ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will finalise and publish the final delimitation of the constituencies list by May 5.
According to an ECP notification, the commission would continue hearing objections related to the new delimitation of constituencies for the upcoming general elections.
The commission had started hearing objections on the delimitation of constituencies from April 4.
The process of hearing the objections would conclude by the end of this month.
In addition, the process of accepting objections on delimitation from citizens throughout the country would continue up to April 24.
The notification stated that the commission had so far received 1,286 objections on the delimitation of constituencies throughout the country.
It said that out of the total objections received, around 706 objections were received from Punjab, 284 from Sindh, 104 from Balochistan and 192 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The ECP had also established a facilitation centre at its secretariat for the submission of objections and facilitating the people regarding the initial delimitation of national and provincial assemblies’ constituencies.
Five teams have been constituted to receive the objections pertaining to all four provinces, the federation and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during office hours, it added.
Further, the commission had shared the details of the objections on the proposed delimitation of the constituencies along with the proposed maps by the petitioners on its website for public convenience and transparency.
This facility would be helpful to all stakeholders to understand and receive information about the current status and ongoing activities regarding delimitation of constituencies, the ECP statement concluded.