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Interference with the secrecy of voting is mentioned in?
A. Section 178
B. Section 148
C. Section 134
D. Section 109

Adversely affecting the interests of candidate is

mentioned in?
A. Section 179
B. Section 189
C. Section 79
D. Section 67
Prohibition of public meetings during certain period is

mentioned in?
A. Section 182
B. Section 189
C. Section 196
D. Section 2 ECP shall prepare a gender disaggregated

statement of voters showing the total number of votes cast by men
and women voters at the polling station.
A. Section 43
B. Section 78
C. Section 64
D. Section 91

In case of equality of votes between two candidates, both will be

declared returned candidates and each shall become Member for
half of the term of the Assembly. The candidate who will be Member
for the first half of the term will be determined by draw of lots. In
case of equality of votes between three or more candidates, there
shall be re-election in the constituency.
A. Section 97
B. Section 131
C. Section 79
D. Section 189
If the victory margin between the returned candidate and runner-

up candidate is less than 5% of the total votes polled or 10,00votes,
whichever is less, the Returning Officer shall recount all the votes
on the request of a contesting candidate before commencement of
the consolidation of the results.
A. Section 78
B. Section 95
C. Section 45
D. Section 89

While scrutinizing a nomination paper, the Returning Officer shall

not ask any question which has no nexus to the information,
supplied or received or objections raised by any person, or tangible
material on record.
A. Section 62
B. Section 68
C. Section 74
D. Section 89
A person with any physical disability who is unable to travel and

holds a National Identity Card with a logo for physical disability
issued by the National Database and Registration Authority may
be able to cast their votes now by postal ballot.
A. Section 93
B. Section 99
C. Section 63
D. Section 83
ECP may conduct pilot projects for utilization of

electronic voting machines (EVMs) and biometric voters’

identification system in bye-elections in addition to the existing
manual procedures for voter verification, casting and counting of
votes to assess their technical efficacy, secrecy, security and
financial feasibility.
A. Section 103
B. Section 109
C. Section 119
D. Section 145
ECP may also undertake pilot projects for voting by

Overseas Pakistanis.
A. Section 94
B. Section 98
C. Section 54
D. Section 77
All election-related documents including Statements of Count and

Ballot Paper Accounts, except the ballot papers, shall be public
documents and may be inspected or copies thereof obtained.

A. Section 100
B. Section 108
C. Section 198
D. Section 17 ECP shall retain election-related documents

in tamper-evident sealed bags in storage space under its
control at appropriate places.
A. Section 99
B. Section 88
C. Section 79
D. Section 49
Alteration in Election Programme is mentioned in?
A. Section 57
B. Section 58
C. Section 59
D. Section 7 The office-bearers of a political party at the federal,

provincial and local levels shall be elected periodically provided
that a period, not exceeding five

years, shall intervene between any two elections.
A. Section 178
B. Section 208
C. Section 238
D. Section 108
If an enlisted political party fails to comply with the provisions of

the Act, it will be disentitled for allocation of symbol for the
election.???
A. Section 219
B. Section 319
C. Section 215
D. Section 197
Symbols allocated to the political parties and candidates should be

visibly different from each other.
A. Section 217
B. Section 245
C. Section 273

D. Section 289
A political party shall submit to the ECP annual financial

statement and list of donors who have Rs.
100,00and above to the political party.
A. Section 211
B. Section 267
C. Section 365
D. Section 314
The ECP may, in consultation with political parties, frame a Code

of Conduct for political parties , contesting candidates, election
agents and polling agents. The Commission may also frame a Code
of Conduct for security personnel, media and election observers.
A. Section 233
B. Section 235
C. Section 243
D. Section 238


A candidate may file an election petition directly with the Election

Tribunal.
A. Section 92
B. Section 192
C. Section 242
D. Section 142
Return of election expenses shall be scrutinized by the ECP.
A. Section 206
B. Section 312
C. Section 136
D. Section 213

In case of failure to file the return of election expenses, the ECP

may direct prosecution of the defaulting candidate for the offence
of illegal practice.
A. Section 109 and 203
B. Section 175 and 183
C. Section 17and 193
D. Section 214 and 189
District Monitoring Teams of the ECP shall monitor election

expenses. ECP may impose fines in case of violation of the
Act or the Rules.
A. Section 234
B. Section 134
C. Section 178
D. Section 117
If a candidate, not being the returned candidate, obtains less than

one-fourth of the total votes polled in the constituency, the sum
deposited by him or on his behalf shall stand forfeited in favour of
the Government.
A. Section 61

B. Section 65
C. Section 75
D. Section 69
NADRA shall transmit relevant data of every CNIC issued by it to

the ECP so that every citizen who obtains a CNIC from NADRA
can automatically be enrolled as a voter at his permanent or
temporary address on the basis of his option in the application for
issuance of CNIC.
A. Section 25
B. Section 35
C. Section 65
D. Section 53
On the application of a candidate or his election agent, the District

Election Commissioner or any officer authorized in this behalf by
the ECP shall provide to a candidate or an election agent a hard and
searchable soft copy on a universal serial bus (USB) in portable
document format (PDF) or any other tamper-proof format of the
final electoral roll with photographs of the voters and shall ensure
that the copy is the same as provided to the Returning Officer and
Presiding Officers.

A. Section 87
B. Section 134
C. Section 37
D. Section 79
An election official shall, before the commencement of his election

duty, make an oath, in such form and manner as may be prescribed,
that he shall act strictly in accordance with the provisions of the
Elections Act, 2017, Rules and directions of the ECP.
A. Section 56
B. Section 35
C. Section 98
D. Section 67
As far as practicable, the distance between a polling station and the

voters assigned to it shall not exceed one kilometer.
A. Section 59
B. Section 223
C. Section 65
D. Section 173

Political parties shall encourage women membership.
A. Section 232
B. Section 212
C. Section 208
D. Section 203
Political parties shall award at least 5% party tickets to women

candidates on general seats.
A. Section 212
B. Section 209
C. Section 276
D. Section 206
If the turnout of women voters is less than 10% of the total votes
polled in the constituency, ECP may presume that women have
been restrained through an agreement from casting their votes and
may declare polling at one or more polling stations, or election in
the whole constituency void.
A. Section 19

B. Section 11
C. Section 56
D. Section 9
ECP shall annually publish disaggregated data of registered men

and women voters in each National Assembly and Provincial
Assembly constituency highlighting the difference in number of
registered men and women voters.
A. Section 47
B. Section 49
C. Section 77
D. Section 98
If the variation in the number of men and women voters in a

constituency is more than 10% special measures will be taken by
ECP to reduce such variation.
A. Section 67
B. Section 38
C. Section 74
D. Section 47

ECP shall conduct awareness/media campaigns for registration

of women voters and their participation in elections.
A. Section 12
B. Section 23
C. Section 87
D. Section 46
As per the previous law, the Election Commission Order, 2002,

Section 9E, approval of the President had to be sought to make
Rules. Now, ECP has been empowered to make Rules without
prior approval of the President or the Government. Rules will be
subject to prior publication, seeking suggestions etc. within 15 days
of such publication.
A. Section 223
B. Section 210
C. Section 240
D. Section 191

The ECP shall prepare a comprehensive Action Plan four months

before the elections specifying all legal and administrative
measures that have been taken or are required to be taken
A. Section 11
B. Section 14
C. Section 18
D. Section 16
The ECP has been authorized to redress complaints/grievances

during various stages of the election process (other than challenge
to the election itself under Article 225). Its decisions will be
appealable to the Supreme Court of Pakistan
A. Section 54
B. Section 45
C. Section 18
D. Section 15
The ECP shall establish a transparent Results

Management System for expeditious counting,

compilation and dissemination of election results
A. Section 32
B. Section 24
C. Section 18
D. Section 13
The ECP has been empowered to delegate its functions to its

members and officials.
A. Section 6
B. Section 9
C. Section 12
D. Section 15
The ECP shall conduct training programs for election officials and
take measures to promote public awareness regarding laws and
best practices
A. Section 12
B. Section 6
C. Section 8
D. Section 7

Some degree of accountability of the ECP has also been built into
the Elections Act, 2017; the ECP is now required to submit an
annual report within 90days after the end of every calendar year
that will be laid in each house of the parliament and each
provincial assembly.
A. Section 19
B. Section 24
C. Section 29
D. Section 16
A post-election review of the implementation of the Action Plan

shall be included in the next annual report of the ECP.
A. Section 24
B. Section 14
C. Section 27
D. Section 31
ECP shall delimit constituencies after every census.
A. Section 35

B. Section 89
C. Section 73
D. Section 17
Variation of population amongst constituencies in the same

Assembly from the same province or territory has been restricted
to 10%.
A. Section 89
B. Section 26
C. Section 73
D. Section 20
“Conduct of elections to the local governments” is the

title of ____________ in Election Act 2017?
A. Chapter XIII
B. Chapter XII
C. Chapter VII
D. Chapter XI
“Allocation of symbol” is the title of _________________ in

Election Act 2017?
A. Chapter XII
B. Chapter XI
C. Chapter XV
D. Chapter XIV
Chapter XIV of the Elections Act 2017 deals with?
A. Caretaker government
B. Allocation of symbols
C. Election commission of Pakistan
D. Conduct of election to the senate
‘Miscellaneous’ is title for which chapter of the Elections Act 2017?
A. Chapter XV
B. Chapter XII
C. Chapter XIV
D. Chapter XIII

The qualifications and disqualifications for a person to be elected

or chosen or to remain a Member of the Majlis-e-Shoora
(Parliament) or a Provincial Assembly shall be such as are
provided in Articles 62 and 63.
A. Section 223
B. Section 231
C. Section 221
D. Section 232
‘Disqualification on account of offences’ is mentioned in?
A. Section 235
B. Section 232
C. Section 239
D. Section 237
All expenditure of ECP will be charged upon the Federal

Consolidated Fund within the meaning of Article 81 of the
Constitution
A. Section 19
B. Section 15
C. Section 12

D. Section 11
The Commissioner will have full financial powers, including

power to create posts within its approved budgetary
allocations.
A. Section 13(2)
B. Section 13(1)
C. Section 11(1)
D. Section 11(2)
The ECP has been empowered to issue specific directions for

performance of its duties, which shall be enforced throughout
Pakistan in the same manner as if these have been issued by a High
Court
A. Section 49
B. Section 40
C. Section 14
D. Section 4
The ECP will have full administrative powers to control

transfer of election officials during elections and take

disciplinary action against them for misconduct.
A. Section 5
B. Section 19
C. Section 15
D. Section 55
“Conduct of elections to the assemblies” is the title of

____________ in Election Act 2017?
A. Chapter VI
B. Chapter VII
C. Chapter IV
D. Chapter V
“Delimitation of constituencies” is the title of in ____________

Election Act 2017?
A. Chapter VII
B. Chapter V
C. Chapter VI

D. Chapter III
“Election to reserved seats in an assembly” is the title of

____________ in Election Act 2017?
A. Chapter IX
B. Chapter VIII
C. Chapter VII
D. Chapter VI
“Conduct of election to the senate” is the title of

____________ in Election Act 2017?
A. Chapter VII
B. Chapter VI
C. Chapter V
D. Chapter VIII
“Electoral rolls” is the title of ____________ in Election Act

2017?
A. Chapter VII
B. Chapter VI

C. Chapter V
D. Chapter IV
Chapter I of the Elections Act 2017 deals with?
A. Preliminary
B. Election commission of Pakistan
C. Electoral rolls
D. Delimitation of constituencies
Chapter VIII of the Elections Act 2017 deals with?
A. Conduct of elections to the local governments
B. Election expenses and statement of assets and liabilities
C. Conduct of election to the senate
D. Conduct of elections to the assemblies
Chapter IX of the Elections Act 2017 deals with?
A. Caretaker government
B. Political parties
C. Election disputes
D. Allocation of symbols

Chapter X of the Elections Act 2017 deals with?
A. Election to reserved seats in an assembly
B. Offences, penalties and procedures
C. Conduct of elections to the local governments
D. Caretaker government
“Political parties” is the title of Act ____________ in Election

2017?
A. Chapter X
B. Chapter IX
C. Chapter XII
D. Chapter XI
How many laws which were consolidated in the Election Act

2017?
A. 9
B. 8
C. 6
D. 4


Under which section of the act, returning officers (ROs) and district
returning officers (DROs) will only be able to punish individuals for
impersonation?
A. Section 135
B. Section 170
C. Section 169
D. Section 137
Under which section, presiding officers (POs) will be able to

additionally take action if anyone attempts to capture a polling
booth?
A. Section 189
B. Section 171
C. Section 173
D. Section 175

Any person guilty of the offence of corrupt practice shall be

punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three
years or with fine which may extend to one hundred thousand
rupees or with both. This comes under?
A. Section 177
B. Section 174
C. Section 181
D. Section 184
Section 174 – Penalty for corrupt practice. A person is guilty of

disorderly conduct near a polling station, is mentioned under
which section?
A. Section 106
B. Section 176
C. Section 186
D. Section 196

A person guilty of the offence of illegal practice shall be punishable

with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or
with fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or with
both. Penalty for illegal practice, is mentioned in?
A. Section 190
B. Section 189
C. Section 184
D. Section 183
Which section of the Elections Act 2017 has mentioned the powers of
a police officer?
A. Section 194
B. Section 199
C. Section 177
D. Section 241
Under Section 177, a person is guilty of canvassing in or near a

polling station if he is within a radius of how many meters of a
polling station?

A. Six hundred
B. Five hundred
C. Eight hundred
D. Four hundred
Which section of the Elections Act 2017 authorises ECP to ‘extend

polling hours already fixed’?
A. Section 82
B. Section 70
C. Section 72
D. Section 78
“Election commission of Pakistan” is the title of

____________ in Election Act 2017?
A. Chapter II
B. Chapter III
C. Chapter IV
D. Chapter V
Under Section 2(xx), ‘electoral roll’ means an electoral

roll prepared, revised or corrected under this act and includes

the electoral rolls prepared under
A. the Electoral Rolls Act 1974 (XXI of 1974)
B. the Electoral Rolls Act 2017 (XXI of 2017)
C. the Electoral Rolls Act 1984 (XXI of 1984)
D. the Electoral Rolls Act 1978 (XXI of 1978)
Under Section 2(xxvii), the National Database and

Registration Authority constituted under
A. the National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2005
B. the National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000
C. the National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2002
D. the National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2001
Which section of the Elections Act, 2017, provides that a contesting

candidate, other than the returned candidate, shall submit the
return of his election expenses within 30days of the publication of
the name of the returned candidate?
A. None of these
B. Section 136(1)

C. Section 135(1)
D. Section 134(1)
Under which section, a person is guilty of the offence of illegal

practice if he fails to comply with section 134 and does not submit
return of election expenses?
A. Section 179
B. Section 175
C. Section 174
D. Section 134
Which section provides the poll for election of members of the

senate shall be held by secret ballot?
A. Section 122(3)
B. Section 122(4)
C. Section 122(5)
D. Section 122(6)
“The commission shall hold elections to the local

governments within 120days of the expiry of the term of the local

governments of a province, cantonment, Islamabad Capital
Territory or Federally Administered Tribal Areas,” is mentioned
in which section of the Elections Act, 2017?
A. Section 219(1)
B. Section 219(4)
C. Section 219(3)
D. Section 219(2)
Which section of the Elections Act, 2017, states that the ECP was
responsible to delimit territorial constituencies for elections to the
National Assembly, each provincial assembly and to local
governments in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution,
the Act, the Rules and the applicable local government law?
A. Section 17(2)
B. Section 17(1)
C. Section 18(2)
D. Section 18(1)

Which of the Elections Act reads: “Every member of an Assembly

and Senate shall submit to the Commission, on or before Dec 31
each year, a copy of his statement of assets and liabilities, including
assets and liabilities of his spouse and dependent children as on the
preceding 30th day of June on Form B.”
A. Section 139
B. Section 138
C. Section 137
D. Section 14 Which section of the Election Act 2017 holds

that Senate elections is a constitutional and legal responsibility of
the Election Commission and it is committed to fulfilling it?
A. Section 107
B. Section 108
C. Section 109
D. Section 110
The Elections Act 2017 was given assent by the President of

Pakistan on

A. October 5, 2017
B. October 4, 2017
C. October 3, 2017
D. October 2, 2017
The Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan may resign his office

by writing under his hand addressed to the
_________?
A. Chief Executive
B. President of Pakistan
C. Prime Minister
D. None of these
How many chapters included in Election act 2017?
A. 12
B. 15
C. 17
D. None of above
Which Section of the Election Act 2017 deals with

Principles of delimitation?
A. Section 20
B. Section 25
C. Section 30
D. Section 35
In Election Act 2017, Section 3 to ___ deals with Election

Commission of Pakistan.
A. Section 12
B. Section 16
C. Section 22
D. Section 37
____________ means a person appointed under this Act to hear and

dispose of claims and objections and applications for corrections
relating to the electoral rolls:
A. Presiding Officer
B. Registration Officer
C. Revising Authority
D. None of these

Under which section, the president shall announce the date of the
general elections after consultation with the Election Commission
of Pakistan?
A. Section 57
B. Section 59
C. Section 58
D. Section 56
‘Commission’ means the Election Commission of Pakistan

constituted under Article 218 is mentioned in?
A. Section 2(x)
B. Section 2(ix)
C. Section 2(iv)
D. Section 2(v)
Under Section 2(xvi), ‘electoral area’

means ______________ ?
A. a village or a census block
B. a ward or a census block

C. None of these
D. Both of these options
Under Section 2(xviii), ‘election official’

includes ______________ ?
A. Assistant Presiding Officer
B. Returning Officer
C. District Returning Officer
D. All of these
Under Section 2(xxii), ‘Government’ means
A. the Federal Government
B. the Local Government
C. the Provincial Government
D. All of these
Election tribunal shall comprise govt. of________ in case of local

Election.
A. Judge of high court
B. Judge of Supreme court

C. Judge of district Court
D. Any of the above
How much deposit fee is required for national assembly?
A. 30k
B. 50k
C. 10k
D. None of these
what is name of system which recently launched by ECP?
A. Complain management system
B. Answer management system
C. school management system
D. None of these
What is meant by member in election act?
A. member of senate
B. member of provincial assembly
C. member of national assembly
D. All of these

How many reserved seats for women in national

assembly?
A. 30
B. 50
C. 60
D. None of these
How to check vote ?
A. by sending mail to ECP
B. by sending text message to 8300
C. by contacting NADRA
D. None of these
On which form will the candidate submit his election expenses

to ECP?
A. form A
B. form B
C. form C
D. None of these

who will be responsible to maintain law and order

situation in polling station?
A. Presiding officer
B. Returning officer
C. Federal Government
D. None of these
How much time will be fixed for polling day?
A. not less then 5 hours
B. not less then 7 hours
C. not less then 8 hours
D. None of these
How many voters will be allowed to a polling both?
A. not more then 500
B. not more 100
C. not more then 300
D. None of these

According to section 53 of election commission the RO

and ARO should be appointed________ days before the
election programe.
A. 30days
B. 60days
C. 90days
D. 120days
Number of ballot papers per polling stations are rounded

up to _________?
A. 100
B. 1000
C. both
D. none of the above
A deposit may become non-refundable if a candidate

obtain votes less than_________ of total votes cast in a
constituency
A. 1/4

B. 1/3
C. 1/2
Hours of the poll shall not be less than _______________ hours?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 6
A candidate may retire from the election by informing RO

not later than________ days before the polling day.
A. 5 days
B. 4 days
C. 3 days
D. 1days
Election symbols are allotted through RO under section:
A. 67
B. 66

C. 65
D. 64
to extend the hours of the poll the decision should be

made at least_________ hours before the end of the poll.
A. 2 hrs
B. 3 hrs
C. 4 hrs
D. 5 hrs
if two independent candidates apply for the same symbol

then that particular symbol shall allot to ______________?
A. senior candidate
B. junior candidate
C. no one will get that symbol
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A person may be nominated in the nomination papers in

same constituency by not more than ______ nomination
papers.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
Election tribunal announce the decision_________ If a

respondent does not appears before court hearing.
A. De. Parte
B. Ex parte
C. Ex. Sante
D. De sante
Notaries Ordinance 1961 means:
A. (XI of 1961)
B. (IX of 1961)
C. (X of 1961)
D. (XIX of 1961)

RO is bound to send the final result after the

consolidation process to the commission within ?
A. 24 hours
B. 48 hours
C. 72 hours
D. 8 hours
Overseas Pakistani means citizen of Pakistan under Pakistan

citizenship act
A. II-1951
B. III-1951
C. II-1949
D. III-1949
A deposit may become non-refundable if a candidate fail

to file an application within __________ from the date of
declaration or cancellation.
A. 1 month

B. 2 month
C. 3 month
D. 1 month and 15 days
Not more than ________voters shall be assigned to a

polling station?
A. 1200(120per PS and 30per Booth)
B. 1000
C. 300
D. 6
Maintenance of order at the polling station comes under

the duty of___________ ?
A. polling agent
B. election agent
C. returning officer
D. presiding officer
Recount of cast votes shall be made on the request of contesting

candidates only

A. once
B. twice
C. thrice
D. as many times as candidate wants for his satisfaction
A candidate or an election agent may obtain a hard and

searchable soft copy of the final electoral roll with photographs of
the voters in accordance with section
__________?
A. 77
B. 78
C. 79
D. 8 if the variation in the dis-aggregated data of men

and woman is more than _______ percent, the commission
should take necessary measurement that includes issuance ________
of NIC
A. 6 , expedite
B. 7, cancel
C. 10, expediate
D. 9, stop

in order to contest election a candidate shall submit on form B the

details of his assets and liabilities along with
his spouse and children on _______day of June on
form________ ?
A. 1st June, form A
B. 25th June, form B
C. 30th June, form B
D. 15 June, form A
Election agent may request RO for recount if the winning

margin is _________ ?
A. less than 4 percent or 1thousand (whichever is less) of the total votes cast
B. less than 5 percent or 1thousand (whichever is less) of the total votes cast
C. less than 4 percent or 12 thousand (whichever is less) of the total votes cast
D. less than 3 percent or ten thousand (whichever is less) of the total votes cast
A challenged ballot paper is issued to a voter who has been

objected by the polling agent or contesting
candidate that ____________?
A. he has already cast his vote.

B. he is criminal
C. he does not belong to this constituency
D. All of the above
ECP is bound to publish the result on its website within

________ from the day of polls?
A. 7 days
B. 14 days
C. 21 days
D. 28 days
If the turnout of women voters is less than __________________of

the total votes polled in a constituency, the Commission may
presume that the women voters have been restrained through an
agreement from casting their votes :
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. None of these

The Commission may exercise the same power as the High Court
to punish any person for contempt of court
and the Contempt of ______________ ?
A. Court Ordinance, 2001 (V of 2001)
B. Court Ordinance, 2003 (V of 2003)
C. Court Ordinance, 2005 (V of 2005)
D. None of these
Tendered Ballot Papers are issued in case when
A. two person claim same identity
B. blind person cast the vote
C. when commission staff cast votes
D. when contesting candidates cast their votes.
the result consolidation process shall be completed

within __________ days after the polling day.
A. 7 days
B. 14 days
C. 5 days
D. the very next day

The returned candidate is one who ______________ ?
A. win the election
B. loss the election
C. withdraw from the election
A ballot paper shall not be issued to a voter if in case:
A. He refuses to produce CNIC
B. He refuses to produce thumb impression on counterfoil
C. He refuses to receive personal mark with indelible ink
D. All the above
The documents retained by the commission will open for public

inspection except
A. ballot papers
B. electoral rolls
C. challenged ballot papers
D. certification

Under which section of the Elections Act, 2017, the president

holds the authority to announce the date for elections in
consultation with the ECP?
A. Section 56 (1)
B. Section 57 (1)
C. Section 58 (1)
D. Section 59 (1)
Elections (Amendment) Act, 2017 was altered mistakenly which

could allow:
A. Ahmadi doesn’t run for office
B. Muslims doesn’t run for office
C. Muslims and Ahmadis run for office
D. None of the above
Return of election expense should be given by the

contesting candidates on form_______ Within _______ Days?
A. 15
B. 20

C. 30
D. 2
Election expense should not exceed of N. _____________ for a seat

A and P. A respectively.
A. 4 M, 2 M
B. 2 M, 4 M
C. 3 M, 3 M
D. 5 M, 3M
Where the election returns are submitted on form c the

assets of candidates are submitted on form ______________ ?
A. form A
B. Form B
C. Form C
D. Form D
If commission fails to scrutinize the return documents of the

expense then:
A. Time of scrutiny will extend for 15 days

B. Election tribunal will decide the case
C. New election will held
D. Returns documents will be considered correct
Commission is bound to scrutinize returns of the

expenses within _________ Days?
A. 90days
B. 60days
C. 30DAYS
D. 150 DAYS
Election expense of a candidate should not

exceed__________For a seat of a senate.
A. 15 lac
B. 2lac
C. 3lac
D. Its upto candidate
To a seat of national assembly a candidate shall submit

an amount of __________ ?

A. 20k
B. 30k
C. 40k
D. 50K
Section 122 (6) of Election Act 2017 states that senate

election should be held through ______________ ?
A. Raise of hands
B. Secret ballots
C. Both of the above

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Interference with the secrecy of voting is mentioned in?

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Adversely affecting the interests of candidate is

Prohibition of public meetings during certain period is

D. Section 2 ECP shall prepare a gender disaggregated

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In case of equality of votes between two candidates, both will be

If the victory margin between the returned candidate and runner-

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While scrutinizing a nomination paper, the Returning Officer shall

A person with any physical disability who is unable to travel and

ECP may conduct pilot projects for utilization of

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electronic voting machines (EVMs) and biometric voters’

ECP may also undertake pilot projects for voting by

All election-related documents including Statements of Count and

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D. Section 17 ECP shall retain election-related documents

Alteration in Election Programme is mentioned in?

D. Section 7 The office-bearers of a political party at the federal,

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years, shall intervene between any two elections.

If an enlisted political party fails to comply with the provisions of

Symbols allocated to the political parties and candidates should be

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A political party shall submit to the ECP annual financial

The ECP may, in consultation with political parties, frame a Code

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A candidate may file an election petition directly with the Election

Return of election expenses shall be scrutinized by the ECP.

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In case of failure to file the return of election expenses, the ECP

A. Section 109 and 203

B. Section 175 and 183

C. Section 17and 193

D. Section 214 and 189

District Monitoring Teams of the ECP shall monitor election

If a candidate, not being the returned candidate, obtains less than

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NADRA shall transmit relevant data of every CNIC issued by it to

On the application of a candidate or his election agent, the District

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An election official shall, before the commencement of his election

As far as practicable, the distance between a polling station and the

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Political parties shall encourage women membership.

Political parties shall award at least 5% party tickets to women

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ECP shall annually publish disaggregated data of registered men

If the variation in the number of men and women voters in a

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ECP shall conduct awareness/media campaigns for registration

As per the previous law, the Election Commission Order, 2002,