PTI announces list of candidates for Senate elections

PTI announces list of candidates for Senate elections

Asif Iqbal | March 17, 2024 | 04:54 AM IST | Asia, Elections 2024, Pakistan News, Politics, World | Follow on Google News

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PTI announces list of candidates for Senate elections

PTI announces list of candidates:PTI Finalizes Senate Candidates

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced the final list of candidates for the Senate elections, scheduled to take place on April 2, as reported by Geo News. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hold the Senate election in April to fill the 48 seats that fell vacant upon the expiration of the six-year term of the incumbent senators last week.

PTI announces list of candidates:Imran Khan Approves PTI’s Senate Contenders

According to details released by PTI, Imran Khan approved the names of candidates for various Senate seats. From Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Senate general seats, the approved candidates include Murad Saeed, Faisal Javed, Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Irfan Saleem, Khurram Zeeshan, and Azhar Mashwani. For Senate technocrat seats, Azam Swati and Irshad Hussain have been chosen, while Ayesha Banu and Rubina Naz will represent PTI for Senate reserved seats. In Punjab, Imran Khan has approved the names of Hamid Khan and Zulfi Bukhari for general seats, with Yasmin Rashid and Sanam Javed nominated for technocrat and women-reserved seats, respectively.

Meanwhile, PTI leader Mian Aslam Iqbal had earlier announced the names of party candidates for the Senate elections. However, confusion emerged as doubts were raised regarding the finalization of the candidates by PTI’s founding chairman, Imran Khan.

According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, the polling for Pakistan’s Senate elections will be held on April 2, with scrutiny of nomination papers scheduled for March 19. The revised list of candidates will be issued on March 26, and candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by March 27.

Notably, 52 seats in the upper house of parliament will fall vacant after the expiration of the six-year term of the incumbent senators. The electoral body has appointed polling officers for the Senate elections 2024 set to be held on April 2, with detailed arrangements made for each provincial assembly as per ARY News report.

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