Polling on Dasti’s seat on Sept 10

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Thursday notified the by-election schedule to fill the National Assembly constituency NA-175, Muzaffargarh-I, fixing September 10 for polling.

This seat had fallen vacant due to the recent disqualification of Jamshaid Dasti over a fake degree.

He had returned from this constituency in the last year’s general elections with the support of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

According to the ECP schedule, the returning officer would issue the public notice on July 21, followed by the process of filing of nomination papers with the RO by the candidates on July 23-25.

Similarly, the names of the nominated candidates would be published on July 26, whereas the last date for scrutiny of nomination papers by the RO is August 1.

Likewise, the last date for filing of appeals against decisions of rejecting/ accepting the nomination papers is August 5.

Last date for deciding of appeals by the Appellate Tribunal is August 12, followed by publication of the revised list of candidates would be on the next day.

The ECP has fixed August 15 as the last for withdrawal of candidature, and on the same day, the revised list of candidates would be published. The election symbols would be allotted to contesting candidates next day.