ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday announced the scheduled for carrying out fresh delimitation of constituencies in accordance with the official results of the new census approved by the Council of Common Interest (CCI) earlier this month.
The electoral watchdog said the final delimitation of constituencies will be published on December 14, 2023 as the whole process will take nearly four months for competition.
Notification of Delimitation issued by Election Commission today on 17th August, 2023…@ECP_Pakistan pic.twitter.com/ahKFaZxSxM
— Spokesperson ECP (@SpokespersonECP) August 17, 2023
The fresh delimitation means the general elections in the country could not be held within 90 days of the dissolution of the provincial and national assemblies.
It is recalled that the National Assembly of Pakistan was dissolved prematurely on August 9 and as per the Constitution elections shall be held within 90 days of the dissolution.
On August 5, the complete results of the 7th Population and Housing Census 2023 were approved by the Council of Common Interests (CCI).
According to the statistics, the overall population of the nation is now 241.49 million, with a growth rate of 2.55%.
Pakistan s population swells to nearly 242 million as CCI approves results of 7th census
