NA 245 By-Election Karachi – 31 Candidates Submitted Nomination Papers in EC Office
31 nomination papers were submitted in 2 days for the by-election of the NA-245 seat of the National Assembly which became vacant after the death of Amir Liaquat.
Of those who submitted forms, 27 belonged to political and religious parties, while four independent candidates also submitted nomination forms.
- NO. of Candidate of PTI Who Submitted Candidature = 4
- NO. of Candidate of MQM Who Submitted Candidature = 5
- NO. of Candidate of PSP Who Submitted Candidature = 3
- NO. of Candidate of PPP Who Submitted Candidature = 4
- NO. of Candidate of TLP Who Submitted Candidature = 3
- NO. of Candidate of PMLN Who Submitted Candidature = 2
The Election Commission says that there are 4 candidates of PTI, 5 candidates of MQM Pakistan and 3 candidates of PSP, 4 candidates of PPP, 3 candidates of TLP, and 2 candidates of PML-N who have also submitted nominations papers.
Mohajir Qaumi Movement, APML, and Pakistan Muslim Alliance has one candidate each, JUI-F2, Aam Lok Ittihad Party has one candidate.
According to the Election Commission, three candidates including Shehab Imam, Afshan Qamar Ali, and Karan Masood from MQM and Muhammad Danish Khan from PPP have submitted their forms.
Among the four independent candidates is former MQM leader Dr. Farooq Sattar, who lost the seat in the 2018 general elections.
- Preliminary List = 25 June 2022
- Security of Papers = 27 June 2022
- The appeal will be Submitted by = 30 June 2022
- Final List of Candidates = 5 July 2022
- Symbol Allotment = 7th July 2022
The ECP has said that the preliminary list of candidates will be released on June 25, the papers will be scrutinized by June 27, appeals against the Returning Officer’s decisions can be lodged by June 30, and the final list of candidates will be released on July 5. Candidates will be able to withdraw on July 6, while election symbols will be allotted on July 7.
The Election Commission has said that polling for by-polls will be held on July 27 in NA-245.
Regional Election Commissioner Karachi Syed Nadeem Haider is the returning officer of NA-245.
