ghulail 122 Giraffe 123 Goat 124 Gramophone
125 Grate 126 Green Chilli 127 Guitar 128 Gun
129 Hammer 130 Hand Pump 131 Handbag 132 Hanger
133 Harmonium 134 Helicopter 135 Hen 136 Hockey
137 Horse 138 Horse shoe 139 House 140 Hud Hud
141 Hukkah 142 Human Eye 143 Human Hand 144 Hut
145 [1***] 146 Inkpot with Pen 147 Iron 148 Iron Stand
149 Jeep 150 Jharoo 151 Jug 152 Kangaroo
153 Kettle 154 Key 155 Key Chain 156 Key with Lock
157 Khussa 158 King 159 Kite 160 Knife
161 Ladder 162 Lantern 163 Lap Top 164 Leaf
165 Letter Box 166 Lighter 167 Lock 168 Lotus
169 Loudspeaker 170 Lunch Box 171 Magnifying Glass 172 Match Box
173 Medal 174 Mic 2[174-A Minar-e-Pakistan] 175 Missile
176 Mobile Charger 177 Mobile Phone 178 Mobile Sim 179 Motor Cycle
180 Mountain 181 Mug 182 Nail Cutter 183 Newspaper
184 Oil Stove 185 Oil Tanker 186 Olympic Torch 187 Onion
188 Orange 189 Ostrich 190 Ox 191 Papaya
192 Parachute 193 Parrot 194 Peacock 195 Pen
196 Pencil 197 Penguin 198 Persian Wheel 199 Phole Gobhi
200 Photostat Machine 201 Pickup 202 Pillow 203 Pineapple
204 Pitcher 205 Planner 206 Plough 207 Plug
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Inserted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.791(I)/2018 dated 22nd June, 2018.
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S.No. Symbol S.No. Symbol S.No. Symbol S.No. Symbol
208 Pomegranate 209 Pressure Cooker 210 Printer 211 Queen
212 Rabab 213 Rabbit 214 Racket 215 Radio
216 Railway Engine 217 Railway Track 218 Revolver 219 Rickshaw
220 Ring 221 [1***] 222 Roller Coaster 223 Roller of Wood
224 Roots 225 Rope 226 Rose 227 Round Table
228 Saddle 229 Safety Helmet 230 Saw 231 Saxophone
232 Scale 233 School Bag 234 Scissors 235 Scooter
236 Screw 237 Screw Driver 238 Sea Saw 239 Sewing Machine
240 Sharpener 241 Sheep 242 Ship 243 Shoes
244 Shower 245 Shuttle Cock 246 Sickle 247 Sign Board
248 Slate 249 Sofa 250 Spade 251 Sparrow
252 Spectacles 253 Spider 254 Spinning Wheel 255 Spoon
256 Stabilizer 257 Stag 258 Stapler 259 Star
260 Stethoscope 261 Still Camera 262 Street Light 263 Study Table with Chair
264 Suitcase 265 Sun 266 Sun Flower 267 Swallow
268 Swing 269 Switches 270 Sword 271 Table
272 Table Lamp 273 Table Tennis Bat 274 Takhti 275 Tambourine
276 Tandoor 277 Tap 278 Tawa 279 Teapot
280 Telephone 281 Television 282 Tent 283 Thermos
284 Tiger 285 Tonga 286 Tongs 287 Tooth Brush
288 Top 289 Torch 290 Tortoise 291 Tower
292 Tractor 293 Traffic Signal 294 Transformer 295 Tree
296 Tricycle 297 Trolley 298 Trophy 299 Trowel (Krandi)
300 Truck 301 T-Shirt 302 Tulip 303 Tumbler
304 Tunnel 305 Turban 306 TV Trolley 307 Two Swords
308 Typewriter 309 Tyre 310 Umbrella 311 Unity
312 Victory Sign 313 Violin 314 Waist Coat 315 Wall
316 Wash Basin 317 Water Cooler 318 Water Melon 319 Water Tank
320 Water Turbine 321 Well 322 Wheat Bunch 323 Wheel
324 Wheel Barrow 325 Wheel Chair 326 Whistle 327 Wind Mill
328 Window 329 Wrench 330 Wrist Watch
(2) The Commission may allocate any one of the symbols
specified in sub-rule (1) to any political party or a combination of two
or more political parties who have agreed to put up joint candidates
for election on an application made by it in this behalf.
(3) The returning officer may allot a multiple symbol to the

independent candidates from one of the symbols not allocated to any
political party in case the number of independent candidates exceeds
the number of available symbols.
163. Application for allocation of symbols.— The
application made by a political party to the Commission for allocation
of a symbol shall, in addition to the information required under clause
(a) to (d) of section 216, contain dates of submission of certificates
and statements referred to in sections 202, 206, 209 and 210.
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Omitted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.128(I)/2020 dated 24th February, 2020.
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CHAPTER XIII
CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
164. Conduct of elections to the local governments.–For
the purpose of conduct of local government elections, the
Commission shall unless otherwise provided in this Chapter prepare
electoral rolls, appoint election officials for the election and deal with
other ancillary matters as far as practicable, in the same manner as
provided in Chapter XIII of the Act and applicable Local Government
Laws and Rules.
165. Election Programme.—(1) The Commission shall

announce Election Programme for conduct of local government
elections in accordance with sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 219.
(2) The Commission may at any time before the date of poll,
rescind or alter the Election Programme published under sub-rule (1)
and shall issue a revised Election Programme.
166. Supply of electoral rolls.—(1) The Commission shall,

immediately after the announcement of Election Programme, provide
the final electoral rolls without photograph of all the electoral areas
included in a constituency to the Returning Officer concerned for the
purpose of office use and supply to the candidates.
(2) The Commission shall also provide the electoral rolls with
photographs to the Returning Officer for onward supply to the
Presiding Officer of each polling station for use at the polling station
167. Election against reserved seats.—(1) The Commission

shall organize and conduct the election to the seats reserved for women,
peasants or workers, technocrats, youth and non-Muslims in a local
government under the applicable local government laws and Rules.
(2) The Commission shall provide to the Returning Officer a

list of elected Members eligible to vote for the seats to be filled
through indirect elections.
168. Election of chairperson and vice chairperson.—(1)

After the election and administration of oath to the indirectly elected
Members of a local government on reserved seats, if any, the
Commission shall organize and conduct the indirect elections of the
chairperson and vice chairperson or vice chairpersons as joint or
separate candidates in the manner provided under the applicable
local government laws and Rules.
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(2) The Commission shall provide to the Returning Officer a
list of elected Members eligible to vote for chairperson and a vice
chairperson, or, as the case may be, vice chairpersons of a local
government.
Explanation.—For purposes of this rule, the chairperson and

vice chairperson includes chairman, vice-chairman, mayor, deputy
mayor or, as the case may be, nazim or naib nazim of a local
government.
169. Declaration of results.—(1) The Returning Officer shall,

immediately after the consolidation of results or drawl of lot, submit to
the District Returning Officer a return of the election together with a
copy of the consolidated statement of the results of the count, the
name or names of the returned candidate or candidates of each
category of seats:
Provided that the Returning Officer shall also send copies of

said results to the Commission or any officer authorized by the
Commission.
(2) Subject to the directions of the Commission, the District

Returning Officer shall arrange the name or names of returned
candidate or candidates of a local government and forward the same
to the Commission for publication in the official Gazette.
(3) The Commission shall publish in the official Gazette the

name(s) of returned candidate or candidates.
CHAPTER XIV
CARETAKER GOVERNMENT
170. Caretaker Government.–(1) The caretaker Government
may transfer or shuffle public officials, if considered expedient, after
the approval of the Commission.
(2) Under sub-section (4) of section 5, the directions of the

Commission shall be complied with by the caretaker government and
the compliance report shall be sent to the Commission immediately.
(3) The statements referred to in sub-section (3) of section 230
shall be open to public inspection and copies of the same may be
supplied to a person, making application in that behalf, on payment of
fee of ten rupees per page in the shape of court fee stamps.
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CHAPTERXV
MISCELLANEOUS
171. Monitoring of election campaign.— (1) The Commission
shall appoint and place, on its website, the names and jurisdiction of
officers nominated under sub-section (1) of section 234 and that of
monitoring teams constituted under sub-section (2) thereof:
Provided that the Commission shall appoint the nominated

officers under this sub-rule:
(a) from amongst its own officers;
(b) from the subordinate judiciary in consultation with the
Chief Justice of the concerned High Court;
(c) by selection from a list of officers provided by
Government or a provincial government; or
(d) by selecting any other person as it may deem
appropriate.
(2) The monitoring team shall monitor the election campaign

of political parties and candidates as per mechanism and instructions
issued by the Commission from time to time in this behalf:
Provided that the monitoring team shall submit its reports on

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daily basis to the nominated officer, and shall continue monitoring
activity till the final consolidation of result and submit report to the
Election Commission regarding any violation of code of conduct, the
Act or the Rules and candidates, campaign expenditure in such
format and manner as the Commission may determine.
(3) In case a political party or a candidate is found guilty of
violation of any provision of code of conduct and the nominated
officer after holding summary inquiry, finds that the reported violation
has been committed and imposes a fine not exceeding rupees fifty
thousand as provided in sub-section (3) of section 234, he shall
submit a concise report to this effect to the Commission immediately.
(3A) If the respondent violator does not appear in compliance
with the notice and it is proved that the notice has been duly served,
the District Monitoring Officer shall proceed ex-parte and may
imposed fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees.
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(3B) Where the person on whom fine has been imposed fails
to deposit the same, he shall be declared as defaulter and fine so
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Substituted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.1737(I)/2022 dated 20th April, 2022.
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Substituted vide ECP Notification SRO 452(1)/2023 dated 7th April, 2023.
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imposed shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue as provided
in Section 80 of the Land Revenue Act, 1967.
(4) The Federal and the Provincial government concerned
shall provide adequate security and assistance by providing logistic
and other support for monitoring team in discharge of its duties as
and when required.
172. General.— The Commission may, from time to time,
prescribe such Form or Forms or review or revise any existing Form
as it may deem necessary for carrying out the purposes of the Act.
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173. Regulations regarding website maintenance.—Every
enlisted party is required to maintain functional website regardless of
the status of their operations in-terms of section 208(4) of the
Elections Act, 2017. The website should contain: -
(a) Updated list of its central office bearers and Executive

Committee members.
(b) Constitution of the party and any subsequent changes
approved from the Commission.
(c) Statutory meeting Notice to public/members under
207(2), the details/results of the said meeting.
(d) Statutory meeting Notice to public/members regarding
intra-party election under 209, the details/results of the
said meeting.
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Inserted vide ECP Notification SRO 452(1)/2023 dated 7th April, 2023
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SCHEDULE-I
[see rule 76]
The format of the packets to be used at the polling station by the Presiding
Officer and to be endorsed by the Returning Officer in connection with conduct of
election to the Assemblies under Chapter V of the Elections Act 2017 shall be as
under:
PACKET-1
[see rule 80(1)(b)]
VALID BALLOT PAPERS
ELECTION TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY /PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF ____________

NUMBER AND NAME OF CONSTITUENCY _______________________________________
NO. AND NAME OF POLLING STATION ___________________________________________
DATE OF ELECTION ____________________________________________________________
VALID BALLOT PAPERS OF MR. __________________________ SYMBOL______________

CANDIDATE FOR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY / PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF _____________
NUMBER OF BALLOT PAPERS IN THE PACKET IN FIGURES ________________________
NUMBER OF BALLOT PAPERS IN THE PACKET IN WORDS ________________________
SIGNATURES OF CANDIDATES/ SIGNATURE OF

ELECTION AGENTS/POLLING AGENTS THE PRESIDING OFFICER
ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
PACKET- 2
[see rule 80(1)(c)]
BALLOT PAPERS EXCLUDED FROM THE COUNT
ELECTION TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY /PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF ____________
NO. AND NAME OF POLLING STATION ___________________________________________
DATE OF ELECTION ____________________________________________________________


ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
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PACKET-3
[see rule 80(1)(j)]
PRINCIPAL PACKET
ELECTION TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY / PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF____________

NO. AND NAME OF POLLING STATION___________________________________________
DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________
PRINCIPAL PACKET CONTAINING:

(I) PACKETS OF VALID BALLOT PAPERS OF INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES (PACKET-I)
(II) PACKET OF BALLOT PAPERS EXCLUDED FROM THE COUNT (PACKET-II)
TOTAL NUMBER OF PACKETS CONTAINED IN THIS PACKET_______________________

ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
PACKET-4
[see rule 77(3)]
TENDERED BALLOT PAPERS

NUMBER AND NAME OF CONSTITUENCY ______________________________________
NO. AND NAME OF POLLING STATION__________________________________________
DATE OF ELECTION__________________________________________________________

SIGNATURE OF
THE PRESIDING OFFICER
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PACKET-5
[see rule 80(1)(e)(i)]
VALID TENDERED BALLOT PAPERS INCLUDED IN THE
COUNT

NUMBER AND NAME OF CONSTITUENCY ______________________________________
NO. AND NAME OF POLLING STATION__________________________________________
DATE OF ELECTION__________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF BALLOT PAPERS IN THE PACKET IN FIGURES _______________________

NUMBER OF BALLOT PAPERS IN THE PACKET IN WORDS _______________________

ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
PACKET-6
[see rule 80(1)(e)(ii)]
TENDERED BALLOT PAPERS EXCLUDED FROM THE COUNT

DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________


ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
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PACKET-7
[see rule 78(3)]
CHALLENGED BALLOT PAPERS

DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________

SIGNATURE OF
THE PRESIDING OFFICER
PACKET-8
[see rule 80(1)(g)(i)]
VALID CHALLENGED BALLOT PAPERS INCLUDED IN THE
COUNT

DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________


ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
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PACKET-9
[see rule 80(1)(g)(ii)]
CHALLENGED BALLOT PAPERS EXCLUDED FROM THE
COUNT

DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________


ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
PACKET-10
[see rule 79(2)]
SPOILT BALLOT PAPERS

DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________


ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
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PACKET-11
[see rule 80(2)(a)]
UNISSUED BALLOT PAPERS
DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________

FROM SERIAL NO._____________________________ TO _____________________________
FROM SERIAL NO._____________________________ TO _____________________________
FROM SERIAL NO._____________________________ TO _____________________________
FROM SERIAL NO._____________________________ TO _____________________________
FROM SERIAL NO._____________________________ TO _____________________________

ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
PACKET-12
[see rule 80(2)(b)]
COUNTERFOILS OF USED BALLOT PAPERS
DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________
THIS PACKET CONTAINS THE COUNTERFOILS OF USED BALLOT PAPERS

ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
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PACKET-13
[see rule 80(2)(c)]
MARKED COPIES OF ELECTORAL ROLLS

DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________
THIS PACKET CONTAINS THE MARKED COPIES OF THE ELECTORAL ROLLS USED AT
THE POLLING STATION

ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
PACKET-14
[see rule 77(1)]
TENDERED VOTES LIST

DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________
THIS PACKET CONTAINS THE TENDERED VOTES LIST

ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
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PACKET-15
[see rule 78(1)]
CHALLENGED VOTES LIST

DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________
THIS PACKET CONTAINS THE CHALLENGED VOTES LIST

ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
PACKET-16
[see rule 81(2)]
RESULT OF THE COUNT

DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________
THIS PACKET CONTAINS THE RESULT OF THE COUNT

ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
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PACKET-17
[see rule 83(2)]
BALLOT PAPER ACCOUNT

DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________
THIS PACKET CONTAINS THE BALLOT PAPER ACCOUNT

ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
PACKET-18
[see section 90(15)(j)]
MISCELLENEOUS PAPERS

DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________
DETAILS OF MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS

i.______________________________________________________________________________
ii._____________________________________________________________________________
iii._____________________________________________________________________________
iv._____________________________________________________________________________

ENDORSEMENT
SIGNATURE OF
RETURNING OFFICER
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PACKET-19
[see rule 64(1)]
PACKET CONTAINING BRASS SEAL

DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________
IMPORTANT: AFTER PUTTING THE BRASS SEAL IN THE PACKET, IT SHOULD

BE SECURELY CLOSED WITH THE HELP OF PASTING GUM. THE
ELECTION AGENTS / POLLING AGENTS AND THE PRESIDING
OFFICER SHOULD THEN SIGN THE FLAP OF THE PACKET ON
ITS BACK.

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SCHEDULE-II
[see rule 131(1)]
The format of the packets to be used at the polling station by the Returning
Officer in connection with conduct of election to the Senate under Chapter VII of
the Elections Act 2017 shall be as under:
PACKET-1
[see rule 131(2)(a)]
ELECTION TO THE SENATE
VALID BALLOT PAPERS
1
ELECTION TO THE SENATE FROM ______________ ( [PROVINCE/FEDERAL CAPITAL])
NAME OF POLLING STATION ___________________________________________________
DATE OF ELECTION _____________________________________________________
VALID BALLOT PAPERS OF MR._________________________________________________
CANDIDATE FOR GENERAL SEAT / SEAT RESERVED FOR TECHNOCRAT INCLUDING

AALIM / WOMAN / NON-MUSLIM

AGENTS THE RETURNING OFFICER
PACKET-2
[see rule 131(2)(a)]
REJECTED BALLOT PAPERS
2
CATEGORY OF SEAT: GENERAL SEAT / SEAT RESERVED FOR TECHNOCRAT
INCLUDING AALIM / WOMAN / NON-MUSLIM
DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF BALLOT PAPERS IN THE PACKET IN FIGURES ____________________

NUMBER OF BALLOT PAPERS IN THE PACKET IN WORDS ____________________

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Substituted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.791(I)/2018 dated 22nd June, 2018.
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PACKET-3
[see rule 131(2)(b)]
UNISSUED BALLOT PAPERS
1
DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________

FROM SERIAL NO.____________________________ TO ______________________________
FROM SERIAL NO.____________________________ TO ______________________________
FROM SERIAL NO.____________________________ TO ______________________________

PACKET-4
[see rule 131(2)(c)]
COUNTERFOILS OF USED BALLOT PAPERS
2
DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF COUNTERFOILS IN THE PACKET IN FIGURES ________________________

NUMBER OF COUNTERFOILS IN THE PACKET IN WORDS ________________________
FROM SERIAL NO.____________________________ TO ______________________________
FROM SERIAL NO.____________________________ TO ______________________________
FROM SERIAL NO.____________________________ TO ______________________________

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2
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PACKET-5
[see rule 131(2)(d)]
MARKED COPIES OF THE LIST OF VOTERS
1
ELECTION TO THE SENATE FROM _______________ ( [PROVINCE/FEDERAL CAPITAL])
DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________
NO. OF PAGES OF THE LIST OF VOTERS IN THE PACKET IN FIGURES _______________

NO. OF PAGES OF THE LIST OF VOTERS IN THE PACKET IN WORDS _______________

PACKET-6
[see rule 131(2)(e)]
SPOILT BALLOT PAPERS
2
DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________


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2
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PACKET-7
[see rule 131(2)(f)]
RETURN OF ELECTION
1
DATE OF ELECTION____________________________________________________________
THIS PACKET CONTAINS THE RETURN OF ELECTION

PACKET-8
MISCELLENEOUS PAPERS
2
ELECTION TO THE SENATE FROM ____________ ( [PROVINCE/FEDERAL CAPITAL])
NAME OF POLLING STATION ______________________________________________
DATE OF ELECTION______________________________________________________
DETAILS OF MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS

i. _____________________________________________________________________________
ii. _____________________________________________________________________________
iii._____________________________________________________________________________
iv._____________________________________________________________________________
v. _____________________________________________________________________________

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SCHEDULE-III
PART `A'
ILLUSTRATION
[See rule 132]
Let it be assumed that there are ten Members to be elected and there are
twenty candidates, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T.
1. FIRST COUNT
Arrangement and counting of voting papers.— The voting papers having

been examined, the papers that are invalid being rejected, the valid papers are
arranged in separate parcels under the names of the candidates marked with figure
1. Each separate parcel is counted, and the result of the count may be supposed to be
as follows:—
Valid Paper
A …………………………………………………… 6
B …………………………………………………… 4
C …………………………………………………… 3
D …………………………………………………… 3
E …………………………………………………… 3
F …………………………………………………… 2
G …………………………………………………… 2
H …………………………………………………… 2
I …………………………………………………… 2
J …………………………………………………… 2
K …………………………………………………… 2
L …………………………………………………… 1
M …………………………………………………… 1
N …………………………………………………… 1
O …………………………………………………… 1
P …………………………………………………… 1
Q …………………………………………………… 1
R …………………………………………………… 1
S …………………………………………………… 1
T …………………………………………………… 1
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Each valid voting paper is deemed to be of the value of 100 and the values
of the votes obtained by the respective candidates are as shown in the first count in
the Result Sheet.
The Quota
Ascertainment of quota.— It is found that the full total values in all the
parcels is 4000. This total is divided by l1 (i.e., the number which exceeds by one,
the number of vacancies to be filled), and 364 (the quotient 363 disregarding the
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fractional remainder increased by (1) is the ―Quota‖, the value sufficient to secure
the return of a candidate.
Candidate with quota deemed to be elected.— A‘s and B‘s values each
exceed the quota and they are thus deemed to be elected. .
2. SECOND COUNT
Transfer of surplus.— A and B both have surpluses which have to be

transferred.
Largest surplus first.— A‘s surplus of 236, being the largest is first
transferred. This surplus arises from original votes, and therefore, the whole of A's
papers are divided into sub-parcels according to the next available preferences
thereon, a separate parcel being made of the non-transferable papers (any papers
showing a second surplus for B—who, having a surplus, is deemed to be elected—
being placed in the sub-parcel of the candidate for whom a third preference is
indicated, or in the sub-parcel of non-transferable papers if a third preference is not
indicated).
The result is found to be as follows:—
A next available preference is indicated for C on 2 papers
A next available preference is indicated for D on 1 paper
A next available preference is indicated for F on 1 paper
A next available preference is indicated for L on 1 paper
Total of transferable papers 5 papers

Total of non-transferable paper 1
Total of papers 6
The values of the papers in the sub-parcels are:—
to C…………………………………………………… 200
to D…………………………………………………… 100
to F…………………………………………………… 100
to L…………………………………………………… 100
Total value of transferable papers 500
Total value of non-transferable papers 100
Value Total 600
Value at which paper is to be transferred.— The surplus is less than the

total value of the transferable papers. The surplus is, therefore, transferred as
follows:
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All the transferable papers are transferred, but at a reduced value, which is
ascertained by dividing the surplus by the number of transferable papers. The
reduced value of all the papers, when added together, with the addition of any value
lost as the result of fractions being disregarded, equals the surplus. In this case the
new value of each paper transferred is 236 (the surplus ÷ 5 (the number of
transferable papers) = 47; the residue of the value of the five transferable papers,
namely, 264 together with the non-transferable paper at its original value of 100,
being required by A to constitute his quota. The loss of value owing to fractions
being disregarded, as shown in the Result Sheet, is I.
The values of the sub-parcels transferred are:—
C-94 (i.e., 2 papers at the value of 47).
D-47 (i.e., 1 paper at the value of 47).
F-47 (i.e., 1 paper at the value of 47)
L-47 (i.e., 1 paper at the value of 47).
The operations involved are summarized in the following table:—
TRANSFER OF A's SURPLUS
Value of surplus………………………………………. 236

Number of transferable papers…………………….. 5
Number of non-transferable papers……………….. 1
Original value of each paper in A‘s parcel………… 100
Value of transferable papers……………………….. 500
Value of non-transferable papers………………….. 100
New value of each paper transferred:—
Surplus 236
= = 47
Number of transferable papers 5
Value of sub-
Names of candidates indicated as the next No. of papers to
parcel to be
available preference be transferred
transferred
C ……………………………………………… 2 94
D ……………………………………………… 1 47
F ……………………………………………… 1 47
L
1 47
…………………………………………………
Total.. 5 235
Number of non-transferable papers …… 1 —
Loss of value owing to disregarding of fractions — 1
Total.. 6 236
The result of this operation is as shown on the Result Sheet under the
heading Second Count.
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3. THIRD COUNT
Transfer of surplus arising at a prior count.— C now has surplus, which
it is necessary to transfer, but B‘s surplus, having arisen at a prior count, is first
transferred.
B‘s surplus of 36 is transferred in a similar manner to A‘s but as there are
no non-transferable papers, the value at which these papers are transferred is 36 / 4
= 9.
The surplus is distributed, according to next available preferences, as
follows:—
D — (1 x 9)………………………………………….. 9
G — (1 x 9) …………………………………………. 9
L — (1 x 9) ………………………………………… 9
M — (1 x 9) ………………………………………… 9
Loss of value owing to disregard of fraction………… Nil
Total 36
4. FOURTH COUNT
Transfer of surplus only sub-parcel last received examined.— C‘s surplus
of 30 is next to be transferred. In this case only the last sub-parcel received by C is
taken into account. This sub-parcel consists of two papers transferred from A at the
value of 47 each.
Surplus less than total value of the transferable papers.— The details are
as follows:
Value of C‘s surplus……………………………. 30

Number of papers in sub-parcel………………... 2
Number of transferable papers…………………. 2
Value of each paper…………………………….. 47
Value of transferable papers …………………… 94
New value of each paper transferred…………… 30
= 15
2
A next available preference is shown for M on 1 paper and
A next available preference is shown for N on 1 paper.
The papers are transferred at the value of 15 and this value is credited to M
and N respectively, as shown on the Result Sheet.
5. FIFTH COUNT
Exclusion of a candidate.— No candidate now has a surplus, and one
candidate has to be excluded. At the end of the fourth count, the lowest value
credited to any candidate is 100. There are, however, six candidates to whom this
value is credited, viz., O, P, Q, R, S, T who are also credited with equal values at all
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counts. One of these candidates has to be excluded. Two alternatives can be
followed to do so.
Alternative-I.— The Returning Officer draws lots and O is excluded in
this way.
Alternative-II.— The Returning Officer accordingly arranges the papers of
these six candidates according to the next available
preference recorded thereon for continuing candidates
(including candidates O, P, Q, R, S, T)
The result of this arrangement is as follows:—
On O‘s paper the next available preference is. indicated for T
On P‘s paper the next available preference is indicated for S.
On Q‘s paper the next available preference is indicated for R.
On R‘s paper the next available preference is indicated for Q.
On S‘s paper the next available preference is indicated for P.
On T‘s paper the next available preference is indicated for M.
The values are therefore:—
for M 100
for O Nil
for P 100
for Q 100
for R 100
for S 100
for T 100
Thus the smallest value of next available preference indicated for
candidates O, P, Q, R, S, T, is that shown for O i.e. Nil.
Transfer at original value:— O is accordingly excluded. O‘s parcel
consists of one original paper which is transferred to T at its value of 100 (there are
no sub-parcels).
6. SIXTH COUNT
Determination by lot.— No candidate has a surplus, and there are
now four candidates equal and lowest. As a result of similar procedure it is found
that the values of the next available preferences are in this case equal for each of the
candidates in question; the Returning Officer therefore determines by lot which of
the candidates namely P, Q, R, S, is to be excluded.
The slip of paper containing the name of S is drawn first, S is thus
excluded and the value of this paper (100) is transferred to P.
7. SEVENTH COUNT
Similarly R is excluded, and the value of his original vote (100) is
transferred to Q, the next available preference.
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8. EIGHTH COUNT
No candidate has a surplus, N is lowest, and is excluded. N‘s parcel of
original votes contains 1 paper on which a next available preference is indicated for
H. The value of this paper is 100, its original value.
Transfer of sub -Parcel containing transferred votes.— The sub-parcel
first received contains 1 paper which N received at a value of 15, and on which the
next available preference is indicated for M.
The papers are transferred as follows: —
To H 1 paper at the value of 100
To M 1 paper at the value of 15
Each of these transfers is carried out separately, but the combined result is
shown on the Result Sheet under the heading Eighth Count.
9. NINTH COUNT
There is still no surplus, M being credited with the lowest value, has to be
excluded.
His parcel contains l original paper, on which the next available
preference is expressed for E; this paper is, therefore, transferred to E at the value of
100. The value of E‘s votes now exceeds the quota, and he is declared elected.
M has also three sub-parcels, as follows:—
(a) Sub-parcel received first, containing 1 paper at the value of 9. This
paper bears a next preference for E, but as E is now elected; this
paper is not given to E but is transferred instead to the next available
preference after E, which is I.
(b) Sub-parcel received second, containing 1 paper at the value of 15.
The next available preference on this paper is for P.
(c) Sub-parcel received third, containing 1 paper at the value of 15. This
paper bears a next available preference for T.
Thus, the transfers in this count are as follows:—

To E 1 paper at the value of 100
To I 1 paper at the value of 9
To P 1 paper at the value of 15
To T 1 paper at the value of 15
10. TENTH COUNT
E‘s surplus of 36 must now be transferred. This arises from the last sub-
parcel E received which contains 1 paper at the value of 100. This paper is
therefore, transferred at the value of 36; the next available preference expressed on
it is for T.
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11. ELEVENTH COUNT
L is now lowest.
His parcel of original votes contains one paper, on which F is indicated as
next preference.
This paper is transferred to F at the value of 100.
The sub-parcel first received contains one paper received at the value of
47, indicating no further available preference.
This paper is non-transferable at its value of 47.
In the sub-parcel net received, the paper contained therein indicates J as the
next available preference.
This paper is transferred to J at its value of 9.
12. TWELFTH COUNT
Two candidates equal and lowest. Regard had to total value of original
votes.— There is still no surplus. Two candidates are lowest, and are equal, K and Q
being each credited with the value of 200. Regard is therefore had to the total-value
of original votes credited to these candidates, K had 200 and Q 100. Q is therefore,
excluded.
(a) On examination of Q's parcels, it is found that in the parcel of
original votes there is one paper on which no preference is
indicated for a continuing candidate. (This paper indicated a
next preference for R who has been already excluded).
(b) The sub-parcel received by Q from R on exclusion at the

value of 100 indicates K as next available preference.
The value of 100 is added to the value of the non-transferable papers not
effective in respect of the parcel.
The value of 100 is credited to K in respect of sub-parcel.
13. THIRTEENTH COUNT
Regard had to first count at which values were unequal.— There are now
three candidates lowest, viz, G, I, J, the value in each case being 209.
The values were equal at the first count, and regard is therefore had to the
earliest count at which they had unequal values.
First count Third count Ninth count

G ......................... 200 209 209
1 ......................... 200 200 209
J ......................... 200 200 200
J is thus lowest and is excluded.
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J‘s parcel of original votes is examined and found to contain 2 papers
(original value of 100 each).
On one paper the next available preference is indicated for G and on the
other paper no preference is indicated for a continuing candidate.
The paper is accordingly transferred to G at a value of 100 and the non-
transferable paper set aside at the value of 100.
The sub-parcel contains one paper received at the value of 9, which
indicates I as next available preference. This paper is transferred to I at the value of
9.
14. FOURTEENTH COUNT
G and 1, having each received votes by transfer on the thirteenth count, are
no longer lowest; each has more votes than P, who is lowest with 215.
P is therefore excluded.
His parcel and sub-parcels (two) are similarly examined, and it is found
that the next available preference on the original vote was for I.
Note: The next preference was for S, who at this count is not a continuing
candidate, having been excluded.
(a) In the sub-parcel first received, containing one paper (at the sixth
count at the value of 100), a next available preference is indicated
for T.
(b) In the next sub-parcel, containing one paper received at the value
of 15 (ninth count), no further available preference is indicated.
The paper at (a) is transferred to T at the value of 100.
The paper at (b) is set aside as not effective at the value of 15.
There are now six vacancies remaining to be filled, and there are seven
continuing candidates. Two of these candidates, H and K, are lowest, but are equal.
Upon examination it is found that at the first count (viz. the eighth), at which the
values credited to them were unequal, K was lowest, K is, therefore, formally
excluded. Thus the number of continuing candidates is equal to the number of
vacancies remaining unfilled:
Last vacancies.— These remaining vacancies being filled, no further
transfer is required.
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Part 'B'
ILLUSTRATION
[See rule 132]
Let it be assumed that there are 19 seats which include 5 reserved seats for
Ulema, technocrats and other professionals.
23 candidates are seeking election to general seats and of them 11
candidates are for reserved seats.
The procedure for election is as under:—
(a) All the candidates are listed on one ballot paper but the candidates
for general and special seats are listed under separate categories ―G‖
and ―S‖.
(b) Every voter has to record 19 preferences on one ballot paper. 5
preferences must be recorded in category ―S‖.
(c) Counting of votes will be-done together. 14 candidates scoring the
highest votes in category ―G‖ and 5 candidates scoring the highest
votes in category ―S‖ will be declared elected, regardless of whether
there are some candidates in category ―G‖ whose scores are higher
than those declared elected in category ―S‖ or vice versa.
The following is the practical example:
Category “G”
Candidate Score Remarks
A 1100
B 900
C 1400
D 400
E 500
F 1000
H 700
J 800
K 1300
L 1200
M 800
N 300
O 200
Q 1400
R 1300
S 700
T 600
U 700
V 800
W 900
X 1000
Y 1100
Z 1200
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Category “S”

AA 1100
BB 700
CC 300
DD 700
EE 1400
FF 500
GG 700
HH 400
JJ 400
KK 500
LL 600
The following who have scored the highest votes will be declared
elected:—
Category “G”

C 1400
Q 1400
R 1300
K 1300
L 1200
Z 1200
A 1100
Y 1100
F 1000
X 1000
B 900
W 900
J 800
M 800
Category “S”
EE 1400
AA 1100
DD 700
BB 700
GC 700
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112
FORM-1
[see rule-4(14)]
WARRANT OF ARREST
To ………………………………………………………………………………...…………...
(Name and designation of person or persons who is or are to execute the warrant)
Whereas Mr. ……….…………………………….(name) son/daughter/wife

of ………………………….. r/o…………………………………………………….
is charged with contempt of Commission under section 10 of the Elections Act,
2017, hence, you are hereby directed to arrest the said Mr. ……..………………….
and produce him before the Commission on ……………………. (date) on ………
(time) at ……………………… (place).
Dated this ………. day of ………………………… 20……….
Signature of the officer …………………………

Contact No. …………………………
Seal
Endorsement:
If the said Mr. ………….……………………… shall give bail himself in the

sum of Rupees……………………………………………….. (Rs……………….)
with one surety in the sum of Rupees………………………………………………..
(Rs……………….) or with two sureties in the sum of Rupees……………………..
(Rs……………….) to attend before the Commission on the ……… day of
……………… , 20……….. and to continue so to attend unless otherwise directed
by the Commission, he may be released.
Dated this …………….. day of ………………………… 20………...
Signature of the Officer …………………………

Seal
113
FORM-2
[see rule 4(14)]
WARRANT OF ARREST IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TO BRING

UP A WITNESS
To ………………………………………………………………………………...…………...
(Name and designation of person or persons who is or are to execute the warrant)
Whereas a petition / complaint has been made before the Commission regarding
……………………...……................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................
..................(mention facts of petition / complaint concisely), and it appears likely
that Mr……………………………..........…………..…(name and description of
witness) can give evidence concerning the said complaint / petition; and whereas the
Commission has good and sufficient reason to believe that the said witness will not
attend as witness on the hearing of the said petition / complaint unless compelled to
do so.
This is to authorize and require you to arrest the said
………………………………… (name) and to bring him on the …………… day of
………………., 20……… before the Commission to be examined touching the
facts of the petition / complaint.
Dated this ……………… day of ………………………… 20……....…...
Seal Signature of the officer ………………….……

Contact No. ………………………...…
Endorsement:
If the said Mr. ………….……………………… shall give bail himself in the
sum of Rupees……………………………………………….. (Rs……………….)
with one surety in the sum of Rupees………………………………………………..
(Rs……………….) or with two sureties in the sum of
Rupees……………………………………………….. (Rs……………….) to attend
before the Commission on the ……… day of ……………… , 20……….. and to
continue so to attend unless otherwise directed by the Commission, he may be
released..
Dated this ……….. day of ………………………… 20………..
Signature of the officer ………….……………

Seal Contact No. …………………...………
114
FORM-3
[see rule 4(14)]
WARRANT OF COMMITMENT IN OFFENCE OF CONTEMPT

OF THE COMMISSION
To
The Superintendent (Keeper of the Jail at ……….………....……….……….)
WHEREAS in proceedings held before the Commission on this day

Mr.……….……….……….………. (Name & description of the contemnor) has
been found guilty of willful contempt of the Commission;
And whereas, for such contempt the said Mr……….……….……….……….

(name of offender) has been adjudged by the Commission to undergo sentence of
imprisonment (the number of months /days) and also to pay a fine of
Rs……………… (Rupees…………………………………………) or in default of
payment of fine to further suffer simple imprisonment for …………………… (the
number of months or days).
This is to authorize and require you, the Superintendent (Keeper) of the said
Jail to receive the said Mr.………………………………………. (name of
contemnor) into your custody together with this warrant and to keep him safely in
the said jail for the said period of ………………….. (term of imprisonment) and
forthwith set him at liberty on the expiry of imprisonment and also undergoing
sentence in default of payment of fine if not paid, returning this warrant with an
endorsement certifying the manner of its execution.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Commission, this ….. day ………. 20……
Signature of officer …………………………

Seal
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FORM-4
[see rule 4(14)]
WARRANT OF COMMITMENT IN CONTEMPT OF THE

COMMISSION WHEN A FINE IS IMPOSED
To
The Superintendent (Keeper of the Jail at ……….……….……….……….)
WHEREAS in proceedings held before the Commission on this day

Mr.……………………………. (Name & description of the contemnor) in presence
(or view) of the Commission committed willful contempt;
And whereas, for such contempt the said Mr………………………………

(name of offender) has been adjudged by the Commission to pay a fine of
Rs……………… (Rupees ……………………………………………………) or in
default of payment of fine suffer simple imprisonment for …………… (number of
months or days).
This is to authorize and require you, the Superintendent (Keeper) of the said
Jail to receive the said ………………….. (name of contemnor) into your custody
together with this warrant and to keep him safely in the said jail for the said period
of …………… (term of imprisonment) unless the said fine be sooner paid; and, on
the receipt thereof, forthwith set him at liberty, returning this warrant with an
Given under my hand and the seal of the Commission, this ….. day ………. 20……
Signature of officer …………………………

Seal Contact No. …………………………
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1*
FORM-4A
[see rule4(15)]
BOND AND BAIL-BOND AFTER ARREST UNDER AWARD

WARRANT
I ………………….. (name) of being brought before the Election

Commission of Pakistan under a warrant issued to compel my appearance
and to answer to the charge of contempt of Election Commission of
Pakistan. I do hereby bind myself to attend the Election Commission of
Pakistan on the …………… day of …………… 20…………… to answer
the said charge and to continue to attend unless otherwise directed by the
Election Commission and in case of my making default herein, I bind
myself to forfeit to (Government of Pakistan) the sum of Rs. …………….
Dated this day of ……..

Signature …..……...
I, do hereby declare myself surety for the above named …………….

(name) of ……………. (address) on the …………….day
of…………….nest, to answer the charge on which he has been arrested and
shall continue so to attend until otherwise directed by the Election
Commission; and in case of his making default therein, I bind myself to
forfeit to Government of Pakistan, the sum of Rs. …………….
_____
1
*Inserted vide ECP SRO 2271(1)/2022 dated 12th December, 2022.
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1**
FORM-4B
[see rule4(15)]
NOTICE TO A PERSON CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT OF

COURT
CASE NO…………
PARTIES (IF ANY)
To
……….……….……….……….
……….……….……….……….
WHEREAS it appears that you by your acts, conduct, utterances and
writings committed contempt of the Commission in the facts and
circumstances stated herein below:-
(Briefly state the facts and circumstances and the nature of contempt)
2. YOU ……………. ( name of the contemnor) are hereby required to
appear in person (or by an advocate, if the Commission has so ordered) and
show cause before the Commission at Election Commission, Secretariat,
Islamabad on the ……………. Day of …………….20 at ……………. A.m.
that why you should not be punished or other appropriate order not be
passed against you for contempt of the Commission.
3. You shall attend the Commission in person on ……………. Day of
…………….20 at ……………. A.m. and shall continue to attend the
Commission on all dates thereafter to which the case may stand adjourned
and until final orders are passed on the charge against you.
4. In case, you fail to appear as summoned then you can be held in
contempt of the Commission.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Commission, this the …………….
Day of …………….20…………….
Signature: …………….
1 **Inserted vide ECP SRO 2271(1)/2022 dated 12th December, 2022.
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FORM-5
[see rule 10(7)]
DRAFT LIST OF CONSTITUENCIES

1
Name of [Province/Federal Capital]:
..........................................................................
2
National Assembly / [Provincial Assembly]
...............................................................
No. and name of

Extent of the constituency Population
constituency
1 2 3
1...............................................2...............................................3...................................
(Name, designation & signatures of Delimitation Committee members)
Dated: ........................................
Place: ........................................
1
2
119
FORM-6
[see rule 12(6)]
REGISTER OF REPRESENTATIONS FILED

AGAINST PRELIMINARY DELIMITATION OF
CONSTITUENCIES
1
Name of [Province/Federal Capital]:
..........................................................................
2
...............................................................
Decision of the
Name &
No. & name of Commission
Sl. Date of address of 3
[District] constituency Date of hearing
No. filing person filing
objected to
representation
Accepted Rejected
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
etc.
Signature and stamp of Officer Incharge
Dated: ........................................
1
2
3
120
Place: ........................................
121
FORM-7
[see rule 14]
FINAL LIST OF CONSTITUENCIES

1
Name of [Province/Federal Capital]: ..........................................................................
2
...............................................................
No. and name of constituency Extent of the constituency
1 2
By order of the Election Commission
1 Substituted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.791(I)/2018 dated 22nd June, 2018.

2
122
FORM-8
[see rule 19]
PRELIMINARY LIST OF CONSTITUENCIES FOR

A LOCAL GOVERNEMNT
Name (and number, if any) of Local Government: .................................................
Name of Tehsil/Taluka: ................................................................................................
1
Name of [District]: ......................................................................................................
Census
Extent of the blocks
No. and name of
constituency (names included in Population
constituency
of electoral areas) the
constituency
1 2 3 4
1................................................2...........................................3......................................
Dated: ........................................
Place: ........................................
1
123
FORM-9
[see rule 21(5)]
FINAL LIST OF CONSTITUENCIES FOR A LOCAL

GOVERNEMNT
1
Name of [District]: ......................................................................................................
No. and name of Extent of the constituency Census blocks included in

constituency (names of electoral areas) the constituency
1 2 3
1...............................................2...............................................3...................................
Dated:........................................
Place: ........................................
1
124
FORM-10
[see rule 22]
REGISTER OF OBEJCTIONS FILED AGAINST PRELIMINARY

DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS

1
Name of [District]: ......................................................................................................
Name and No. and name Decision of the
Date Delimitation
Sl. address of of Date of
of Authority
No. person filing constituency hearing
filing
representation objected to Accepted Rejected
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
etc.
Name, designation,
signature and stamp of
Delimitation Authority
Dated: ........................................
Place: ........................................
1
125
FORM-11
[see rule 25(1)]
ELECTORAL ROLLS
Name of the electoral area………........................................................................……
Census block code

Mauza/village/city………………..Name of patwar circle/tapedar circle…......…
1
Tehsil/taluka…………………………………. [District]……………………….....
Father‘s/ National
Serial Gharana
Name husband‘s Identity Age Address
No. No.
name Card No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1
10
etc.
Signature of Registration Officer
1
126
FORM-12
[see rule 25(5)]
ELECTORAL ROLLS
Name of the electoral area………........................................................................……
Census block code

Mauza/village/city………………..Name of patwar circle/tapedar circle…......…
1
Tehsil/taluka…………………………………. [District]……………………….....
Father‘s Nation
Thumb
Seri / al Photogra
Ghara Nam Ag Addre impres
al Husban Identit ph of
na No. e e ss sion of
No. d‘s y Card voter*
voter*
name No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1
10
etc.
*The columns 8 & 9 shall appear on the electoral rolls to be used by the Presiding Officer at polling
station.
1
127
FORM-13
[see rule 27(1)]
STATEMENT CONTAINING PARTICULARS OF ELIGIBLE
VOTERS
Name of the electoral area ............................................................................................
Census block code Gharana No…............................…
Name and particulars of persons residing in House No …...............................………
street/mohallah ….........................................................................................................
City/town/village …………………….. Patwar circle /tapedar circle ………………
1
Tehsil/taluka ……………………………… [District]………………………………
are eligible to be enrolled in the electoral roll of above electoral area.
Address as per National
*Father‘s/ Identity Card opted for
Sl. Date of Birth
Husband‘s registration of vote
No. Name National Identity Card No.
Name [Tick () the relevant box]
Day Month Year Temporary Permanent
Men
1 - -
2 - -
3 - -
4 - -
5 - -
Women
1 *Daughter/wife of - -
*Strike off the word which is not applicable.
Religion: Muslim □ Christian □ Hindu □ Sikh □

Buddhist □ Parsi □ Qadiani/Ahmadi □ Other non-Muslim □
Note: Tick () the relevant box.
Oath (only for Muslims)

I do solemnly swear that I and all the members of my family listed above
believe in the absolute and unqualified finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad
(Peace Be Upon Him), the last of the Prophets, and that none of us is the follower of
anyone who claims to be a Prophet in any sense of the word or of any description
whatsoever after Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and that none of us recognizes
such a claimant to be a prophet or a religious reformer nor does any one of us
belong to the Qadiani group or Lahori group or calls himself or herself an Ahmadi.
Signature and thumb impression of the head of the

household or any other member of the family
eligible to be enrolled in the electoral roll.
1
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Signature of the Thumb impression of the
Date
applicant applicant
Day Month Year
Note: Thumb impression is mandatory.

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RECEIPT
Name of the electoral area ............................................................................................

Census block code Gharana No…............................…
Received a statement (Form-13) from Mr./Mrs./Miss…………….........................….
son/wife/daughter of………………………..................… House No ............……......
street/mohallah…………...........................……. City/town/ village…….….....……..
1
Tehsil/taluka…………………...........…… [District] …………………..........………
Signature of enumerator/verifying official
Date……………………….
Name………………………………………………………….......…..
Designation…………………………………………………............…
Place of posting……………………………………………….............
National Identity Card No. - -
Declaration
Certified that the above particulars are correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief and that neither I have nor any of the members of my family mentioned
above has applied for enrolment in the electoral roll of any other electoral area and
if our names are already registered as voters in any other electoral area in Pakistan,
that entry may be deleted.
Signature and thumb impression of the head of the
household or any other member of the family eligible to
be enrolled in the electoral roll.
Signature of the applicant Thumb impression of the applicant Date
Contact No.
(head of household)
1. Certified that the above particulars have been obtained after a personal visit to the
house and corrections made wherever necessary.
Signature of Enumerator/verifying official……………
Name…………………………....
Designation………………………
Place of posting…………....…………………………
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2. Certified that the above particulars have been verified after a personal visit to the
house and corrections made wherever necessary.
Signature of Supervisor…………………………………………
Name………………………….... Designation…………………
Place of posting…………………………………………………..
3.Certified that the above particulars have been verified and corrections made
wherever necessary.
Signature of Assistant Registration Officer………………….…

Name………………….............. Designation…………………..
Place of posting………………………………………………‘
_____________________________________________________________
……………………………………………………….
Countersignature of Registration Officer with stamp
Note 1—Any person who makes a false declaration or gives information which he knows or believes to be false or does
not believe to be true is liable to punishment under sections 182 and 199 of the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860).
Note 2—Preliminary electoral roll shall be displayed for public inspection at conspicuous places determined by the
Commission in the district while the final electoral will be available in the office of the Registration Officer concerned.
In order to ensure that your name as well as the names of the members of your family have been entered in the rolls, you
are advised to inspect the rolls on the above-said places. If any name is found to be omitted, or there is any mistake in
the draft rolls, please immediately apply to the Registration officer concerned on the prescribed form for inclusion of the
name or for correction of the mistake, as the case may be. Please also inspect the final rolls, when published to ensure
that all the entries have been correctly recorded therein.
Note 3—The particulars of a voter shall be written according to the particulars mentioned in the National Identity Card
issued by National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).
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FORM-14
[see rule 28(1)]
APPLICATION BY PERSON IN THE SERVICE OF PAKISTAN
I ……………………………… (name of applicant) under sub-sections (2) and
(3) of section 27 of the Elections Act, 2017, hereby seek enrolment of myself and
my family members in the electoral roll of the electoral area wherein I am
temporarily residing for being in the service of Pakistan as ………………………
(designation) in ……………………………… (department/ organization).
2. The particulars of me and my family members who are residing with me are
given below:
Name of the electoral area…………………..........................................………

Census block code Gharana No…………................…
House No………......…street/mohallah….......…City/town/village……….............…
1
Patwar circle /tapedar circle …………Tehsil/taluka ………….. [District] …...……
Sl. Father‘s/ Date of Birth

Name National Identity Card No.
No. Husband‘s Name Day Month Year
Men
1 - -
2 - -
3 - -
4 - -
5 - -
Women
*Strike off the word which is not applicable.
Religion: Muslim □ Christian □ Hindu □ Sikh □


I do solemnly swear that I and all the members of my family listed above believe in
the absolute and unqualified finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad (Peace Be
Upon Him), the last of the Prophets, and that none of us is the follower of anyone
who claims to be a Prophet in any sense of the word or of any description
whatsoever after Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), and that none of us recognizes
such a claimant to be a prophet or a religious reformer nor does any one of us
belong to the Qadiani group or Lahori group or calls himself or herself an Ahmadi.
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[ Signature of the applicant Thumb impression of the applicant Date
Day Month Year

RECEIPT
Name of electoral area……………..Census block code
Gharana No……...……
Received a statement (Form-14) from Mr./Mrs./Miss…………………………….
son/wife/daughter of………………………………….….……House No……….…..
street/mohallah ………………...…… City/town/ village ……...……..……..………
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Tehsil/taluka…………………………..… [District]……………………..…………
Date……………………….
Declaration
I declare and solemnly affirm that—
(i) I am a citizen of Pakistan.
(ii) My husband/wife/son/daughter whose particulars are given above and who
is/are also citizen of Pakistan, ordinarily reside with me and may be registered
in the electoral roll of the electoral area mentioned above.
(iii) Neither I have nor any member of my family mentioned above has applied for
enrolment in the electoral roll of any other electoral area and if our names are
already registered as voters in any other electoral area in Pakistan, the same
may be deleted.
Signature of the Applicant Thumb impression of the Applicant Date
Day Month Year
Contact No.__________
Note: Any person who makes a false declaration or gives information which he knows or believes to be false or does
not believe to be true is liable to punishment under sections 182 and 199 of the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860)
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FOR USE IN THE OFFICE OF REGISTRATION OFFICER
Decision of the Registration Officer ………………………………………………………….…
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………
Brief reasons in case of rejection……………………………………………………………..….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………

Date……………………….
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FORM-15
[see rule 31]
CLAIM FOR INCLUSION OF NAME
PART I
1. Name of electoral area …………………………………………………………………..…
2. 2. Census block code
3. 3. Name of claimant ……………………………………………………...…………………
4. National Identity Card No. - -
5. Gender* Male Female Eunuch Male Eunuch Female Khunsa-e-Mushkil
6. Father‘s or husband‘s name ………………………………………………………………
7. Religion: Muslim □ Christin □ Hindu □ Sikh □
8. Particulars of residence with reference to which entry in electoral roll is claimed:
(a) Vote to be registered at (Tick () the relevant box.):
 Temporary address as per NIC  Permanent address as per NIC  Other address in case
of service of Pakistan 
House No. (if any)………………………………………………………………....
Street/mohallah ………………………………………………………………….
City/town/village …………………………………………………………………
Patwar/tapedar circle……………………………………………………………...
Tehsil/taluka …………………………………………………………………...…
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[District]…………………………………………………………….…………..
(b) For persons in service of Pakistan:
Designation ……………… Department……………… ……(attach service certificate)
Place of posting………………………………………………………………………
Relationship of the applicant with the person in service of Pakistan………………
(In case of spouse and children of government servant, please attach certificate mentioned in (b) along with copy of
National Identity Card)
9. I hereby state that:

a. I am a citizen of Pakistan.
b. My age is not less than 18 years.
c. I possess the National Identity Card.
d. I have not been declared to be of unsound mind by a competent court.
e. I am resident of the electoral area under section 27 of the Elections Act
2017.
f. I have not enrolled my name in the electoral roll of any other electoral area
and if my name is already registered as voter in any other electoral area in
Pakistan that may be deleted.
I do solemnly swear that I believe in the absolute and unqualified finality of the
Prophethood of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), the last of the Prophets, and that
I am not the follower of anyone who claims to be a Prophet in any sense of the word
or of any description, whatsoever after Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), and that
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I do not recognize such a claimant to be a Prophet or a religious reformer, nor do I
belong to the Quadiani group or the Lahori group or call myself an Ahmadi.
Signature of claimant Thumb impression of claimant Date

Day Month Year
Declaration
I do hereby declare and solemnly affirm that the particulars mentioned above are true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.

Day Month Year
Contact No._____________
Postal Address………………………………………………………………………………..…
……………………………………………………………………………………………..……
*AUTHORIZATION
I hereby authorize Mr./Ms. ……………………………………… s/o, d/o, w/o ………………

having NIC No. - - to present this claim on my behalf.
Note: The authority can only be given to father, mother, spouse, son or daughter.
Signature of claimant Thumb impression of Date

claimant
Day Month Year
Contact No…………………
Signature of authorized Thumb impression of
person authorized person
Relation with claimant……

Postal address of authorized person ……………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
*Strike off when no authorization has been given.
Note.—Any person who makes a false declaration or gives information which he knows or believes to be false or does
not believe to be true is liable to punishment under sections 182 and 199 of the Pakistan Penal Code (Act. XLV of
1860).
(To be filled in by the office of the Revising Authority)

Claim No…………………………….
Filed on ……………………………..
Date of hearing ………………………
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Received notice of date of hearing.

Signature of claimant/ Thumb impression of claimant/ Date
authorized person authorized person
Day Month Year
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Decision of Revising Authority………………………………………………………………....

……………………………………...………………………………………………………...…
………………………………………………………………………….………………….……
……………………………………………………………………………………......…………
……………………………………………………………………………………..……………
Signature and stamp of the Revising Authority

Date…………………………………
PART II
NOTICE
[See rule 34(3)(a)]
(To be filled in by the claimant)
To
Name of the claimant ……………………………… son/wife/daughter of ……………...……

Full address of the claimant…………………………………………………….………………
…………………………………………………………………………………...……………...
Reference claim No. ……………………………………….. of ……………..………………

Son/wife/daughter of ………………………………… resident of …………….……………
For inclusion of his/her name in the electoral roll for the electoral area …….………………
having census block code
Take notice that the claim will be heard on ……………………………………date)

at ………… (time) at…………………………………………… (place) and you are directed
to be present at the hearing with such further evidence if any, as you may wish to provide.
Date ………………………….. (Signature and stamp of Revising Authority)
CERTIFICTE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE

(To be filled in by the serving officer unless served by post)
Certified that the notice on the claimant has been duly served by me on (date) ………………
on Mr./Ms. ………………………………………………………...……………… personally.
Date…………………………………….
Place…………………………………….
Signature of serving officer………………………...……

Name, designation with place of posting ………….……
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RECEIPT
Claim No………………………..
Name of electoral area……………………….Census block code
Received claim for inclusion (Form-15) from Mr./Mrs./Miss…………………………………
son/wife/daughter of…………………………House No…….. street/Mohallah …………….
City/Town/ village ……………………………………… Tehsil/Taluka/Town………………

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[District]……………………………………………
……………………………………
(Signature of Revising
Authority/Registration
Officer/Assistant Registration Officer
/Display Centre In-charge)
Date……………………….
Name……………………………………………………………
Designation……………………………………………………..
Place of posting…………………………………………………..
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FORM-16
[See rule 31]
OBJECTION TO INCLUSION OF NAME
PART I
1.Name of electoral area …………..…….. 2. Census Block Code
3. Particulars of entry objected to:

(a) Name of the person objected to …………………………………………………………
(b) Father‘s/Husband‘s Name ………………………………………………….…………...
(c) Part of the Electoral Rolls:
(d) Serial No. in the electoral roll ……………
(e) National Identity Card No. - -
(f) Street/Mohallah ………………………………………………………………..………..
(g) City/Town/Village………………………………………………………………………
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(h) Tehsil/Taluka …………………………….. (i) [District]……………………………...
4. Particulars of objector:
(a) Name …………………………………………………………………….…………....…
(b)Father‘s/Husband‘s Name ………………………………………..……………………...
(c) National Identity Card No. - -
(d) Serial No. in the electoral roll………..…(e) Census block code
(f) Street/mohallah …………………………………………......…………………………...
(g) City/town/village………………………………………………………...………………
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(h) Tehsil/taluka …………………………………(i) [District] ………………...…………
(j) Contact No………………………………………
5. I object to the entry, the particulars of which are mentioned in paragraph 3 above on the
following grounds:
(a) ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(b) ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(c) ………………………………………………………………………………………………
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the particulars mentioned above are true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
Signature of Objector Thumb impression of Objector Date
Day Month Year
Contact No._____________
Postal Address………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Note.—Any person who makes a false declaration or gives information which he knows or believes to be false or does
not believe to be true is liable to punishment under sections 182 and 199 of the Pakistan Penal Code (Act. XLV of
1860).
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Objection No. ………………………………
Filed on …………………………………….
Date of hearing …………………………….
Received notice of date of hearing

Day Month Year
Decision of Revising Authority
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Date…………………………. Signature and stamp of the Revising Authority
Notice to objector
PART II
NOTICE
[see rule 34(3)(b)]
(To be filled in by the objector)
To
Name of the objector……………………………………………………………………………
Son/wife/daughter of …………………………………………………………………….……..
Full address of the objector ………………………………………………………………….…
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Reference Objection No. …………………………………………………………………..…...

Regarding inclusion of the name of Mr./Mrs./Miss……………………………………………
Son/wife/daughter of ……………………………………………………………………….…..
resident of ………………………………………………………………………………….…...
in the electoral roll for electoral area……………………………………………………..…….
Take notice that the objection will be heard on ………………………………………… (date)

at ………………………. (time) at …………………………………………………… (place)
And you are directed to be present at the hearing with such further evidence, if any, as you
may wish to provide.
Date …………………………………
Place ………………………………… Signature and stamp of Revising Authority
________________________________________________________________________________________________
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE ON OBJECTOR
Certified that the notice on the objector has been duly served by me on
(date)………………………… on Mr./Ms …………….................……………… personally.
Date……………………… Signature of serving officer………………………......
Place…..………………… Name designation with place of posting…………….
Notice to person objected to
PART III
NOTICE
[see rule 34(3)(b)]
To
Name of the person objected to……………………………………………………………........
Son/wife/daughter of ……………………………………………………………………….......
Full address …………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Reference Objection No. ………………………………………………………………………
It is to inform you that Mr./Ms.…………………………………………………………………

(objector) address…………………………………………………………………….……has
raised objection on your entry in the electoral rolls of electoral area ……………………
Take notice that the objection will be heard on ………………………………………… (date)

at ………………………………(time) at ……………………..……………………… (place)
and you are directed to be present at the hearing with such further evidence, if any, as you
The grounds of objection (in brief) are:
(a) ………………………………………………………........…………………………..
(b) ………………………………………………………........…………………………..
(c) …………………………………………………………........………………………..
Date …………………………………
Place ………………………………… Signature and stamp of Revising Authority
___________________________________________________________________________
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE ON THE PERSON OBJECTED TO
(To be filled in by the Serving Officer unless served by post)
Certified that the notice on the person objected to has been duly served by me on
(date) ………………………on Mr./Ms
…………………………………………………… personally.
Date………………………… Signature of serving officer………...............…
Place………………………… Name designation with place of posting………

RECEIPT
Objection No…………………..
Name of electoral area……………………....Census block code
Received objection to the inclusion of name (Form-16) from Mr./Mrs./Miss…………………
son/wife/daughter of…………………House No…….. Street/mohallah ……………………
City/Town/ Village ……………………………… Tehsil/taluka………………………………

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[District]………………………..…………
………………………………
(Signature of Revising
Authority/Registration
Officer/Assistant Registration Officer
/Display Centre In-charge)
Date………………………. Name…………………………………………
Designation…………………………….......…
Place of posting…….…………..........………..
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FORM-17
[see rule 31]
APPLICATION FOR CORRECTION OF PARTICULARS IN THE
ELECTORAL ROLL
PART I
To
The Revising Authority

…………………………………………….
…………………………………………….
I submit that the entry relating to myself which appears at serial No. ….......… in the electoral
roll of electoral area ………......................… census block code
is not correct which may be corrected as follows:
Description Incorrect particulars in the *Correction required to be made in
(Tick the relevant box) electoral roll the electoral roll
1 Household No. 
2 Name 
3 Father‘s Name 
4 Husband‘s Name 
5 Date of Birth 
6 Address 
* Correction of name, father‘s name, husband‘s name, date of birth and address as per National Identity Card.
2. My particulars are as under:
a. Name of applicant……………………………………………………………………..…..
b. Father‘s/husband‘s name ………………………………………………………................
c. National Identity Card No. - -
d. Address……………………………………………………………………………………
e. Contact No……………………………………
Signature of Thumb impression of Date
applicant applicant
Day Month Year
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RECEIPT
Application No………….
Name of electoral area ………………….……Census block code
Received application for correction of particulars (Form-17) from Mr./Mrs./Miss……………
son/wife/daughter of ………………………… House No…… Street/Mohallah………………
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City/Town/Village…………… Tehsil/Taluka……………………… [District]……………...
……………….........………….
Signature of Revising Authority/
Registration Officer/Assistant
Registration Officer/Display Centre
in-charge
Name ………………………............…………
Designation ………………….............………..
Date …………………………… Place of Posting ……………..........…...……..
Application No. …………………………………….Filed on ………………………………

Date of hearing …………………………………………………
Signature of the applicant Thumb impression of the applicant Date
Day Month Year
Decision of the Revising Authority……………………………………….................…………

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Signature and stamp of Revising Authority
Date ……………………………….
PART II
NOTICE
[see rule 34(3)(c)]
(To be filled in by the applicant)
To
Name of applicant ………………………………………...……………………………………
son/wife/daughter of …………………...………………………………………………………
Full address of the applicant ………………………...…………………………………………
……………………………………………………….…………………………………………
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Reference application No…………..........
Name of applicant ………………………………Son/wife/daughter of …………........………
voter of electoral area ………………......….Census block code
Take notice that your application for correction of particulars in the electoral roll shall be
heard on …………..………… (date) at …….…………… (time) at ….….………… (place).
You are directed to be present at the hearing with such further evidence, if any, as you may
wish to provide.
Place…………………………….
Date……………………………..
Revising Authority
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF NOTICE

Certified that the notice on the applicant has been duly served by me on ……………………
(date) on Mr./Ms. …………………………………………………. personally.
Signature of Serving Officer

Name, Designation and Place of Posting
Date………………………………….
Place…………………………………
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1
1
4
3
2
1
Sl. No.
etc.
2
National Identity Card No.
3
Name
4
Gender
5
Father‘s Name
6
Father‘s National Identity Card No.
7
Spouse Name
8
Spouse National Identity Card No.
9
Marital Status
10
Date of Birth

11
Religion
12
13 Permanent Address
Temporary Address
14
Address selected for registration of vote

Coordinates of temporary address
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Coordinates of permanent address
16
FORM-18
[see rule 39(1)(b)]
17
Census Block Code of selected address

18
Tehsil/Taluka
1
19
[District]
20
Contact Number
21
Photograph
22
Date of issuance of National Identity Card

For the period from ............................................... to ...............................................
NATIONAL DATABASE AND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY
23
Type of disability, if any
National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis

24
DATA TRANSMISSION OF FRESH NATIONAL IDENTITY CARDS FROM
(NICOP) holder (Yes / No)

25
Country
26
City
NICOP holder
27
Address
In case applicant is
FORM-19
[see rule 39(2)(a) & (b)]
DATA TRANSMISSION OF CANCELLED NATIONAL IDENTITY CARDS / DECEASED PERSONS FROM
Reason Date of
No. and name Particulars of person who reported death in
registration of local government
National of Local
Sl. death/ Tehsil /
Name Identity Cancelled Government Name with National District
No. cancellation of Relation with Taluka
Card No. Death National where death father/husband Identity Card
National Identity deceased
Identity Card registered name No.
Card
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
etc.
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FORM-20
[see rule 39(2)(c)]
DATA TRANSMISSION OF MODIFIED NATIONAL IDENTITY CARDS FROM

which column National Identity

Sl. National Identity Modified / corrected
Name of National Identity Card modification District Remarks
No. Card No. entry
Card modified date
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
etc.
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FORM-20A
[see rule 43]
DETAILS OF DECEASED PERSONS REGISTERED AT
(Relevant information in respect of deceased persons to be provided to the concerned Registration Officer (District Election Commissioner) on
quarterly basis under section 43 of the Elections Act 2017)
For the period from...............................................to...............................................
Particulars of the applicant who

Particulars of deceased and his death
reported death
Local
Government/
National
S. Name of Date of Authority/ National Identity Tehsil /
Identity Date of Relation with
No. father / registration Cantonment Card No. Taluka District
Name Card No. Age Address death Name deceased
husband of death where death
registered
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1
2
etc.
Prepared by Verified by
Secretary of the Local Government / concerned officer of (District Head of Local Government Department/Head of Authority /
Authority or Cantonment) Chief Executive of the Cantonment)
(Name Designation & Signature of the Secretary/Officer with (Name Designation & Signature of the Secretary/Officer with stamp)
stamp)
Date:…………………….. Date:……………………..
.
1*
inserted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.1903(I)/2022 dated 12th October, 2022
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FORM-21
[see rule 41(1)]
ENROLMENT / TRANSFER OF VOTE
UNDER SECTION 37 OF THE ELECTIONS ACT 2017
Form No:………………….
1. Name of electoral area …………...………… 2. Census block code
3. Application for: Enrolment of vote □ Transfer of vote □
4. Applicant‘s name ………………………….5. Father‘s/husband‘s name ………………….
6. Gender: Male □ Female □ Eunuch (Male Eunuch □ Female Eunuch □
Khunsa-e-Mushkil □
8. Date of birth:
Day Month Year
-- --
9. Religion: Muslim□ Christian □ Hindu □ Sikh□ Buddhist□ Parsi □ Qadiani/Ahmadi □

Other non-Muslim □
Mark (√) in relevant column.
10. Particulars of address: House No……….…….. Street/mohallah……………………..……

City/town/village……………………………… Patwar circle/tapedar circle……………….…
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Tehsil/taluka………………………………… [District]……...………………..……………...
Contact No. …………….…………….…………….…..
11. Vote may be registered at: Temporary address as per NIC  Permanent address as per
NIC  or other address (In case applicant is in service of Pakistan) 
12. Only for persons in service of Pakistan:
Designation ……… Department………..Place of posting….…… (attach service certificate)
Relationship of the applicant with the person in service of Pakistan…………………………
(In case of spouse and children of government servant, please attach service certificate of such government servant
along with copy of National Identity Card)
13. I hereby state as follows:

i. I am a citizen of Pakistan.
ii. My age is not less than 18 years.
iii. I possess the National Identity Card.
iv. I have not been declared to be of unsound mind by a competent court.
v. I am resident of the electoral area under section 27 of the Elections Act 2017.
vi. I request that my name may be entered in the electoral rolls of electoral area
mentioned at serial No.1 above.
Oath (only for Muslims): I do solemnly swear that I believe in the absolute and unqualified
finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), the last of the Prophets,
and I am not follower of anyone who claims to be a Prophet in any sense of the word or of
any description, whatsoever after Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), and that I do not
recognize such a claimant to be a Prophet or a religious reformer, nor do I belong to the
Qadiani group or the Lahori group or call myself an Ahmadi.
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Day Month Year

RECEIPT
Name of electoral area …………………Census block code
Received application for registration / transfer of vote on Form (21) from Mr./Mrs./Miss……
son/wife/daughter of …………………………………………House No……………….…..…
Street/Mohallah…………………………….City/Town/Village………………..………...……
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Tehsil/taluka …………………….……………………… [District] ………………………….
Signature and stamp of

Registration Officer
Date …………………………………
Declaration: I do hereby declare and solemnly affirm that the particulars mentioned above
are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
For transfer of vote only.

1. My name is present in the electoral area: ……………………………………………………
Census block code Tehsil/Taluka …..………………………..
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[District]…………………………………….….
at serial No. (on the electoral roll) …………….. and I want to transfer it to the above
mentioned address.
2. I have not enrolled my name in the electoral roll of any other electoral area and if my name
is already registered as voter in any other electoral area in Pakistan that may be deleted .
Date:
Day Month Year Applicant‘s Applicant‘s thumb
-- -- signature impression

Note: Any person who makes a false declaration or gives information which he knows or believes to be false or does not
believe to be true is liable to punishment under sections 182 and 199 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
*AUTHORIZATION
I hereby authorize Mr./Ms. …………………………………… s/o, d/o, w/o …………………
having National Identity Card No. - - to present this

application on my behalf.
Note: The authority can only be given to father, mother, spouse, son or daughter.
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Signature of applicant Thumb impression of Date
applicant
Day Month Year
Signature of authorized Thumb impression of
person authorized person
Relation with applicant……

Postal address of authorized person ……………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
*Strike off when no authorization has been given.
___________________________________________________________________
To be filled in by the Registration Officer
Decision of the Registration officer:……………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Brief reason(s) in case of rejection: :…………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Date ………………………………… Signature and stamp of Registration officer
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FORM-22
[see rule 41(1)]
APPLICATION FOR DELETION OF VOTE UNDER
SECTION 37 OF THE ELECTIONS ACT 2017
Part I
Form No…………
I request that under mentioned person‘s name may be deleted from the electoral roll. His/her
particulars are as follows:
1. Name of electoral area…………………..… 2. Census block code
3. Name …………………………………. 4. Father‘s/husband‘s name ……………………
5. Part of the Electoral Rolls: Male  Female  6. Serial No. in electoral roll …………..
1
8.Tehsil/taluka …………………………………..9. [District]……………….………………..
10. Reason for deletion (Tick only one option): Death Surrendered Pakistani
nationality Other objections 11. Certificate No. (if any) ……12. Issuing authority……
13. ―Disqualification Evidence‖ attached: Yes No
14. Reason(s) for other objections in detail ……………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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Applicant/objector particulars
1. Name of electoral area…………………..… 2. Census block code

3. Name:……………………… 4. Father‘s/Husband‘s name:……………….…… 5. Serial
No. in electoral roll…….…
7. House No…………………8. Street/mohallah ……………9. City/town/village: ...………
2
10. Tehsil/taluka: ………………11.. [District]…………………...12. Contact No.:
…………
Declaration : I hereby declare that the particulars mentioned above are true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
Date: -- --
signature impression
Note: Thumb Impression is mandatory.

Note: Any person who makes a false declaration or gives information which he knows or believes to be
false or does not believe to be true is liable to punishment under sections 182 and 199 of the Pakistan
Penal Code.
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Objection No. ………………………………
Filed on …………………………………….
Date of hearing …………………………….
1
2
151
Day Month Year
Brief reason(s) in case of rejection: ……………………………………………………………
To be filled in only in case of Objection
Part II
Notice
To
Name of the objector …………………………………………………………………..
Son/wife/daughter of ………………………………………………………………...
Full address of the objector ………………………………………………………..
(To filled in by the office of the Registration Officer)
Reference Application/objection No. …………………..

Regarding inclusion of the name of ……………………………………………………
Son/wife/daughter of ……………………………………………………...………….
Resident of ………………………………………………………………………....
In the electoral roll for …………………………………..…………… (electoral area)
bearing census block code
Take notice that the objection will be heard at …………………....…. (place)

at ………………… (time) on ………………………. (date) and you are
directed to be present at the hearing with such further evidence, if any as you
Date …………………………………….
…………………………………….
Place ………………………….Signature and stamp of Registration Officer
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Certificate of service of notice on objector
(To be filled in by Serving Officer unless served by post)
Certified that the notice on the applicant /objector has been duly served by
me on………………..…(date) on Mr. /Ms. ……………….…………..…… personally.
Date ……………………………. Signature of serving officer…………………

Place …………………………… Name, designation and place of posting…..…
Note: If Registration Officer sends the notice through post, it will be sent under postal certificate.
________________________________________________________________

RECEIPT
Name of electoral area …………………..…Census block code
Received application for deletion of vote on Form (22) from Mr./Ms. ……………………..…
son/wife/daughter of………………………House No……… Street/Mohallah………………
City/Town/Village…………………….…Tehsil/taluka/town……………………….…...…….
1
[District]………………………………………………….
Signature and stamp of

Registration Officer
Date …………………………………
1
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Notice to person objected to
Part III
Notice
To
Name of person the entry relating to whose name is objected to ………………………………

Son/wife/daughter of …………………...………………………………………………………
Full address ……………………………………………………………………………………
(To be filled in by the office of the Registration Officer)
Reference Objection No…………………..
Name of the objector……………………………...…………………………...………………..
Son/wife/daughter of ………………………………………..……………………………..…..
Full address ……………………………………………………...……………………………..
Take notice that the above mentioned objector has raised objection on your entry as voter, the
objection will be heard at ……….….…. (date) ……………… (time) ……………… (place).
And you are directed to be present at the hearing with such evidence as you may wish to
adduce. The grounds of objection in brief are:
a) …………………………………………………………………………………………
b) …………………………………………………………………………………………
c) …………………………………………………………………………………………
Date ……………………….
………………………………………………
Place ………………………. Signature and stamp of Registration Officer
Certificate of Service of notice on the person objected to

(To be filled in by serving officer unless served by post)
Certified that the notice has been duly served by me on (date) …………………….……….
on Mr. /Ms. ……………………….…………………….………………………. personally.
Date ……………………………. Signature of serving officer……………………

Place …………………………… Name, designation and place of posting………
___________________________________________________________________
Note: If Registration Officer sends the notice through post, it will be sent under postal certificate.
154
FORM-23
[see rule 41(1)]
CORRECTION OF PARTICULARS OF A VOTER
UNDER SECTION 37 OF THE ELECTIONS ACT 2017
Form No……………
It is requested that my particulars mentioned in the electoral rolls of………….(electoral area)
Census block code on serial No……………….are not correct.
Kindly correct it according to the following particulars:

Description Incorrect particulars in the *Correction required to be made in
(Tick the relevant box) electoral roll the electoral roll
1 Household No. 
2 Name 
3 Father‘s Name 
4 Husband‘s Name 
5 Date of Birth 
6 Address 
* Correction of name, father‘s name, husband‘s name, date of birth or address as per National Identity Card.
2. My particulars are as under:

-Name ………………………………….….Father‘s/Husband‘s name: …………...................…
Address: House No……………. Street/mohallah………………. City/town/village…….……
Patwar halqa/tapedar circle…………………....……Tehsil/taluka/town……………..………..

1
[District]………………………………Contact No. (telephone/mobile)…………………...…
Declaration I hereby declare that the particulars mentioned above are true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.

Date. signature impression
- -
Note: Thumb Impression is mandatory.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Brief reason(s) in case of rejection: :………………………………………………………..…
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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1
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RECEIPT
Name of electoral area ……………....…..…Census block code
Received application for correction of voting particulars (Form-23) from Mr./Mrs./Ms………
son/wife/daughter of ………………………………………………… House No……………
Street/Mohallah………………….City/Town/Village…………….Tehsil/Taluka……......……
1
[District]………………………….
Signature and stamp of Registration Officer

Date …………………………………
1
156
FORM-24
[see rule 45(4)]
UNDERTAKING BY THE CANDIDATE / ELECTION AGENT

FOR PROVISION OF SOFT COPY OF THE ELECTORAL ROLLS
WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF VOTERS
I, …………………….…………….s/o, d/o……………………………, have

applied for provision of soft copy of the electoral rolls of National Assembly /
Provincial Assembly constituency No…………………………………………
2. I hereby undertake and assure that on receipt of soft copy of the said
electoral rolls under section 79 of the Elections Act 2017 read with sub-rule (4) of
rule 45 of the Election Rules, 2017 for use in connection with election in the said
constituency, I will not:
(a) breach, in any manner, the security or integrity of the information or
data contained in the soft copy of the said electoral rolls;
(b) publish or communicate the said information or data to any other
person;
(c) misuse or abuse, in any manner, the said information or data;
3. I also submit that I fully understand that if I am found to have contravened

the provisions of the undertaking, then I shall be proceeded against for committing
offence of divulging information under section 195 of the Elections Act 2017, an
offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or
with fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or with both.
Signature of candidate / election agent …………….........….............…
Thumb impression of candidate / election agent ………………..……
Address…………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………........…...
Contact No. ……………………
Dated……………………………….
__________________________________________________________________
Note: This undertaking is to be provided on stamp paper that will be duly attested by a Notary appointed under the
Notaries Ordinance, 1961 (XIX of 1961) or an Oath Commissioner appointed under the Oaths Act, 1873 (X of 1873) or
a Government servant in basic pay scale 17 and above.
157
FORM-25
[see rule 48(5)]
LIST OF POLLING STAFF
*National Assembly
Election to the
Provincial Assembly off the Punjab
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
No. and name of constituency ……………………………

No. of booths Name, Name and
No. and provided at
designation Name, designation Name, designation of
S. name of each polling & office & office address of designation & senior
No. polling station address of Assistant Presiding office address of Assistant
station Presiding Officer Polling Officer Presiding
Male Female
Officer Officer
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1.____________ 1.__________
2. ___________ 2. __________
1
3. ___________ etc.
4. ___________
etc.
1.____________ 1.__________
2. ___________ 2. __________
2
3. ___________ etc.
4. ___________
etc.
1.____________ 1.__________
2. ___________ 2. __________
3
3. ___________ etc.
4. ___________
etc.
1.____________ 1.__________
2. ___________ 2. __________
4
3. ___________ etc.
4. ___________
etc.
etc.
5% reserved
staff
1._______ 1.____________ 1.__________
2. _______ 2. ___________ 2. __________
3. _______ 3. ___________ 3. __________
4. _______ 4. ___________ 4. __________
etc. etc. etc.
Returning Officer
Dated: ........................................
___________________________________________________________________
*Strike off the words not applicable.
158
FORM-26
[see rule 48(6)]
APPOINTMENT ORDERS OF POLLING STAFF FOR
ELECTION
*National Assembly
Election to the
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan

No. and name of polling station……………………………
No. of booths at the polling station: Male……… Female………
Total…………..
Name, designation &

Name, designation & Name, designation & Name and designation of
office address of
office address of office address of Polling senior Assistant Presiding
Assistant Presiding
Presiding Officer Officer Officer
Officer
1 2 3 4
1.________________ 1._______________ 1.________________ 1.__________________
2._______________ 2.________________
3._______________ 3.________________
4._______________ 4.________________
etc. etc.
Signature and seal of

the Returning Officer
Dated: ........................................
___________________________________________________________________
159
FORM-27
[see rule 49(1)]
OATH BY ELECTION OFFICIALS
I, ……………………., (name) do solemnly swear that during my appointment

as …………………………….. at………………………………… (polling station)
…………..……………...…… (constituency) ………..……………….. (district), in
connection with conduct of General Elections / Local Government Elections / Bye-
election …………………. (year), I will discharge my duties and perform my
functions, honestly, to the best of my ability, faithfully, in accordance with the
provisions of the Elections Act, 2017 and the Election Rules 2017 and in
accordance with directions of the Election Commission of Pakistan without any fear
or favour, affection or ill-will, and that I will not allow my personal interest to
influence my official conduct and decisions.
Signature of election official ……………………………....…
Designation of election official ………………………………
Tehsil/Taluka…………………….........................……………
1
[District]……………………...............................……………
Signature of officer administering the oath ……………….…
Designation ……………………………...........................……
Place of posting ……………………....................……………
Date……………………………….
1
160
FORM-28
[see rule 50]
LIST OF POLLING STATIONS FOR A CONSTITUENCY
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan

S.No. of Number of voters
In case of rural In case of urban Number of polling
voters on assigned to
No. and areas areas booths
the electoral polling station
S. name of
roll in case
No. polling Name of Census Name of Census
electoral
station electoral block electoral block Male Female Total Male Female Total
area is
area code area code
bifurcated
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
etc.
**District Election Commissioner/

***Returning Officer/
****District Returning Officer
Dated: ...............................................
___________________________________________________________________
** To be signed by the District Election Commissioner while submitting draft list of polling stations to the Returning
Officer under rule 50((1)
***To be signed by the Returning Officer while submitting the list of polling stations for approval to the District
Returning Officer under rule 50(3).
****To be signed by the District Returning Officer while finalizing the list of polling stations under rule 50(4).
161
FORM-29
[see rules 52(1) & 98(1)]
DEPOSIT REGISTER
Election to the ................................ (*Senate/ National/Provincial Assembly)
Particulars of Bank Disposal of the

No. of Challan or bank draft or if Signature of cash deposit/Bank
Sr. Candidate‘s Amount received in cash, of the
nomination Returning draft (and
No. name deposited 1
papers filed receipt issued in [Form- Officer remarks,
30] if any)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
___________________________________________________________________
FORM-30
[see rules 52(2) and 98(2)]
RECEIPT OF DEPOSIT
COUNTERFOIL RECEIPT
Sl.No.................................................. Sl.No..................................Received a sum of Rs............

Serial No. of nomination paper in the (Rupees………………….......………… in cash/bank
deposit register ………….............….. draft from .............................. a candidate for election
Sum of Rs. …………….. received in to ………………. (*Senate/ National/ Provincial
cash/bank draft...................deposited Assembly) and entered in the Deposit Register under
by.................................................. Sl.No........ dated .................................
(name of candidate)
Signature of the Returning Officer. Signature and seal of the Returning Officer.
Date ............................................... Date...........................................
___________________________________________________________________
1
162
FORM-31
[see rule 53]
NOTICE IN RESPECT OF NOMINATED CANDIDATES
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
Father‘s/
Serial Name of National Identity Date of Birth Address of
husband‘s
No. Candidate Card No as per NIC candidate
name
1 2 3 4 5 6
1
10
etc.
Place ..................................
Date ................................... Signature of Returning Officer
__________________________________________________________________
163
FORM-32
[see rule 55(1)]
LIST OF VALIDLY NOMINATED CANDIDATES
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
Serial Name of
Father‘s/husband‘s name Address of candidate
No. candidate
1 2 3 4
1
10
etc.
Place ..................................
___________________________________________________________________
164
FORM-33
[see rule 56(1)]
LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
Name of the contesting Address of the Party

Serial Symbol
candidate in the Urdu contesting affiliation,
No. allocated
alphabetical order candidate if any
1 2 3 4 5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
etc.
Notice is hereby given that the poll shall be taken between the hours
of ...................... to ...................... on (date) ..................................................................
Place ..................................
Date .................................. Signature of Returning Officer

___________________________________________________________________
165
FORM-34
[see rule 57(2)]
RETURN OF UNCONTESTED ELECTION
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
No. and name of constituency ………….....................................................……
No. of registered voters: Male………....… Female……....… Total…..........…
I, ........................................ Returning Officer, do hereby declare under

section 75(1) of the Elections Act 2017 that the following candidate has been duly
elected un-contested:
Name of Father‘s /
Sr. Party affiliation,
contesting Husband‘s Address
No. if any
candidate name
1 2 3 4 5
Date.......................................................
Place....................................................... Signature of Returning Officer

___________________________________________________________________
166
FORM-35
[see rule 59(1)]
BALLOT PAPER
________________________________________________________________
(Number and name of constituency) (Number and name of constituency)
................................................... ....................................................
Serial No.............................................. Name Symbol
National Identity Card No. of the voter

- - Name Symbol
Name Symbol
Serial no. of voter on electoral roll ……........
Male Female Name Symbol

Part of electoral roll …… …
Name Symbol
Name of electoral area……………….................
Name Symbol
Thumb impression of the voter. ……….............
Signature of Presiding Officer…………….… Name Symbol
Name Symbol
Official stamp………………………………....
167
FORM-36
[see rule 64(1)]
PACKING INVOICE
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
1. No. and name of constituency …………………………...…
2. No. and name of polling station ……………………………
3. No. of voters assigned to the polling station Male ……… Female …..…Total ….…
4. No. of booths Male …....… Female …..…Total ….…
5. Details of ballot papers:
Description Sr.No.of books Sr.No.of ballot
Quantity of ballot No. of
(National Assembly / Provincial papers
papers books
Assembly) From To From To
1
6. Official code mark stamps [two per booth plus [one per polling station]]
(a) Quantity …………………...........…………
(b) Code(s): (i) …………….....…...………. (vi) ……………........…………
(ii) …………………………… (vii) ………………………...…
(iii) ………………………..… (viii) ………………………….
(iv) ………………………..… (ix) …………………...………
(v) ……………………..……. (x) ……………………………
2
7. Rubber stamps for marking ballot papers ( [three per polling booth plus one per
polling station])
8. Serial number of brass seal (one per polling station)
9. Indelible ink vials (one per booth plus two per polling station)
10. Plastic seals for ballot boxes (five per ballot box) plus extra ………….
11. Standardized stamp pads (two per booth + one per polling station )
12. Standard stationery pack (one per polling station)
Received above articles in sealed bag
Signature of the Presiding Officer............................
Signature of the Returning Officer........................
Date: ........................................
1
2
168
FORM-37
[see rule 65(1)]
POSTAL BALLOT PAPER

Serial No.................................................
No. and name of constituency ...............................................................................................
Name of voter ............................................................................................................................
National Identity Card number of the voter - -
Serial no. of voter in the electoral roll .....................................................................................
Name of electoral area...............................................................................................................
Census block code
____________________________________________________________
Serial No........................................
No. and name of constituency ……………………...........................................................
_________________________________________________________________________________
In the space below, write the name of the contesting candidate for whom you wish to
vote.
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
(To be printed at the back of the ballot paper)
………………………………………………
….(Signature and seal of the Returning
Officer who issued this ballot paper)
……………………………………………....
(Signature and seal of the Returning Officer
who received this postal ballot paper)
169
FORM-38
[see rule 66(2)(a)]
DECLARATION BY VOTER USING POSTAL BALLOT
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
(This field is to be used only when the voter signs the declaration himself)
I hereby declare that I am the Voter to whom the postal ballot paper bearing serial
number ................... has been issued at the above election.
Signature of voter……………………………………………
Thumb impression of the voter………………………………
Name of voter …………………………………………….
National Identity Card number of voter - -
Date............................
(Attestation of signature)
The above has been signed in my presence by ................................................ (voter)

who is personally known to *me/has been identified to my satisfaction by ...............................
(identifier) who is personally known to me.
Signature of identifier, if any ............................

Address ............................................................
Signature of attesting officer .............................
Name & designation ..........................................
Date ................................ Official stamp.....................................................
(This field is to be used when the voter cannot sign himself)
I hereby declare that I am the voter to whom the postal ballot paper bearing serial
number .............................. has been issued at the above election.
Signature of attesting officer on behalf of voter..................

Name & designation.............................................................
Date ................................ Official stamp......................................................................
(This field is to be used when the voter is disabled)
I hereby declare that I am the voter to whom the postal ballot paper bearing serial
number .............................. has been issued at the above election and I hereby authorize
Mr./Mrs./Ms……………………… who is my father / mother /brother /sister /spouse
/son/daughter to sign the declaration on my behalf.
Signature or thumb impression of the person

with disability
Date ................................
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CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that :—
(1) the above named voter is *personally known to me/has been identified to my
satisfaction by ...........................................................................................
(identifier) who is personally known to me;
(2) I am satisfied that the voter is *illiterate/suffers from
................................................ (infirmity) and is unable to record his vote
himself or sign his declaration;
(3) I was requested by him to mark the ballot paper and to sign the above
declaration on his behalf; and
(4) the ballot paper was marked and the declaration signed by me on his behalf, in
his presence and in accordance with his wishes; or
(5) I am satisfied that the voter namely
............................................................................ is a person with disability who
is unable to travel and possesses the national identity card with disability logo
issued by National Database and Registration Authority and on whose behalf
Mr./Mrs./Ms............................................................................ appeared before
me, who is father / mother /brother /sister/spouse/son/daughter of the said voter,
and signed the declaration in my presence.
Signature of identifier, if any ..................................
Address ...................................................................
Signature of attesting officer...................................
Designation..............................................................
Officia lstamp..........................................................
Address ..................................................................
Date .......................................................................
171
FORM-39
[see rule 66(2)(b)]
COVER
‘A’ NOT TO BE OPENED BEFORE COUNTING
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
No. and name of constituency …………………………………………………......…
POSTAL BALLOT PAPER
Serial number of ballot paper........................................................................................
___________________________________________________________________
___________________
FORM-40
[see rule 66(2)(c)]
COVER
‘B’ NOT TO BE OPENED BEFORE COUNTING
Number and name of constituency..................................................................
ELECTION IMMEDIATE
POSTAL BALLOT PAPER
To
The Returning Officer* ..................................................................................
........................................................................................................................
.Certified that this cover was accepted for delivery on....................... (date).
Postal seal with date
___________________________________________________________________
*Full postal address of the Returning Officer to be inserted here.
172
FORM-41
[see rule 66(2)(d)]
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF VOTERS

VOTING BY POSTAL BALLOT
You know the names of the candidates contesting election from your home
constituency. If you desire to vote, you should record your vote with a pen by writing the
name of the candidate for whom you wish to vote, in the blank space on the ballot paper.
Thereafter, you should follow the instructions detailed below:—
a. After you have recorded your vote on the postal ballot paper, place the ballot paper
in the smaller cover marked ‗A‘ sent herewith. Close the cover and secure it by seal
or otherwise.
b. If two or more candidates in your constituency are having same name, then you will
record the name and symbol of the candidate of your choice.
c. You have then to sign the declaration in Form-38 also sent herewith, in the presence
of a gazetted officer of BPS-17 or above or a commissioned officer who is
competent to attest your signatures under sub-rule (3) of rule 67 of the Election
Rules, 2017.
d. If you are unable to mark the ballot paper and sign the declaration yourself in the
manner indicated above by reason of illiteracy or infirmity, you are entitled to have
your vote marked and the declaration signed on your behalf by any officer
mentioned in item (c) above. Such an officer will at your request mark the ballot
paper in your presence and in accordance with your wishes. He will also complete
the necessary certificate in this behalf.
e. If you are a person with physical disability who cannot travel and possesses national
identity card bearing logo of disability issued by the National Database and
Registration Authority, you may authorize one of your family members namely
father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, son or daughter to get the declaration attested
from a gazetted or a commissioned officer on your behalf.
f. After your declaration has been signed and your signature has been attested in
accordance with item (c) above, put the Declaration Form and the smaller cover
marked ‗A‘ containing the ballot paper, in the larger cover marked ‗B‘. After closing
the larger cover, send it to the Returning Officer concerned by post.
g. You must ensure that the cover reaches the Returning Officer 1before the poll day
under sub-section (4) of section-93. [***]
h. Please note that —
i. if you fail to get your declaration attested or certified in the manner indicated
above, your ballot paper will be rejected; and
2
ii. if the cover does not reach the Returning Officer before the poll day under sub-
section (4) of section-93, your vote will not be counted.
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1
Inserted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.1721(I)/2023 dated 24th November, 2023.
2
Substituted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.1721(I)/2023 dated 24th November, 2023.
173
FORM-42
[see rule 72]
STATEMENT REGARDING INSPECTION OF BALLOT BOXES

BEFORE START OF POLL
It is certified that we have personally inspected the ballot box(es) provided by

Election Commission at polling station No. ……………………………………… for election
to ……………………………. Constituency No……………………………………. before
start of poll and have found it /them empty.
Name of
S. election / National Identity Name of the Thumb
Address Signature
No. polling Card No. candidate Impression
agent
1 - -
2 - -
3 - -
4 - -
5 - -
6 - -
7 - -
8 - -
9 - -
10 - -
Signature of the Presiding Officer
………………………………
Name …..........………………………
Designation …………………………
Date ..................................
174
FORM-43
[see rule 77(1)]
TENDERED VOTES LIST
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
No. and name of constituency .................................................................................... ..............
No. and name of polling station ......................................................... ........................................
***Description of the person to
Description in respect of person tendering vote and the tendered ballot
whom the ballot paper was issued
paper
earlier
**Detail of
Name of document Serial number of
Census Serial
S. the Serial Thumb provided the ballot paper
Block Name of number
number
Signature
impression by the
Name of National
issued earlier
No. electoral the National of the of the the Identity Card
Code of of the person against the same
area person Identity Voter in person person No. of the
tendered person tendering entry of the
tenderingCard No. the tendering voted person voted
ballot tendering vote in electoral roll
vote electoral vote earlier earlier
paper vote support mentioned in
roll
of his column (6)
claim
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Signature of the Presiding Officer……........…………
Name…………………………….........................……
Place ..................................... Designation…………........................…………………
Date .....................................
** The Presiding Officer shall provide to the Returning Officer copy of national identity card of the person tendering
vote together with any other document, if any, provided by such voter.
***This information will be taken from the relevant counterfoil of the ballot paper. The counterfoil will be traced
keeping in view the name and national identity card number appearing in the entry of the electoral rolls stricken off
previously.
175
FORM-44
[see rule 78(1)]
CHALLENGED VOTES LIST
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
No. and name of constituency .....................................................................................................
No. and name of polling station ..................................................................................................
Serial Name
No. of of the Thumb
Signature Address Name of Name and Order of
Name of the electoral Census impression
S. of the of the the address of the
the voter voter on area in block of the
No. person person identifier, the Presiding
challenged the which code person
challenged challenged if any challenger Officer
electoral voter is challenged
roll enrolled
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1
10
Certified that a sum of Rs................... (in figures) ………………………………………… (in

words) has been received on account of challenged votes and the amount in question has been
deposited with the Returning Officer.
Signature of the Presiding Officer…………………
Place ..................................... Name………………………………
Date ..................................... Designation………………………………
176
1
[FORM-45
Place ……………………….. Date ………………… Time …………………..
1
Substituted vide ECP Notification S.R.O. 1514(I)/2021 dated 23rd November, 2021.
177
1
[FORM-46
1
Substituted vide ECP Notification S.R.O. 1514(I)/2021 dated 23rd November, 2021.
178
FORM-47
[see rule 84(1)]
PROVISIONAL CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF RESULTS OF

THE COUNT
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
1. No. and name of constituency: ................................................,.........

2. Total number of polling stations: ..........................................................
3. Number of registered votes in the constituency: Male ......... Female ......... Total........
4. Total number of votes polled: Male ......... Female ......... Total ......
5. Number of valid votes polled: .......................................................................................
6. Number of votes excluded from the count:.....................................................................
7. Percentage of votes polled: …........................................................................................
Number of
S. No. Name of contesting candidate Party affiliation votes
obtained
1 2 3 4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
etc.
Signature and seal of the Returning Officer

Place..........................................................
Date .........................................................
___________________________________________________________________
179
FORM-48
1
[ [see rules 85(1)&84C(2)]]
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF THE COUNT FURNISHED BY THE PRESIDING
OFFICERS
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
No. and name of constituency: ..................................................................................................
No. of registered voters: Male ................ Female ................ Total ..........................................................
Total number of Polling Stations: Male ................ Female ................ Combined .............Total ..............
Number of valid votes (including Tendered & Challenged votes)
Total votes per polling station
Sl No. Polling Station cast in favour of **
‗A‘ ‗B‘ ‗C‘ ‗D‘ ‗E‘ ‗F‘ Valid Invalid Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
etc.
Total votes recorded at the polling stations.
Total votes recorded on postal ballots for the
constituency.
2
[Total overseas votes recorded for the constituency]
GRAND TOTAL
Place .....................................
Date ...................................... Signature of the Returning Officer
*Strike off the words not applicable. **Write the names of the candidates in the columns having heading of alphabets
1
Substituted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.1232(I)/2018 dated 08th October, 2018.
2
Inserted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.1232(I)/2018 dated 08th October, 2018.
180
FORM-49
[see rule 88(1)]
FINAL CONSOLIDATED RESULT
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
No. and name of constituency ....................................................................................................
No. of registered voters: Male ........................... Female ............................ Total .....................
Sr. Name of contesting Party Affiliation, if Number of valid

No. Candidate any votes polled
1 2 3 4
1
10
etc.
Total number of valid votes polled..................................................................................
Total number of invalid votes ....................................................................................
Date.......................................................
_______________________________________________________________
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FORM-50
[see rule 89(2)]
CERTIFICATE REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED BY RETURNING

OFFICER UNDER SECTION 99(2) OF THE ELECTIONS ACT
2017
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
No. and name of constituency:.......................................................................................
Date of election:.................................................................
___________________________________________________________________
I hereby certify that in compliance with the provisions of sub-sections (1)

and (2) of section 99 of the Elections Act 2017, I, ………………………,Returning
Officer for ………………………………………… (No. and name of constituency)
have sealed ………………. (quantity) tamper-evident bags after putting therein the
packets containing documents relating to all polling stations of the constituency and
upon each such packet the description of its contents, the date of the election and the
name and number of the constituency has been endorsed.
Date........................................
Place........................................ Signature and seal of Returning Officer
___________________________________________________________________
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FORM-51
[see rule 90(1)]
INVENTORY OF SEALED POLLING BAGS DEPOSITED IN

STORAGE OF ELECTION COMMISSION / TREASURY OR SUB-
TREASURY
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
No. and name of constituency: ....................................................................................................
Date of election:............................................................................................................................
Total number of polling stations ..................................................................................................
Total number of polling bags: ....................................................................................................
Name of polling Number of the seal affixed on the Remarks, if any

S.No
station polling bag
1 2 3 4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
etc.
Returning Officer Receiving Officer

Signature: ………………………..… Signature: ……………………...........…
Name: ……………………………....… Name: ……………………….............…
NIC No. - - NIC No. - -
Designation: …………………….. Designation: …………………..…….…
Official Stamp: ……………………… Official Stamp: ……………….....….
Date…………………………………..
Place…………………………………..
___________________________________________________________________
183
FORM-52
[see rule 99]
NOTICE IN RESPECT OF NOMINATED CANDIDATES

Election to the Senate
1
From………………………...............…………………………….. [Province/Federal Capital]
Category of seat…………… *(general, technocrat including aalim, woman and non-Muslim)
Father‘s/ National Name and Name and

Serial Name of Address of
husband‘s Identity parentage of parentage of
no. candidate candidate
name Card No. proposer seconder
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1
10
etc.
Place ..................................
___________________________________________________________________
1
184
FORM-53
[see rule 101(1)]
LIST OF VALIDLY NOMINATED CANDIDATES
1
From………………………………..…………………….……….. [Province/Federal Capital]
Category of seat……..….… *(general, technocrat including aalim, woman and non-Muslim)
Serial Name of Father‘s/husband‘s Address of

no. candidate name candidate
1 2 3 4
1
10
etc.
Place ……………………..
Date …………………… Signature of Returning Officer

___________________________________________________________________________
1
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FORM-54
[see rule 102(1)]
LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES

1
From …………………………………………………...…………. [Province/Federal Capital]

Address of Party
Name of the contesting Father‘s/
Serial the affiliation,
candidate in the Urdu husband‘s
no. contesting if any
alphabetical order name
candidate
1 2 3 4 5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
etc.
Notice is hereby given that the poll shall be taken between the hours of …… to …… on
…………………………(date)
Place ………………….
Date ………………….. Signature of Returning Officer
___________________________________________________________________
1
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FORM-55
[see rule 104(2)]
RETURN OF UNCONTESTED ELECTION
1
From ………………………………………...……………………. [Province/Federal Capital]
I, …………………… Returning Officer, do hereby declare under section 118(1) of the

Elections Act 2017 that the following candidate has been duly elected un-contested on
general, technocrat including aalim, women and non-Muslim seat from
2
………………………………. ( [Province/Federal Capital]):
Sr. Name of contesting Father‘s / Party affiliation,

Address
No. Candidate Husband‘s Name if any
1 2 3 4 5
Date.......................................................
___________________________________________________________________
1
2
187
FORM-56
[see rule 129]
RETURN OF ELECTION
1
From ……………………………………………………...………. [Province/Federal Capital]
The result of poll and of the transfer of votes is as follows:
Number of valid votes: ...........................................
Number of Members to be elected: ...........................................
Quota (number of votes sufficient' to secure the election of a candidate):..................................
Second Third Fourth
First count
count Count Count Names of elected
Name of
Votes polled in candidates and
candidates Result of Result of Result of
favour of each order of election
transfer transfer transfer
candidate
I declare that –
(i) Name.................. (ii) Name...................... (iii) Name.................. (iv) Name..................

Address.............. Address.................. Address.............. Address..............
has/have been duly elected.
Signature of the Returning Officer

Place ……………………..
Date ……………………..
___________________________________________________________________
2
[***]
1
2
Form-57 omitted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.791(I)/2018 dated 22nd June, 2018.
188
FORM-58
[see rule 130]
CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
I, the Returning Officer for election to the Senate from the …………………
1
( [Province/Federal Capital]) hereby certify that I have on the ……. day of ….20.…
declared Mr./Mrs./Miss ………………………………………… to have been duly
elected to be a Member of the Senate of Pakistan and that in token thereof I have
granted to him/her this certificate of election.
Signature of Returning Officer
Place ........................................
Date ........................................
1
189
FORM-59
[see rule 148]
NOTICE UNDER SECTION 163 OF THE ELECTIONS ACT, 2017

1
*Senate from ………………. ( [Province/Federal Capital])
Election to the National Assembly
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
No. and name of constituency………………………………......................…………

___________________________________________________________________________
Before the Election Tribunal .......................................................................................................
In the matter of Election Petition No............................................. of 20 .................................
………………....................................................................................................... (Petitioner)
Versus
……..................................................................................................................... (Respondent)
I ...................................................................... (name), respondent, do hereby give notice under
section 163 of the Elections Act, 2017 that I do not intend to contest the aforesaid petition.
Signature ...........................................................................
Thumb Impression ............................................................
Address.................................................................................
...............................................................................................
Date...............................................
Place..............................................
___________________________________________________________________
1
190
FORM-60
[see rule 151(2)]
RECORD CONTAINING PROCEEDINGS OF CASES UNDER SECTION 193 OF THE ELECTIONS ACT,
2017
Register of Mr. ………………………………………………………...........................................………….. Returning Officer / Presiding Officer for
………………………………...............................… (No. and name of polling station) of constituency No. …………………………………………..
(No. and Name of constituency) exercising summary powers of Magistrate of the first class under section 193 of the Elections Act, 2017.
summary of evidence of prosecution

Value of property respecting which
Signatures of the officer exercising

the powers of the Magistrate of the
conviction a brief statement of the
Imprisonment or fine imposed or

Date and Time of Commission of
Date on which the proceedings

Name of Complainant (if any)
Statement of complainant and
The finding and in the case of

Summary of evidence for the
Plea of the accused and his
Father‘s / husband‘s name
Name of the accused
offence committed
examination if any
Nature of offence
Offence Proved
any other order

reason therefor
defence, if any
terminated
first class
Address
offence
S. No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Signature of the officer exercising the powers of the Magistrate of the first class ..............................
Seal
Name of constituency / polling station..................................................................................................
191
FORM-61
[see rule 151(3)]
FORM OF PROSECUTION FOR PERSONATION
Whereas Mr. / Miss / Mrs………………………………………………………………

s/o,d/o,w/o.……………………………………………………………………………………..
bearing national identity card No. - - resident of…...........….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………….(complete address) has been found guilty
of personation:
Now, therefore I, …………………………………………………………*Returning
Officer / Presiding Officer ……………………………………….. (No. and name of polling
station) for constituency No. ……………………………………. . (No. and name of
constituency) do hereby direct that he be arrested and prosecuted for said offence under
section 169 of the Elections Act, 2017.
Signature of the Returning Officer / Presiding Officer…………………………
Seal
Name of constituency / polling station…………………………
Place………………………….
Date………………………….
___________________________________________________________________
192
FORM-62
[see rule 151(4)]
WARRANT OF COMMITMENT ON A SENTENCE OF
IMPRISONMENT PASSED BY A MAGISTRATE
(see section 260 of the Code)
To
The Superintendent (or Keeper) of the Jail,
……………………………………………….
WHEREAS on the ……… day of ……………………. 20……., Mr…….....………
…………………………...(name of prisoner) s/o, w/o, d/o …………………………………,
bearing National Identity Card No. - - resident of
..………………………….......……………………………………………………the prisoner
in case No…………….. of the calendar year for 20……., was convicted before me
………………………………………………………………………………(name and official
designation) for the offence of....................……………………………………………………
………………………………………………...(mention the offence or offences concisely)
under section (or sections) ……………………………. of the Elections Act, 2017, and was
sentenced…………………………………………………………………………………..……
…… …..…………………………………………(state the punishment fully and distinctly).
This is to authorize and require you, the said Superintendent [or Keeper], to receive
the said ………………………………………………..(convict‘s name) into your custody in
the said Jail, together with this warrant, and to carry the aforesaid sentence into execution
according to law.
Given under my hand and my seal, the …… day of…………………20…...
Signature of the Returning Officer / Presiding Officer…………………………
Name of constituency / polling station…………………………

Seal
193
FORM-63
[see rule 151(4)]
WARRANT OF COMMITMENT ON A SENTENCE OF FINE

PASSED BY A MAGISTRATE
(see section 260 of the Code)
To
The Superintendent (or Keeper) of the Jail,
……………………………………………
WHEREAS on the ……… day of ……………………. 20…….,

Mr…………………….. ………………...(name of prisoner) s/o, w/o, d/o …………………..,
bearing National Identity Card No. - - resident of
……………………………………………………….………………………… the prisoner in
case No…………...............….. of the calendar year for 20……......., was convicted before me
………………………………………………………………………………(name and official
designation) for the offence of ………………………………………........……………………
……………………………………………………...........…...(mention the offence or offences
concisely) under section (or sections) ……………………………. of the Elections Act, 2017,
and was sentenced to fine ……………………………………………...........................………
…..…………………………………………………(state the punishment fully and distinctly).
The convict was sentenced to fine amounting to Rs…………………….... (Rupees
…………………………………………………………… The convict has refused to pay the
fine. He / she is therefore convicted to serve a sentence of ……………… days / months in
default of payment of fine.
This is to authorize and require you, the said Superintendent (or Keeper) of the said
Jail to receive the said ……………………………………….. (name of convict) into your
custody together with this warrant and to keep him safely in the said jail for the said period of
………………………………………. (term of imprisonment) unless the said fine be sooner
paid; and, on the receipt thereof, forthwith set him at liberty, returning this warrant with an
Given under my hand and my seal, the …….. day of ………………… 20…….
Signature of the Returning Officer / Presiding Officer……………………

Seal
Name of constituency / Polling Station……………………
194
FORM-64
[see rule 154(2)]
LIST OF MEMBERS OF A POLITICAL PARTY
Name of political party…………………………………………………………………..……..
National
Name of party Thumb
S.No. Identity Signature Remarks
member impression
Card No.
1 2 3 4 5 6
1
10
etc.
.4
Name, signature and seal of Party Head…………………
………………………………………………
Address……………………………………………........…
……………………………………......................……....…
Contact No. …………………………………………
Date…………………………….
________________________________________________________________
Note: Attach copies of National Identity Cards of the members mentioned in this form.
195
FORM-65
[see rule 158(1)]
CERTIFICATE REGARDING INTRA PARTY ELECTIONS
I ……………………………………………………………………….. (name) Party

Head/authorized office-bearer of ……………………….………………… (name of political
party) do hereby certify that intra party elections have been held in accordance with the
constitution of the party and the provisions of the Elections Act 2017 and furnish the
following information and documents annexed hereto in respect of:
(i) the date of the last intra party elections;
(ii) the names, designations and addresses of the party leader and all other
office-bearers (along with their attested copies of National Identity Cards)
elected at the federal, provincial and local levels, wherever applicable;
(iii) the election results, including the total number of votes cast and the number
of votes secured by each contestant for all of party offices; and
(iv) copy of the party‘s notifications declaring the results of the election.
2. It is hereby certified that the information furnished along with this certificate is
correct and nothing has been concealed therefrom.
Name, signature and seal of

Party Head/authorized office-bearer ………………..…………
……………………………………………………
Address……………………………………….…..
…………………………………………..………..
Contact No. ………………………………………

Place…………………….
Date…………………….
________________________________________________________________
196
1
[FORM-66
[see rule 92(7)]
PARTY LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE
RESERVED SEATS IN AN ASSEMBLY
*National Assembly
Election to the
Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Balochistan
Name of political party………………………………………………………………..
Category of reserved seats …………………………………… (Women / non-Muslims)
Father‘s / National
S. Priority Name of the
Husband‘s Identity Card Address
No. Number candidate
name No.
1 2 3 4 5 6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
etc.
Name, signature and seal of

Party Head/authorized office-bearer ……………......……………………
....…….......…………………………
Address…………………………………
…………………………………………
Contact No. ……………......….....…
Date…………………………….
________________________________________________________________
*Strike off the words not applicable.‖]
1
Form-66 added vide ECP Notification S.R.O.791(I)/2018 dated 22nd June, 2018.
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67
198
1
Form 68
[See Rule 161]
Submission of Details of Campaign Finance by the
Political Party
Name of political party: __________________________________
Election : General Elections/By-Elections/ Senate Election (Tick the relevant)
Date of Election Held: __________________________________
A. Detail of Receipts relating to election campaign

(Amount in Rupees)
Name of Donor/ Mean of
Date of
Sr. Contributor NIC No./ Transaction *Amount
Donation/
No. (Rs. one million Address Donated
Contribution Bank Cash
or more)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Total:-
B. Details of Expenses relating to election campaign

(Amount in Rupees)
Sr. Campaign Election Detail of
Constituency No. Amount
No. Period Date Expenditure**
1.
2.
3.
4.
Total:-
*All details of the receipt and expenditure along with bank statements shall be
attached with this form.
Place _________________ _________________

Signature of the Head of
Date ___________
the party/Authorized Office Bearer
1
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THE ELECTION RULES 2017

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These Rules may

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions.— (1) In these Rules, unless there is anything

(i) ―Act‖ means the Elections Act, 2017;

(ii) ―continuing candidate" with reference to election to the

(iii) ―delimitation committee‖ means the committee constituted

(iv) ―Delimitation authority‖ means an authority appointed by

(v) "exhausted paper" with reference to election to the Senate

Provided that a ballot paper shall also be deemed to

(a) the name of two or more candidates, whether

(b) the name of the candidate next in order of

(i) by a figure not following consecutively after some

(vi) ―first preference" with reference to election to the Senate

(viii) ―original vote" in relation to any candidate for election to

(ix) ―Party Leader" means the head of a political party duly

(x) ―publish‖ with its grammatical variations, includes

(xi) ―schedule‖ means schedule appended to these Rules;

(xii) ―section‖ means a section of the Act;

(xiii) "surplus" with reference to election to the Senate means

(xiv) ―transferred vote" in relation to any candidate for election

(xv) ―unexhausted ballot paper" with reference to election to

ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN

3. Procedure of the Commission.— (1)For the performance

(2) Secretary to the Commission shall prepare an agenda of

(3) The minutes of the meeting containing decisions of the

(4) The Commission may require any of its members or any

(5) The Commission may review the progress of previous

4. Procedure relating to contempt of the Commission.—

(2) A petition for contempt proceedings shall be duly

(5) Where the alleged contempt by any of office bearer or

(6) Where the Commission is satisfied by an affidavit or

Provided further that where a person is arrested in

(7) Where the contempt consists of words or any act of

(9) The respondent shall, on the first hearing, file a written

(10) No oath shall be administered to the respondent unless

(11) Notwithstanding anything contained in this rule, where

(12) If at any time during the pendency of the contempt

(13) The Commission may award sentence of imprisonment,

(14) The warrant of arrest of any person, witness and

(a) for creation of posts;

(b) to upgrade, downgrade or change the nomenclature of

(c) to sanction and incur expenditure on any item including

(d) to re-appropriate funds from one head of account to

(2) The powers of the Commissioner contained in clause (c)

(a) the election officials appointed in connection with an

(b) the enumeration staff engaged for the preparation or

(c) officers and staff working under the Commissioner on

(d) training experts engaged for imparting training to the

(e) such officers and officials belonging to other departments

6. Measures for Trainings. — (1) In pursuance of section 12,

(3) The training plan for election officials to be appointed or

(4) The Commission may utilize services of its own officers or

(5) The Commission may appoint a Training Coordinator for

(6) The Commission or an officer authorized by it in this

(7) The trainings to be imparted to District Returning Officer,

1 Omitted vide ECP Notification S.R.O.791(I)/2018 dated 22ndJune, 2018.

(b) The petition under section 9 shall contain a statement of

(d) The petition shall be duly accompanied by relevant

(e) The petition shall contain complete address of the

(f) The officer or official authorized in this behalf shall

(g) The petition shall be duly entered in the register on the

(h) The officer or official shall return the petition, if it is

(a) The Commission shall cause to be issued notice(s) to all