ECP releases data of total candidates for national, provincial assemblies

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the list of candidates who submitted their nomination papers for the upcoming general elections.

A total of 28,626 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the national and provincial assemblies, according to the data.

in addition, 471 women and 7,242 men have filed their nomination papers for the National Assembly’s general seats.

140 men and 10 women filed for 10 minority seats, while 459 women filed for 60 designated seats in the National Assembly.

As many as 5,278 candidates from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are running for seats in the national and provincial assemblies, while 208 candidates from Islamabad, including 26 women, are competing for three seats in the National Assembly.

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