All eyes on Senate polls in KP as polling begins shortly

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandpur has managed to persuade four angry members of his party to withdraw from today’s Senate elections, and he has abolished the internal rift within the Pakistan Thharik-A-Justice (PTI) in the upper house elections.

The last minute progress came after a series of meetings between the Chief Minister and contradictory lawmakers, which allegedly continued at midnight.

Sunday’s MPA’s oath -taking ceremony on Sunday has cleared the route for the long -term Senate elections.

After the assembly is now formed, the stage has been set to fill 11 vacant seats for the Senate elections.

The competition will be held in seven general seats, as well as two specific seats for women and technocrats.

The polling will be held in the Jerga Hall of the KP Assembly, which has been declared by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Understand the Senate elections

To contest the Senate seat, candidates must be a Pakistani citizen, and the registered voters of this province or the region they are competing. They also have to fulfill the qualifications laid down under Article 62 of the Constitution, including character, integrity and financial stance standards.

Unlike the general election, where the “first post” system is used (which means most candidates with votes), the Senate elections are through a proportional representation system called the only transfer vote. This method is designed to reflect the power of each party in the relevant assembly more accurately.

Under this system, voters rank candidates in terms of priority. If a candidate gets excessive votes, surplus votes are transferred according to other priorities. If a candidate does not meet the doorstep, one with the lowest votes is eliminated and their votes are re -divided. It continues until all seats are filled.

How many votes are needed?

Voting for the Senate elections will be held under the supervision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), in which each MPA is allowed to cast three votes. A white ballot paper will be used for normal seats, green for technocrat seats, and pink for women’s seats.

To secure one of the seven common seats, the candidate will need at least 19 votes. For specific seats, candidates will have to get 49 votes each.

In an extraordinary exhibition of mutual understanding, the provincial government, led by the PTI and the opposition, jointly fielded 11 candidates – in support of the six ruling party and five by the opposition parties.

The government currently has the support of 92 MPAs in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, while the opposition block has the support of 53 members.

The purpose of the opposition is to get three of the seven general seats, but at least four additional votes will be needed to secure the third place.

Meanwhile, among the five contradictory members of the PTI, who actually filed nomination papers, have withdrawn from four contests. As a result, Khurram Zeeshan is still the only difference in the race for the general seat.

According to parliamentary sources, seven panels are being constituted today for the general seats. One of these panels will be unique as it will include members of both the government and the opposition. The panel will support PPP candidate Senator Talla Mahmood. Currently, Tala Mahmood has only 15 votes from the opposition, but with the government providing five additional votes, its success can be ensured.

The government needs 76 votes to elect its four senators. After receiving it, it will have about 16 votes left. Sources say five of them will be given to Talla Mahmood, which can be the biggest turning point in this election.

Sources revealed that four of the seven panels are for government candidates and two are for opposition, but the panel of the lock Mahmood will be the only one to form with the joint support of both the government and the opposition. It has also been revealed that members whose loyalty is suspected will not be included in Mirza Afridi’s panel. Those who oppose Ali Amin Gandpur will be placed in the panel of PTI’s ideological leader Murad Saeed to protect him from voting for another candidate.

Candidate in the run

A total of 25 candidates are contesting the Senate elections from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), where voting is going to be held today.

In the general seats, the government has fielded four candidates, while the three have been nominated by the opposition. For specific seats – for two women and two technocrats – both the government and the opposition have nominated two candidates.

PTI has named Murad Saeed, Faisal Javed, Mirza Mohammad Afridi, and Noorul Haq Qadri. Rubina Naz and Azam Swati are also running under the PTI banner.

Opposition candidates include Niaz Ahmed of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Talha Mahmood from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and the general seats from Jamiat Alima-e-Islam (JUI-F).

In safe seats, PPP has nominated Rubina Khalid, while Joy-F’s Dilawar Khan is also fighting.