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ELECTORAL SYSTEM |
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| Chamber: | ||||||
| National Assembly | ||||||
| Electoral Law: | ||||||
| 11 February 2002 | ||||||
| Election Laws (Volume I - III) | ||||||
| Constituencies: | ||||||
| Four provinces, plus the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Federal capital, Islamabad. |
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| Voting System: | ||||||
| Direct election with simple-majority vote. Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through by-elections. Voting is not compulsory. |
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| Voter requirements: | ||||||
| - age: 21 years - Pakistani citizenship - residence in the constituency - disqualifications: insanity |
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| Eligibility: | ||||||
| Qualified electors - age: 25 years - Pakistani citizenship - good moral reputation - if Muslims, fulfilment of certain conditions relating to Islam - ineligibility: conviction of crime involving moral turpitude or giving false evidence, personal action against the integrity of the country, undischarged bankruptcy, imprisonment for a term of not less than five years, government contractors |
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| Incompatibilities: | ||||||
| - membership of the armed forces - public office - office of profit in the service of Pakistan |
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| Candidacy requirements: | ||||||
| - candidatures proposed and seconded by electors of the same constituency - deposit of Rs. 4,000 reimbursed if the candidate polls more than 1/8 of the total votes cast in the constituency |
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