SUNNI ITTEHAD COUNCIL vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN arts — 2025 PLD 67 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 PLD 67 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: PLD
Parties: SUNNI ITTEHAD COUNCIL vs ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN arts

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Judgment text as reported

SUNNI ITTEHAD COUNCIL VS ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN arts.51(6)(d), proviso, 51(6)(e) & 106(3)(c)---Seats reserved for women and non-Muslims in the National assembly and the Provincial assemblies, allocation of---Independent candidates---Only political parties, not independent returned candidates, are entitled to the allocation of the reserved seats---Independent returned candidates can only be counted towards the proportional representation (of political parties) if they act in accordance with the proviso to article 51(6)(d) of the Constitution and join a political party, in which case their seats shall be counted as the seats of the political parties to which they join for the purpose of determining the proportional representation of political parties---For the purpose of allocating reserved seats under articles 51(6)(d) & 51(6)(e) of the Constitution, the proportional representation of political parties is to be calculated on the basis of total number of general seats won by each political party, including the seats of independent returned candidates who join it, but excluding the seats of other independent returned candidates.

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