The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has dismissed government’s consideration of holding early senate elections.
ECP had the authority to hold the polls on 52 seats of the Upper House of the Parliament between February 11 to March 11, 2021.
“A law defining procedure of the Senate polls is already present,” the ECP was quoted, adding that the Commission had 30 days to hold the elections on the seats of retiring senators.
Half of the Senators in the Upper House will retire by March 11, 2020 after completing their six-year tenure and an election for the slot of Chairman and Deputy Chairman Senate would be held on March 12.
The ECP has 30 days to conduct the Senate elections and it cannot hold the polls before the time. However, the ECP has the right to conduct the Senate polls in between February 11 to March 11.
The elections are to be held for 52 seats of the upper house because as many members of the 104-member Senate will retire on March 11.
