Polling schedule issued after resignation of Akhtar Mengal vacates National Assembly seat
The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced that polling for the by-election in NA-256 Khuzdar will take place on April 5 (Sunday), following the resignation of former lawmaker Akhtar Mengal.
According to the commission, the National Assembly seat fell vacant after Mengal stepped down, prompting the issuance of a detailed election schedule.
The ECP said a public notice for the by-election will be issued on February 18. Candidates will be able to submit their nomination papers from February 20 to February 24.
A preliminary list of nominated candidates will be displayed on February 25, while scrutiny of nomination papers will continue until March 4. Appeals against the acceptance or rejection of nomination papers may be filed by March 9. The commission will announce decisions on those appeals by March 16 and release a revised list of candidates the same day.
The final date for withdrawal of nomination papers is March 17. Electoral symbols will be allotted to contesting candidates on March 18, completing the pre-poll process ahead of voting in the Balochistan constituency.
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