2024 Sindh provincial election: Difference between revisions
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”’Provincial elections”’ are scheduled to be held in [[Sindh]] within 90 days after the early dissolution of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh|Sindh Assembly]] on 11 August 2023. This means that the election must be held by or before 9 November 2023.{{cite web |title=The Constitution of Pakistan, Part VIII: Elections |url=http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part8.ch2.html |access-date=2022-09-25 |archive-date=2018-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226110757/http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part8.ch2.html |url-status=live }} However, on 5 August 2023, after the approval of the results of the [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 digital census]] by the [[Council of Common Interests]] headed by [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Shehbaz Sharif]], elections will be delayed for several months, as new delimitations will be published on 14 December 2023.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan’s general election may be delayed by new census |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/5/pakistans-general-election-may-be-delayed-by-new-census |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Sadozai |first=Irfan |date=2023-08-17 |title=Election delay all but certain as ECP decides to go for fresh delimitation |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1770628 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} |
”’Provincial elections”’ are scheduled to be held in [[Sindh]] within 90 days after the early dissolution of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh|Sindh Assembly]] on 11 August 2023. This means that the election must be held by or before 9 November 2023.{{cite web |title=The Constitution of Pakistan, Part VIII: Elections |url=http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part8.ch2.html |access-date=2022-09-25 |archive-date=2018-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226110757/http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part8.ch2.html |url-status=live }} However, on 5 August 2023, after the approval of the results of the [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 digital census]] by the [[Council of Common Interests]] headed by [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Shehbaz Sharif]], elections will be delayed for several months, as new delimitations will be published on 14 December 2023.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan’s general election may be delayed by new census |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/5/pakistans-general-election-may-be-delayed-by-new-census |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Sadozai |first=Irfan |date=2023-08-17 |title=Election delay all but certain as ECP decides to go for fresh delimitation |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1770628 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} of held February 2024 . |
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== Electoral system == |
== Electoral system == |
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Latest revision as of 22:57, 2 November 2023
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Provincial elections are scheduled to be held in Sindh within 90 days after the early dissolution of the Sindh Assembly on 11 August 2023. This means that the election must be held by or before 9 November 2023.[1] However, on 5 August 2023, after the approval of the results of the 2023 digital census by the Council of Common Interests headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, elections will be delayed for several months, as new delimitations will be published on 14 December 2023.[2][3] On 2 November 2023, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced, in agreement with the President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi, that the elections will be held on 8 February 2024.[4]
Electoral system[edit]
The 168 seats of the Sindh Assembly consist of 130 general seats, whose members are elected by the first-past-the-post voting system through single-member constituencies. 29 seats are reserved for women and 9 seats are reserved for non-Muslims. The members on these seats are elected through proportional representation based on the total number of general seats secured by each political party.
Background[edit]
In the 2018 election, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) won 99 seats, gaining a majority in the Provincial Assembly. It became the…
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