PESHAWAR, Feb 07 (APP):All arrangements have been completed by Election Commission of Pakistan for free and transparent election in Khyber Pakthunkhwa
where over 21.928 million registered voters would decide fate of 713 candidates contesting for national assembly seats and 1,814 candidates of provincial assembly seats on Thursday (tomorrow).
Provincial Election Commission (PEC) Spokesman told APP on Wednesday that all arrangements for February 8, 2024 general election were completed in Khyber Pakthunkhwa including merged tribal districts
where over 1,80,000 trained
polling staff were deployed for
polling duties.
He said that there are over 11.944383 million male and 99,83,737 million female who exercise right of votes in KP including merged tribal districts. Similarly, 4,180
polling stations were set up for male, 4,287
polling stations for female and 6600 collective
polling stations in Khyber Pakthunkhwa, he said, adding that 4,178
polling stations were declared highly sensitive and 5,925 sensitive
where police and security personnel would be deployed for smooth conduct of the election process.
As per ECP’s Code of Conduct, there would be a complete ban on electioneering and persuading voters within 400 meter distance of the
polling stations and only
polling camps of the
polling parties could be established at 400 meters distance in rural areas and 100 meters in urban areas of the province.
The spokesman said that district returning officers, returning officers, police and administration would ensure implementation of ECP’S code of conduct during the
polling process and can take strict action against violators.
He said that 45,440,000 ballot papers were printed for elections and foolproof security arrangements were made for voters at
polling stations.
To ensure foolproof security, he said police, frontier constabulary, frontier corps and Pakistan Army would be deployed and no one would be allowed to disrupt the
polling process on election day, he said.
He said strategy was also chalked for snowfall districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and arrangements for election results were made at Qayyum Stadium, Eidgah and Returning Officers offices.
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary Khyber Pakthunkhwa, Nadeem Aslam Chaudhary, IGP Akhtar Hayat Gandapur and Additional Chief Secretary Home,
Abid Majeed visited the office of Provincial Election Commissioner and inspected preparations regarding handing over of
polling materials.
They also inspected the monitoring control room at PEC
where they were briefed by the joint secretary provincial election commission.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Dr Gohar Ejaz visited Chief Secretary Office KP on Tuesday night
where he was briefed about security arrangements made for smooth conduct of the election.
The Minister underlined the need of significance of the contingency plans in case the online system of ECP did not function and asked the top officials of KP Bureaucracy to ensure efficiency of back up mechanism through pre-polls drill exercise.
The minister highly praised the efforts put to develop the online application for the conduct of GE-2024 i.e. provincial election workplace that would doncut polls through in over 15,000
polling stations in the province.
Following the end of the election campaign last night, the supporters of candidates were seen busy preparing their parties’
polling booths outside of the
polling station for education of young and female voters.
Great enthusiasm is being witnessed among voters in Khyber Pakthunkhwa
where young voters were eagerly a
waiting to poll their first votes. The
polling would start 8.a.m and would continue till 5pm without any break. Soon after completion of voting process, counting of ballot papers would start in presence of voters and results on farm 45 of ECP would be shared with ROs and to be fixed on the concerned
polling stations for information.
The tribal voters of erstwhile Fata were jubilant to participate in the second direct general elections and all were a
waiting to poll their votes in large numbers in favour of their candidates on February 8, 2024.
