ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the details of candidates participating in the general elections 2024 across the country.
According to the ECP, 17,816 candidates including 5,121 candidates for National Assembly seats will try their luck. As many as 12,695 candidates will compete in the four provincial assemblies’ elections.
Notably, 11,785 independent candidates, along with 3,748 candidates from political parties will contest for NA seats whereas 8,537 candidates from political parties will contest for Provincial Assemblies’ seats.
Moreover, 882 women, comprising 312 for National Assembly seats and 570 for Provincial Assembly seats, are set to try their luck in the elections 2024.
Province-wise statistics indicate that 6,710 candidates will be competing for the Punjab Assembly, 2,878 for the Sindh Assembly, 1,834 for the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, and 1,273 for the Balochistan Assembly.
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