A day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) published the final delimitation order for assembly and parliamentary constituencies of Assam, senior leader of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Prodip Hazarika on Saturday resigned from the party posts by expressing his dissatisfaction over the
As per the official notification, nine seats in the legislative assembly are allocated for Scheduled Castes which was earlier 8, while one seat is allocated for Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha.
The next general elections in Pakistan might get delayed, according to Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, reported Dawn.
“If delimitation of constituencies is carried out then the elections will be held in the third week of February or the first week of March,” the security czar said while speaking on Geo News' programme "Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath" on Monday.
The Law minister said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is to complete the delimitation process within an outer limit of 120 days. However, it is the prerogative of the ECP how soon they start the process.
Lashing out at the ruling BJP over the ongoing delimitation exercise by the Election Commission in Assam, Congress MLA Abdur Rashid Mandal on Thursday said it was a ploy to target the Muslims in the state.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the ongoing delimitation exercise under way in Assam but agreed to hear a challenge made to it by opposition leaders of the state.
The petition also challenged Section 8A of the Representation of People Act, 1950 as per which the Election Commission is exercising its power in conducting the delimitation process.
The upcoming general election is most likely to be conducted on the basis of the delimitation exercise that was carried out and published in August last year.
Since the results of the digital census are yet to be formally notified in Pakistan, conducting the upcoming general polls on the basis of the latest delimitation is out of the question, a senior official of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said.