- By-elections on 33 NA seats will be held on March 16.
- Political parties will not speak against the state institutions.
- Candidates will fully implement the rules of the ECP.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a code of conduct for by-elections to 33 seats of the National Assembly.
The by-elections on 33 National Assembly seats will be held on March 16.
According to the code of conduct issued by the Election Commission, political parties, candidates, and polling agents will not speak against the Pakistan Army, judiciary, and ideology of Pakistan.
The code of conduct states that political parties, candidates, and polling agents will fully implement the rules of the Election Commission regarding the conduct of elections, and giving gifts to a person for participating in the election or withdrawing from the election is a corrupt practice.
The Election Commission said that full support will be provided by law enforcement agencies for the security of election equipment and staff on the day of the election. Political parties will take steps to ensure maximum participation of women on election day.
According to the code of conduct, political parties and polling agents will prevent their candidates from marking or tearing the ballot paper on election day. A candidate seeking help from a government or non-government official would be considered corrupt.
Apart from this, all the candidates will open a special bank account for the election in which the transactions related to the election drive will be done.
The code of conduct said that after the release of the final list of candidates, all the candidates will submit the details of election expenses to the returning officer within 15 days and the successful candidates will submit the details of election expenses on Form C to the returning officer within ten days of the election.
The Election Commission said that there will be a ban on the display or use of weapons on election day and twenty-four hours after that, members of the National Assembly, Provincial Assembly, Senate, and local government representatives will be able to participate in the election campaign.
In addition, the president, prime minister, chairman and deputy chairman of the senate, speaker, and deputy speaker of the national assembly will be banned from participating in the election campaign. No person holding office will participate in the election campaign.
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