Finally, Good news for All Pakistan, General Election date in Pakistan 2024 was finalized in the meeting between the ECP Commissioner and the President of Pakistan. According to ECP office, General Elections will be held on 8th February 2024.
Earlier today, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the Chief Election Commission to meet President Arif Alvi to decide the date of the elections in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s General Election date: The Election Commission of Pakistan’s lawyer had earlier told the country’s Supreme Court that the delimitation process would be completed by January 29, paving the way for the elections.
Today, at President’s House, Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan (Sikandar Sultan Raja), Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan, and four members of the Election Commission of Pakistan meet with President Arif Alvi. The Pakistani Supreme Court had ordered the commission to consult with the President over the election schedule, which prompted the meeting.
Election 2024 Date in Pakistan
The Pakistani Election Commission has declared that February 8 will be the date of the nation’s national elections. The previous date was mentioned as the final week of January, although it was not made clear when. The Chief Election Commission proposed January 28, February 4 and February 11. After which the President and the Chief Election Commission agreed on February 8 2024.
The requirement for a delimitation exercise based on the results of the latest census that was carried out earlier this year caused the elections to be postponed. Pakistan has been in a state of political unrest ever since the Imran Khan government was overthrown in April 2022.
Despite requests from political parties, the ECP had previously said that the polls would take place in the final week of January but would not provide a specific date. The ECP chose to conduct a delimitation exercise in light of the recent nationwide census that was conducted in March and April of this year, despite the fact that the 90-day window for holding elections following the National Assembly’s dissolution is scheduled to expire on November 7.