ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The process of submitting nomination papers for the Senate election commenced on Friday.
The candidates vying for the 48 Senate seats can submit their nomination papers by March 16.
The Senate election is scheduled to be held on April 2. It will encompass 12 seats each for Punjab and Sindh, 11 seats each for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, as well as two seats for Islamabad.
The election will be conducted for seven general seats in each province, along with two technocrat and two women seats.
Additionally, there will be one minority seat each for Punjab and Sindh. Islamabad will contest for one general and one technocrat seat.
Read more: Senate by-elections: Ruling alliance bags five out of six seats
Notably, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) secured four seats in the Senate by-election, while the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) clinched one seat each.
Also read: ECP issues the schedule for Senate election
On Thursday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued the Senate election schedule. According to the schedule, the scrutiny of nomination papers will be completed by March 19, and appeals can be filed by March 21.
The ECP will publish the provisional list of candidates contesting the Senate election on March 26. The Senate election will take place in parliament and the four provincial assemblies on April 2.