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Answer: Presiding Officer
Explanation Presiding Officer is an official in charge of a polling station at an election.
Answer: 5
Explanation The form of nomination paper is prescribed under Rule 4 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.
ہر صوبے کو مختص سینیٹ کی نشستوں کے انتخاب میں سنگل ٹرانسفرایبل ووٹ کس نظام کے تحت استعمال ہوتا ہے؟
Answer: Proportional representation
Explanation Senate elections in Pakistan are held in accordance with the system o f proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (STV). This ensures fair representation of political parties based on thei r strength in the respective Provincial Assemblies.
Answer: No except on urgent matters
Explanation Care taker Government is a government that has power for a short period of time until a new one is chosen.
Answer: Comprehensive rules for electoral processes, including candidate nomination, campaigning, voting, and result compilation
Explanation The Election Act 2017 in Pakistan was enacted to consolidate laws related to election conduct and provide a comprehensive framework for managing all aspects of the electoral process.
Answer: Section 104
Explanation Section 104 of the Election Act 2017 deals wit h Party lists for reserved seats
Answer: 119
Explanation If after withdrawals, if any, the number of candidates exceeds the number of seats, the Returning Officer shall, on the appointed day, conduct the poll, after giving a notice of the poll to the contesting candidates.
Answer: Conduct of Elections to the Assemblies
Explanation The Election Commission is responsible for the conduct of elections to parliament and state legislatures and to the offices of the President and Vice-President.
Answer: Death of a candidate after nomination
Explanation If a validly nominated candidate who has not withdrawn his candidature dies before the day for taking of the poll, the Returning Officer shall, by public notice, terminate the proceedings for election to the category of seats for which he had filed the nomination papers and make a report to the Commission.
Answer: 8
Explanation Section 8 of the Election Act 2017, deals with Power of Commission to ensure a fair election stop the polls at one or more polling stations at any stage of the election if it is convinced that it shall not be able to ensure the conduct of the election justly, fairly and in accordance with law due to large scale malpractices, including coercion, intimidation and pressures, prevailing at the election;
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