Election Commission

of Pakistan
Constitution of the Commission
• Article 218 (1):
For the purpose of election to both the Houses of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament),
Provincial Assemblies and for election to such other public offices as may specified by
law, a permanent Election Commission shall be constituted in accordance with this
article.

• Article 218 (2):

The Election Commission shall consist of,

a) The Commissioner who shall be the chairman of the Commission

b) Four Members, one from each province

• Article 215 (1):

Commissioner and members hold office for a term of 05 years
 Election Commission Of Pakistan

Mr. Sikandar Sultan

Raja

Hon’ble CEC

Mr. Nisar Ahmed Mr. Shah Mr. Babar Hassan Mr. Justice (R)
Durrani Muhammad Jatoi Bharwana Ikramullah Khan

Hon’ble Member Hon’ble Member Hon’ble Member Hon’ble Member

Sindh Balochistan Punjab Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Mr. Umar Hamid

Khan

Secretary ECP
The Vision
Deliver inclusive and credible elections that
people trust and participate in.
The Goal
Transform ECP from Conventional to a
Progressive organization that is aligned to
meet the Digital Age challenges
 Organizational Chart
Secretary ECP

Special Special DG Political

DG Law Secretary I Secretary II Finance

MCO M&E GSI/TR&E TR&E IT Admin Election LG Election Electoral

Rolls

PEC Offices
KP/Sindh/Punjab/Balochistan

JPEC (Admin) JPEC (Electoral)

REC Offices
(Divisional Level)

DEC Offices
(District Level)
Constitutional Obligation
Article 218 (3):

“It shall be the duty of the Election Commission to organize and conduct the election and to
make such arrangements as are necessary to ensure that the election is conducted honestly,
justly, fairly and in accordance with law, and that corrupt practices are guarded against.”
 Duties
• Preparation of Electoral Rolls / Voter List for election to NA, PA and LG, and
revising/updating such rolls periodically.

• Organizing and conducting elections to Senate, National Assembly, Provincial

Assemblies and Local governments.

• Appointment of Appellate and Elections Tribunals

• Delimitation of Constituencies of the National Assembly, Provincial Assemblies, and

the Local governments in the Provinces, the Federal Capital and Cantonments

• Election to the Office of the President

 Assistance to ECP

Article 220:

“It shall be the duty of all executive authorities in the Federation and in the Provinces to
assist the Commissioner and the Election Commission in the discharge of his or their
functions.”
Powers of the Commission
The Elections Act 2017 enacted on 2nd October, 2017 empowered the
Commission on following aspects:

• Power to make rules

• Power to punish for contempt
• Power to declare a poll void
• Establishment of monitoring system
• Power to initiate disciplinary proceedings against election officials
• Taking measures for Training of election officials.
Electoral Rolls
• Under Article 219 (a) of the Constitution, Election Commission of Pakistan is charged with
the duty of preparing electoral rolls for election to the National Assembly, Provincial
Assemblies and local governments, and revising such rolls periodically to keep them up-to-
date

• Chapter IV of the Elections Act 2017 provides for:

• Qualification of a person to get registered as voter
• Preparation of electoral rolls
• Periodical revision of electoral rolls and
• Enrolment other than revision of electoral rolls
• Computerization of electoral rolls etc.
Electoral Process
60 days prior to
issuance of election
program
appointment of DRO
& RO

a. Nomination process
Announcement of
b. Pre-Poll activates
election program c. Post-Poll activates
 Composition of Houses

Composition of General Women Non Muslim Technocrats/Ulema Total

Senate 58 17 04 17 96

National Assembly 266 60 10 NA 336

Provincial Assemblies 593 132 24 NA 749

Province Wise Voters Statistics
Province Male Female Total

Balochistan 2,997,980 2,335,287 5,333,267

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 11,880,636 9,898,582 21,779,218

Punjab 38,835,364 33,732,940 72,568,304

Sindh 14,514,376 12,268,878 26,783,254

Islamabad 558,277 504,767 1,063,044

Grand Total 68,786,633 58,740,454 127,527,087

Statistics

• Enlisted Parties - 174

• Parliamentarians - 1191

• Candidates - 12,000

• Campaign Finance Accounts - 146

Elections
• 51 (18 NA and 33 PA) Bye-Elections conducted peacefully from 2021 to 2023.

• Transparent elections - 40 out of 51 were won by opposition

• ECP appointed its own officer as DROs and ROs

• Senate Elections on forty-eight (48) vacant seats 2021

• Delimitation of Constituencies 2022 - Completed

• Delimitation of Constituencies 2023 - In process

• Total Trainings Conducted – 26,122

• Total Participants – 902,773

Local Government Elections
• Peaceful Local Government Election conducted in:
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Sindh and
• Baluchistan
• Cantonment Areas

• LG Election in Punjab and Islamabad (ICT) was not held due to repeated amendments in Local
Government Laws *.

* ECP has proposed amendment in the Election Act not to amend the Local Government laws one year
before the expiry of the tenure.
Electoral Rolls
Periodical Revision of ER 2021-22

• 121 Million voters were verified through door to door verification exercises through 86,000
Verifying Officials
• More than 3 Million deceased voters removed from the Electoral Rolls
• Display Centers established - 20,458
• Vigorous media campaign on Electronic, print and social media was launched during the
revision process

• 2080 Facilitation Centers established on permanent basis

• More than 11 million voters registered during last 3 years
• Regular uploading of Updated Voter stats with graphs and historical data on ECP Website
• Guidelines for vote registration procedure on ECP Website
Electoral Rolls
Computerized Electoral Rolls System (CERS):
• Synchronization of Voter List data with Civil Registry information:
• Data Integrity - Electoral Rolls synchronized with NIC data

Regularly Update Electoral Rolls of Deceased voters on the basis of information from :
• NADRA (Section 25)
• Local Councils (Section 43)

• Detailed Voter History along with date and time stamp as approved by Registration Officer

• Timely updation of 8300 SMS

Key Strategies (Aligned with the Vision and the Goal)
• Establishment of a Digital Eco System

• Enhancement of Organizational Agility and Efficiency

• Political Finance Reforms

• Election Legal Reforms

• Institutional Reforms

• Social Inclusion
Initiatives undertaken to achieve the Goal
 Digital Eco-System Establishment

• Election Management System (EMS):

A cutting edge technology based, Desktop and mobile Software application for end-end management of Elections
process and speedy and error-free Result compilation.

• Election Monitoring Control Center (EMCC):

Established Election Monitoring and Control Room (EMCC) with Digital Video Wall for efficient real time
monitoring and complaint management

• Integrated Office Record Management System (IORMS) for Digitization of Records

• Upgradation of Server Room

• Procurement of 2000 Laptops and associated IT equipment

• Online Candidate Scrutiny System (8,595 candidates)

• Mail Tracking system

• Law Case Management System

 Digital Eco-System Establishment

• Geo-tagging of Polling Stations (859 constituencies)

• Digitization of Delimitation Maps (1,700 scan/print)

• SMS 8300 Service for voters (250M+ hits)

• Online Complaint Management System (15,389)

• ECP’s Tele Helpline (IVR) 051-8848888 (170,000 calls)

• Video Conferencing (150 plus meetings)

• Online Recruitment System (300,000+ applicants)

• Optical Mark Recognition System (76,000+ papers checked and marked)

• Human Resource Management System (3,000) Employees Data)

• Nationwide Up-gradation of Data-Network (REC +DEC 180 Offices)

• Designed and Launched New Website of ECP

Reforms in Political Finance

• Indigenously designed and developed software encompassing PF spectrum

• PF Data base Management System

• System based scrutiny of data filed by Political Parties, Parliamentarians, Candidates and

Contributors

• Lateral Data Cross-Check mechanism with State Agencies via APIs

• Multi-layer data security mechanism

• BPR-triggered HR change management

• Data analytics, PF Portal AI-based scrutiny goals

 Election Management System (EMS)

• System Architecture

• System Components
 Election Management System (EMS)

• System Architecture

– Online Web Based

– Offline Desktop Application

 System Components

EMS

Pre Poll Poll Day

Mobile App
Activities Activities
 Pre Poll Activities
– User Management

– Metadata Entry

– Election Setup Module

• Define Symbols and Political Parties

• Define Constituencies

– Building Management

– Polling Station Management

– Poling Staff Appointment

– Candidate Management

– Help Desk Ticket System

 Poll Day Activities
Pr. Officer Actions:
• Pr.O will open Mobile App

• Pr.O will login into App

• Pr.O will choose NA Constituency.

• Pr.O will take snapshot of the Form-45 and send.

• Pr.O will repeat Steps 3 & 4 for PA Form-45.

RO Actions:
• RO will receive Form-45 snap of Polling Station in his constituency.

• RO will check / verify and assign Form-45 to DEO for data entry.

• DEO will perform data entry in system.

• RO will generate Form-47 after all result tabulation of his constituency.

 Mobile Application for Pr. Officer

Presiding
Officer

DEOs at R.O
Office
Election Monitoring & Control Center
(EMCC)
• Established Election Monitoring and Control Room (EMCC) with Digital Video Wall for efficient real
time monitoring and complaint management

• Field Teams empowered with Digital Gadgets for real time monitoring and reporting

• Integrated Complaint redressal system:

Complaint registration and resolution integrated with Monitoring Teams, Media, General Public
Complaints (UAN Call Center, Fax, Email, Whatsapp)

• Law Enforcement agencies integration for swift response actions.

• Dedicated team of operators for 24x7 operations

integrated
Monitoring & Evaluation
• Established Decision Support System (EM2 Software) for speedy and informed decision
making with unified video, audio, and real-time monitoring in the EMCC Control room .

• Provincial and Divisional Level Monitoring Coordinators appointed

• Notices Issued - 1410

• Warnings Issued - 211

• Fines imposed - 358

• Unauthorized Publicly - 137,835

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Media & Outreach
• Re-branded Public Relations Wing with New nomenclature “Media coordination & Outreach
wing” with strengthened HR.

• Campaigns:
• Short videos on initiatives and activities for social media
• Student Voter education sessions – 1650
• Media Workshops and Dialogues conducted – 75
• First ever National Youth Painting Competition
• Public awareness campaigns on E/Rolls on Digital & Electronic Channels

• Publication of quarterly Newsletter and first ever "Pictorial magazine on ECP initiatives.

• Formulated Code of Conduct for national /international media and observers

• Activation of social media accounts

Disciplinary Actions

• Disqualified contesting candidates and Provincial Minister on account of Electoral

violence

• Suspended a Returning Officer on dubious conduct in Elections.

• Commission disqualified a contesting candidate, for five year on account of involvement

in corrupt practices and also barred from contesting any election
 Legal Reforms
Amendment in Elections Act and Rules to remove the deficiencies and enable the Commission to
conduct free, fair and transparent elections.

Amendments proposed in Elections Act, 2017 were 67 while Parliament approved 23

Amendments incorporated in Elections Rules, 2017 - 90

• Amendment proposed in section 122 regarding secrecy of vote in senate election

• Amendment in section 57 and 58 regarding poll date

• Amendment proposed in section 167 and 171 regarding corrupt and illegal practices

• Amendment proposed in section 219 and Article 140A regarding ban on amendment in local
government laws one year before expiry of term of LG

• Amendment proposed in Article 223 - ban to contest election on more than one seat
 Case disposed off
• Cases Decided by the Hon’ble Commission during last 3.5 years - 1990

• High Profile Cases: Foreign funding case, Defection, Disqualification, Tosha Khana, Local
Governments, Code of Conduct, Contempt , Corrupt practices, Daska Case etc

• Last three years cases decided by High Courts: 2695

• Cases decided by Supreme Court of Pakistan : 219

• Cases decided by Pakistan Information Commission : 15

Institutional Reforms
• HR restructuring and Optimization:
• Posts Created – 1136
• Posts abolished – 181
• Recruitment – 819
• Promotions – 253
• Grant of Time Scale/Up-Gradation – 1882

• Automation of HR processes
• Biometric Attendance System
• Establishment of State of the Art Record Room
• SOPs for Record Room - formulated and circulated.
• Computerization of Record (for one-click retrieval).
• Digitization of Record (Integrated Office Record Management System-IORMS) – Over 1.6 Million
record Digitized
Social Inclusion
• Launch of Female NIC/Voter Registration Campaign Phase-IV on 7th July 2021 which has reduced
gender gap from 12% to 7.88%

• Launch of Pilot project for NIC/Voter Registration Campaign to identify the reasons for low voter
turnout

• Celebration of International/National Days

• Youth engagement program and mock poll exercise in all four provinces Consultative workshop on
political inclusion of transgender community

• Registration, Constitution of Harassment Committee

• Civil society engagement for female voter registration and awareness raising
Physical Infrastructure Development
• Expansion of ECP Secretariat (Acquisition of space in Kohsar Block and NIE building)

• Uplifting and renovation of façade

• Construction of two additional stories at New Block of ECP Secretariat

• No. of Plots (State Land) purchased for Field offices - 29

• No. of Boundary Walls constructed to secure the plots - 15

• No. of Boundary Walls to be constructed in Year 2023-24 - 12

• No. of offices under construction to be completed in Year 2023-24 - 09

ECP after Renovation
New facade of the ECP
 Under construction office buildings in Punjab
Proposed standard 3d view of REC/DEC offices REC/DEC Sargodha
Under construction office buildings in Punjab
DEC office, Jhelum
DEC office, Layyah
Construction of boundary walls in Punjab
Construction of boundary walls in Baluchistan
Thank you