{
  "id": 16273256,
  "title": "No change to 2024 constituencies: Election Commission of Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/no-change-to-2024-constituencies-election-commission-of-pakistan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T03:10:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039352/no-change-to-2024-constituencies-election-commission-of-pakistan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has re-described constituencies after administrative changes made by the provincial government, but has not redrawn constituency boundaries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to a statement released earlier. The commission clarified that it has the authority to 're-describe' constituencies under Rule 15 of the Election Rules 2017 following changes to administrative divisions, and mentioned that this has been done previously. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had altered administrative units within various districts, which included the creation of new districts and tehsils, along with modifications to certain tehsils. Despite these changes, the ECP affirmed that the existing constituency boundaries would remain unchanged and remain as they were during the 2024 general elections. Furthermore, the commission stated that Section 22 of the Elections Act 2017, which mandates the ECP to solicit and consider representations regarding its proposed modifications, does not apply in this case, as no constituency has been redrawn.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ‘re-described’ constituencies following administrative changes made by the provincial government, and has not redrawn constituency boundaries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In a statement explaining its move a day earlier, the commission claimed that it has the power to ‘re-describe’ constituencies under Rule 15 of the Election Rules 2017 following…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}