In the lead-up to Pakistan’s 2024 general elections, the process of accepting and rejecting nomination papers for candidates has revealed key insights into the selection process across the country.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has witnessed a mixed bag of approvals and rejections as the process of validating candidates’ nomination papers for the upcoming 2024 general elections unfolds. Out of a total of 2,620 papers submitted for both National and Provincial assemblies, 1,996 were approved, while 625 faced rejection.
For the National Assembly, PTI submitted 843 papers, of which 598 were approved, while 245 faced rejection, yielding a 70.94% approval rate. In the provincial assemblies, PTI submitted 1,777 papers, with 1,398 receiving approval and 379 being rejected. This accounted for an approval rate of 78.67% for PTI candidates in the provincial contests.
Delving deeper into regional assemblies, PTI presented 769 papers for Punjab Assembly seats, seeing 601 nominations approved and 168 rejected. Similarly, in the Sindh Assembly, out of 424 submissions, 346 papers were accepted, while 77 were rejected.
Meanwhile, for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, PTI candidates submitted 495 papers, with 414 gaining approval and 81 facing rejection. Lastly, for the Balochistan Assembly, 90 papers were submitted, out of which 37 were accepted, and 53 were rejected.
The meticulous scrutiny of nomination papers underscores the rigorous selection process as parties gear up for a competitive electoral battle. The statistics reveal the intricate nature of candidate selection, reflecting both the thoroughness of scrutiny and the diversity of PTI's representation across Pakistan's assemblies.
