ECP says it has 30 days to conduct polls on Senate seats.

ISLAMABAD -- Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday cleared the air over holding early Senate elections and said that it has the authority to hold the polls on 52 seats of the upper house of the Parliament between February 11 to March 11, 2020, media reported.

'A law defining procedure of the Senate polls is already present,' the election commission said adding that the ECP has 30 days to hold the elections on the seats of retiring Senators.

Half of the Senators in the upper house will retire by March 11, 2020 after completing their six-year tenure and an election for the slot of Chairman and Deputy Chairman Senate would be held on March 12.

The chairman and deputy chairman would take oath of their responsibilities on the same day.

It is pertinent to mention here that...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT