Delimitation of constituencies: The deadline for voters’ objections expires tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The deadline for the electoral officials to decide on the voters’ objections to the ongoing delimitation of constituencies exercise expires tomorrow (Friday), as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is scheduled to complete the delimitation drive this month— in order to hold local government elections in the federal capital. The disposal of objections by the voters concerned…
Voters have until tomorrow (Friday) to lodge objections against the current delimitation of constituencies, as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) aims to finalize the process before local government elections. The ECP has stated their readiness to conduct the polls but delays have persisted due to amendments in local government laws by the federal and provincial governments.
The delimitation process began on August 28 and is expected to conclude on October 2, following the stipulated schedule by the ECP. The final list of delimited constituencies/union councils in the ICT is set to be released on October 14. The Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, which introduced a three-tier local government system, was extended until September 5.
This led to the postponement of local government polls scheduled for February 15, which was later "held in abeyance" and rescheduled for October 9, 2024. The ECP had previously informed that the federal government had rejected their request to legislate and restrict amendments to LG laws, thereby causing delays in the elections.
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