ROs to complete scrutiny of nomination papers for elections tomorrow

ISLAMABAD, Jun 18 (APP):The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will complete the process of scrutiny of nomination papers filed by candidates for upcoming general elections on Tuesday.
According to Election Commission, a total of 21,482 nomination papers have been filed across the country for national and provincial assemblies.
6063 candidates are contesting for 342 seats of the National Assembly. This includes 5,473 candidates for general seats, 436 for seats reserved for women, and 154 candidates for non-Muslim seats. About 15419 nomination papers have been filed for the provincial assemblies’ seats.
As per the election schedule, appeals against rejection or acceptance of nomination papers can be filed by June 22.
The Appellate Tribunals will decide the appeals by June 27, after which the revised list of candidates will be published on June 28.
Candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by June 29 and the electoral body will announce the final list of candidates the same day.
Electoral symbols will be issued to candidates on June 30 while polling will be held on July 25th.