Delimitations Process
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan today decided to complete the process of delimitations of constituencies by November 30 this year. Earlier, the ECP had set Dec 14 deadline to complete this process.
The Commission said that early completion of this process will enable it to hold general elections earlier than a certain timeframe being discussed in political circles.
The ECP decided this in its emergency meeting held in Islamabad on Friday. Chief Election Commissioner of the ECP chaired the meeting.
Meanwhile, during the meeting the ECP chairman directed his team to pace up the process to complete the delimitations of constituencies according to the digital census.
Earlier, the ECP convened an emergency meeting on Friday after holding discussions with various stakeholders.
In this pivotal meeting, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja is expected to discuss methods to expedite the delimitation process.
The ECP has recently conducted consecutive meetings with leaders from different political parties to assess their stance on elections and delimitation.
A day earlier, the Commission pledged to accelerate the delimitation of constituencies. Subsequently, the ECP would unveil a schedule for the forthcoming general elections. It will alleviate concerns of a potential indefinite delay to extend the interim government’s rule.
The ECP officials assured delegations from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in separate consultative meetings at the ECP Secretariat in the federal capital.
These meetings took place in the context of the ECP’s dismissal of elections taking place this year.
Earlier this week, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics furnished the necessary data for the digital census of 2023 to the election supervisory body.
The FBS teams conducted the digital census from March to May this year. The Council of Common Interest (CCI) has approved the results of the census on August 5.
Now, the ECP is obligated to conduct the upcoming general elections based on the latest census data.
