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ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN

NOTIFICATION
Islamabad the 28
th
May, 2013
No.F.5(1)/2013-Cord.-WHEREAS, Article 51 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of
Pakistan provides for number of seats reserved for women and Non-Muslims in the National
Assembly and also provides that the members to fill seats reserved for Women and Non-
Muslims shall be elected in accordance with law through proportional system of Political
Parties lists of candidates on the basis of total number of general seats secured by each
political party from the Province concerned in the National Assembly.
AND WHEREAS, section 47A of the Representation of the People Act, 1976 provides
that for the purpose of election to seats reserved for Women and non-Muslims in the National
Assembly and Provincial Assemblies, the political parties contesting elections for such seats
shall within the period fixed by the Election Commission for submission of nomination papers,
file separate lists of their candidates in order of priority for seats reserved for Women and
non-Muslims with the Chief Election Commissioner or, as he may direct, with the Provincial
Election Commissioner concerned.
AND WHEREAS, the political parties were required to file their lists of candidates in
order of priority in respect of seats reserved for women in the National Assembly with the
concerned Returning Officers by 31-03-2013.
AND WHEREAS, such lists of candidates filed by the political parties with the
concerned Returning Officer by 31-03-2013 are at Annex-A for information of all concerned.
AND WHEREAS, the President has promulgated the National Assembly and
Provincial Assemblies Allocation of Reserved Seats for Women and Non-Muslims
(Procedure) Rules, 2002, thereby laying down the method and procedure for working out the
quota of seats reserved for Women and non-Muslims in National Assembly and Provincial
Assemblies in respect of each political party, which is reproduced hereunder:
3. Election for reserved seats for women and non-Muslims.(1) Elections to the
reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in the National Assembly and Provincial
Assemblies shall be held on the basis of proportional representation system of political
parties lists of candidates in accordance with the provisions of these rules, the Order
and the Act.
(2) The members to fill seats reserved for women in the National Assembly allocated to a
Province shall be elected through proportional representation system of political parties
lists of candidates submitted to the Election Commission on the basis of total number of
general seats won by each political party from the Province concerned in the National
Assembly.
(3) The members to fill seats reserved for women allocated to a Province shall be
elected through proportional representation system of political parties lists of candidates
on the basis of total number of general seats won by each political party in the Provincial
Assembly.
(4) The members to fill seats reserved for non-Muslims in the National Assembly and the
Provincial Assemblies shall be elected through proportional representation system of
political parties lists of candidates on the basis of total number of general seats won by
each political party in the National Assembly on as the case may be, in the Provincial
Assembly.
(5) For the purpose of this rule the expression total number of general seats won by
political party shall include the independent returned candidate or candidates who may
duly join such political party within three days of the publication in the official Gazette of
the names of the returned candidates:

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Provided that the independent candidate applies to the leader of political party for
joining his party and the leader of political party forthwith informs the Election
Commission of his joining through a letter to be delivered to the Election Commission.
4. Commission to declare seats won by each Political party.(1) The Commission
shall, by notification in the official Gazette declare the total number of reserved seats
won by each political party in the National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies
respectively.
(2) The per centum share of each political party shall be worked out with reference to
total number of general seats in the National Assembly or as the case may be the
respective Provincial Assembly.
(3) In calculating the number of seats, the highest fraction shall be taken as one seat till
the allocation for total reserved seats in the concerned Assembly is completed.
(4) The seats reserved for non-Muslims and women shall be divided among the political
parties on the basis of their per centum share as worked out in sub-rule (2) and in order
of priority of the names of candidates mentioned in the party list:
Provided that the list submitted by a political party shall not be subject to change
or alteration either in the order of priority or through addition or subtraction of new names
after expiry of the date of submission of nomination papers.
Explanation. For the purpose of this rule the expression political party means a
political party to which as symbol has been allocated by the Commission.
5. Procedure where a nominee of political party is elected on more than one
general seats, etc.(1) If a contesting candidate, being nominee of a political party has
been elected on more than one general seats, whether in the same or different
Assemblies, all the seats won by him shall be counted for the purpose of calculation of
general seats won by that party in the National or the Provincial Assembly, as the case
may be.
(2) The seats won by independent candidates and the seats referred to in sub-rule (1)
shall be excluded from the total number of general seats in the National Assembly for the
purpose of determination of share of each political party:
Provided that if an independent candidate duly joins a political party under sub-
rule (5) of rule 3, he shall not be excluded for the purpose of calculation of total number
of general seats of such political party.
6. Declaration of result by the Commission.(1) The Commission shall calculate the
total number of seats won by each political party separately in the National Assembly
and each Provincial Assembly in the manner specified in rule 4 and shall then ascertain
the proportion of each political party of the seats reserved for women and non-Muslims.
(2) On the basis of the calculations done under sub-rule (1), the Commission shall
ascertain the number of seats to which each political party is entitled.
(3) The Commission shall then declare elected to the National Assembly or, as the case
may be, the Provincial Assembly such number of candidates belonging to each political
party, in order of priority in which their names appear in the lists provided by a political
party as is equal to the number of seats to which that party is entitled under sub-rule (2).
AND WHEREAS, a statement containing number of general seats won by each
political party and their respective share in the National Assembly of Pakistan is also at
Annex-B.
NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of powers conferred under Article 51 of the
Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, section 47A of the Representation of the People
Act, 1976 read with relevant provisions of the National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies
Allocation of Reserved Seats for Women and Non-Muslims (Procedure) Rules, 2002 and all
other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Election Commission hereby publishes the names

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of returned candidates for the seats reserved for Non-Muslims in the National Assembly of
Pakistan as per details given below:
SEATS RESERVED FOR NON-MUSLIMS

By order of the Election Commission of Pakistan,



(Syed Sher Afgan)
Director General (Elections)


Sl.
No
Name of Returned
Candidates
Father / Husband Name Address
Party
Affiliation
1 2 3 4 5
1 Dr. Darshan Pirbhu Mal
Wasan Shah Mohallah, Mirpur Mathelo,
District Ghotki
PML(N)
2
Dr. Ramesh Kumar
Vankwani
Sital Das A-102, Crystal Hill, Bath Island, Karachi PML(N)
3 Bhawan Das Tahil Ram
House No.1-B/31, Mohallah Qazi
Sinjhoro, District Sanghar.
PML(N)
4 Isphanyar M. Bhandara M.P. Bhandara
House No.1, Murree Brewery Estate,
National Park Road, Rawalpindi.
PML(N)
5
Tariq Christopher
Qaiser
Chaudhary C.L. Qaiser
House No.241, University Road,
Rehmat Park, Sargodha
PML(N)
6 Khalil George Francis
House No.2/106/10, Near Gym Khana,
Joint Road, Quetta.
PML(N)
7 Ramesh Lal Madan Lal
House No.B-1275/82, Habib Masjid,
Shahdadkot, Larkana.
PPPP
8 Lal Chand Pirbhu Lal Ward No.312, Malhi Para, Umerkot PTI
9 Sanjay Perwani Gobind Perwani
House No.26-A/1, Khayaban-e-
Tanzeem, Ph-V, DHA, Karachi.
MQM
10 Aasiya Nasir w/o Nasir Masih
Nasir House, Arbab Karam Khan Road,
Quetta.
JUI(F)

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ANNEX -A

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ANNEX A-I

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ANNEX A II

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ANNEX A- III

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ANNEX A-iV

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
CATEGORY NON-MUSLIM

No. of Seats = 10


Sl.No. Name of Political Party
General
Seats
Won
Percentage of General Seats Won by
Reserved
Seats
obtained by
each Political
Party
All Political
Parties/Independents
Entitled
Political
Parties
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 PML(N)
142
53.99 56.57 5.66=6
2 PPPP
31
11.79 12.35 1.24=1
3 PTI
27
10.27 10.76 1.08=1
4 MQM
18
6.84 7.17 0.72=1
5 JUI(F)
10
3.80 3.98 0.40=1
6 PML(F)
5
1.90 1.99 0.20=0
7 PMAP
3
1.14 1.20 0.12=0
8 JI
3
1.14 1.20 0.12=0
9 NPP
2
0.76 0.80 0.08=0
10 PML
2
0.76 0.80 0.08=0
11 ANP
1
0.38 0.40 0.04=0
12 QWP-S
1
0.38 0.40 0.04=0
13 PML-Z
1
0.38 0.40 0.04=0
14 NP
1
0.38 0.40 0.04=0
15 AMLP
1
0.38 0.40 0.04=0
16 AJIP
1
0.38 0.40 0.04=0
17 BNP-M
1
0.38 0.40 0.04=0
18 APML
1
0.38 0.40 0.04=0
TOTAL
251
100% 10
19 Independents
12
4.56
TOTAL
263
100%
Results stayed:
NA-103, NA-229, NA-230, NA-237
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Postponed:
NA-37, NA-38
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Repoll at some polling stations:
NA-46
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Proceedings terminated:
NA-83, NA-254
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GRAND TOTAL 272


By order of the Election Commission of Pakistan

(Syed Sher Afgan)
Director General (Elections)
ANNEX -B