Chief Election Commissioner

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The Chief Election Commissioner is the head of Pakistan’s election authority, responsible for overseeing and ensuring the conduct of free, fair, and transparent elections in the country.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional post ⓘ
public office ⓘ
appointedBy President of Pakistan ⓘ
appointmentProcessIncludes consultation with Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Pakistan ⓘ
consultation with Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan ⓘ
canRecommend postponement of elections in case of extraordinary circumstances ⓘ
chairs meetings of the Election Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
ensures compliance with constitutional provisions relating to elections in Pakistan ⓘ
impartiality of the electoral process in Pakistan ⓘ
hasAuthorityTo announce official election results ⓘ
issue election schedules ⓘ
order re-polling in specific constituencies or polling stations ⓘ
supervise counting of votes ⓘ
supervise polling arrangements ⓘ
take notice of violations of the electoral code of conduct ⓘ
headOf Election Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
legalBasis Article 213 of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
memberOf Election Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
monitors political party compliance with election laws in Pakistan ⓘ
oathAdministeredBy Chief Justice of Pakistan ⓘ
officeLocation Islamabad ⓘ
oversees delimitation of constituencies in Pakistan ⓘ
enforcement of the Election Act, 2017 in Pakistan ⓘ
implementation of election laws in Pakistan ⓘ
partOf Election Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
primaryObjective to ensure free, fair, and transparent elections in Pakistan ⓘ
removalProcessSimilarTo removal of a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of Pakistan on election-related matters ⓘ
requiredToBe a person qualified to be a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
responsibleFor conduct of by-elections in Pakistan ⓘ
conduct of elections to the Parliament of Pakistan ⓘ
conduct of elections to the Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan ⓘ
conduct of general elections in Pakistan ⓘ
conduct of local government elections in Pakistan ⓘ
conduct of presidential elections in Pakistan ⓘ
ensuring free and fair elections in Pakistan ⓘ
ensuring transparent elections in Pakistan ⓘ
preparation of electoral rolls in Pakistan ⓘ
updating electoral rolls in Pakistan ⓘ
subjectTo Constitution of Pakistan and laws made thereunder ⓘ
termLength 5 years ⓘ
worksWith four provincial members of the Election Commission of Pakistan ⓘ

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Constitution of Pakistan 1956 → providedForOffice → Chief Election Commissioner ⓘ
Electoral College of Pakistan → governedBy → Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Chief Election Commissioner
Election Commission of Pakistan → composition → Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Chief Election Commissioner
ECP → headTitle → Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Chief Election Commissioner
Constitutional offices of Pakistan → includesOffice → Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Chief Election Commissioner
Second Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan → oathFor → Chief Election Commissioner ⓘ