By Arun Bikash Dey in The Daily Star, Nov 30, 2023Although BNP and its allies have boycotted the next parliamentary elections slated for January 7 next year, candidates nominated by Awami League in 16 constituencies of Chattogram will not go uncontested. This time, they are set to compete against their own party members who would vie for the polls independently. Several AL leaders from Chattogram, who did not get party tickets for the 12th parliamentary…
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report in Prothom Alo, Nov 26, 2023Awami League (AL) has finalised its candidates in all 300 constituencies for the upcoming national election and is set to disclose the names on Sunday afternoon. According to sources, many familiar faces, including presidium member and former minister Mahiuddin Khan Alamgir, might be dropped from the list of candidates. Multiple members of the party’s parliamentary board said the number of dropped candidates may reach 50, while some new leaders…
Report in Pakistan Today, Nov 21, 2023PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Central General Council meeting on Monday decided to actively participate in general elections 2024 and directed its district organizations to forward final recommendations of candidates on National and Provincial Assembly constituencies till 27th of current month. Chaired by Central Ameer JUI-F, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the two-day meeting of the Central General Council concluded at Mufti Mahmood Markaz. Besides, central secretary general Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri,…
report in The Express Tribune, Sept 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday instructed the delimitation committees to complete their tasks by September 26, without exception, with the aim of publishing the preliminary constituencies on September 27. The ECP’s spokesperson said in a statement that the commission conducted a review of the constituency committees’ progress during a meeting. It was stressed that the committees must complete their tasks by September 26, without…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, Sept 19th, 2023ISLAMABAD: In a significant step towards upcoming general elections, the preliminary delimitation of constituencies for the polls is expected to be completed this month, it has emerged. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) reviewed progress of the ongoing delimitation exercise on Monday and expressed satisfaction over its pace. The commission directed the delimitation committees to complete the task by Sept 26 positively, so that preliminary delimitation lists…