ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN NOTIFICATION Islamabad the 28th May, 2013 No.F.6(3)/2013-Cord.-WHEREAS, Article 106 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan provides for number of seats reserved for women and Non-Muslims in the Provincial Assembly and also provides that the members to fill seats reserved for Women and non-Muslims shall be elected in accordance with law through proportional system of Political Parties’ lists of candidates on the basis of total number of general seats secured by each political party in the Provincial Assembly. AND WHEREAS, section 47A of the Representation of the People Act, 1976 provides that for the purpose of election to seats reserved for Women and non-Muslims in the National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies, the political parties contesting elections for such seats shall within the period fixed by the Election Commission for submission of nomination papers, file separate lists of their candidates in order of priority for seats reserved for Women and non-Muslims with the Chief Election Commissioner or, as he may direct, with the Provincial Election Commissioner concerned. AND WHEREAS, the political parties were required to file their lists of candidates in order of priority in respect of seats reserved for women in the National Assembly with the concerned Returning Officers by 31-03-2013. AND WHEREAS, such lists of candidates filed by the political parties with the concerned Returning Officer by 31-03-2013 are at Annex-A for information of all concerned. AND WHEREAS, the President has promulgated the National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies Allocation of Reserved Seats for Women and Non-Muslims (Procedure) Rules, 2002, thereby laying down the method and procedure for working out the quota of seats reserved for Women and non-Muslims in National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies in respect of each political party, which is reproduced hereunder: 3. Election for reserved seats for women and non-Muslims.—(1) Elections to the reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in the National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies shall be held on the basis of proportional representation system of political parties’ lists of candidates in accordance with the provisions of these rules, “the Order” and the Act. (2) The members to fill seats reserved for women in the National Assembly allocated to a Province shall be elected through proportional representation system of political parties’ lists of candidates submitted to the Election Commission on the basis of total number of general seats won by each political party from the Province concerned in the National Assembly. (3) The members to fill seats reserved for women allocated to a Province shall be elected through proportional representation system of political parties’ lists of candidates on the basis of total number of general seats won by each political party in the Provincial Assembly. (4) The members to fill seats reserved for non-Muslims in the National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies shall be elected through proportional representation system of political parties’ lists of candidates on the basis of total number of general seats won by each political party in the National Assembly on as the case may be, in the Provincial Assembly. (5) For the purpose of this rule the expression “total number of general seats won by political party” shall include the independent returned candidate or candidates 1 who may duly join such political party within three days of the publication in the official Gazette of the names of the returned candidates: Provided that the independent candidate applies to the leader of political party for joining his party and the leader of political party forthwith informs the Election Commission of his joining through a letter to be delivered to the Election Commission. 4. Commission to declare seats won by each Political party.—(1) The Commission shall, by notification in the official Gazette declare the total number of reserved seats won by each political party in the National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies respectively. (2) The per centum share of each political party shall be worked out with reference to total number of general seats in the National Assembly or as the case may be the respective Provincial Assembly. (3) In calculating the number of seats, the highest fraction shall be taken as one seat till the allocation for total reserved seats in the concerned Assembly is completed. (4) The seats reserved for non-Muslims and women shall be divided among the political parties on the basis of their per centum share as worked out in sub-rule (2) and in order of priority of the names of candidates mentioned in the party list: Provided that the list submitted by a political party shall not be subject to change or alteration either in the order of priority or through addition or subtraction of new names after expiry of the date of submission of nomination papers. Explanation.— For the purpose of this rule the expression “political party” means a political party to which as symbol has been allocated by the Commission. 5. Procedure where a nominee of political party is elected on more than one general seats, etc.—(1) If a contesting candidate, being nominee of a political party has been elected on more than one general seats, whether in the same or different Assemblies, all the seats won by him shall be counted for the purpose of calculation of general seats won by that party in the National or the Provincial Assembly, as the case may be. (2) The seats won by independent candidates and the seats referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be excluded from the total number of general seats in the National Assembly for the purpose of determination of share of each political party: Provided that if an independent candidate duly joins a political party under sub-rule (5) of rule 3, he shall not be excluded for the purpose of calculation of total number of general seats of such political party. 6. Declaration of result by the Commission.—(1) The Commission shall calculate the total number of seats won by each political party separately in the National Assembly and each Provincial Assembly in the manner specified in rule 4 and shall then ascertain the proportion of each political party of the seats reserved for women and non-Muslims. (2) On the basis of the calculations done under sub-rule (1), the Commission shall ascertain the number of seats to which each political party is entitled. (3) The Commission shall then declare elected to the National Assembly or, as the case may be, the Provincial Assembly such number of candidates belonging to each political party, in order of priority in which their names appear in the lists provided by a political party as is equal to the number of seats to which that party is entitled under sub-rule (2). 2 AND WHEREAS, a statement containing number of general seats won by each political party and their respective share in the National Assembly of Pakistan is also at Annex-B. NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of powers conferred under Article 106 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, section 47A of the Representation of the People Act, 1976 read with relevant provisions of the National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies Allocation of Reserved Seats for Women and Non-Muslims (Procedure) Rules, 2002 and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Election Commission hereby publishes the names of returned candidates for the seats reserved for Women and Non-Muslims in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as per details given below: SEATS RESERVED FOR WOMEN Sl. Name of Returned Father / Party Address No. Candidates Husband Name Affiliation 1 2 3 4 5 D/o Al-Haj Pir 1 Ms. Shugufta Jumani Jarar Pota Mohallah, Matiari. PPPP Muhammad Mrs Syeda Shehla R-4, Khayaban-e-Rizwan, Phase-VII, DHA, 2 W/O Ghulam Qadir PPPP Raza Karachi. Ms. Sharmila Sahebah D/O Muhammad Usman F-22, Dawood Colony, Stadium Road, 3 PPPP Farooqi Farooqui Karachi. 4 Mrs. Iram Khalid w/o Khalid Javed 116/11, Shujat Phase-VI, DHA, Karachi PPPP 5 Ms. Nusrat Sultana d/o Rehmatullah House No.E314, Iqbal Nagar, Mirpurkhas PPPP Mrs. Kulsoom Akhtar w/o Pir Niaz Muhammad House No.B-378, Resham Gali, Shahi 6 PPPP Chandio Shah Bazar, Dadu. w/o Abdul Hameed 7 Mrs. Shehnaz Begum Unit No.1, Naushero Feroze. PPPP Ansari d/o Raees Khair Bakhsh Deh Keraal, Post Bello, Taluka Sajwal, 8 Ms. Rehana Leghari PPPP Leghari district Thatta. w/o Muhammad Yousuf M-2 54 C, Street 9, Badr Commercial, 9 Mrs. Shamim Mumtaz PPPP Pirzada (Late) Phase-V, DHA, Karachi. Dr. Manzoor Leghari Dr. Manzoor Leghari Bungalow, Karim Dad 10 Dr. Sajeela Leghari PPPP (Late) Lund Road, Dadu Mrs. Rukhsana w/o Abdullah Shah 11 Shah Mubeen Mohallah, Ward No.4, Thatta. PPPP Parveen Bukhari 12 Mrs. Shaheena d/o Sher Ali Sabra Village, Sharafi, Malir, Karachi. PPPP Sial House, Saida Goth, Khairpur Mirs,P/O 13 Ms. Ghazala Siyal d/o Atta Muhammad PPPP Khairpur. Mrs. Rubina Saadat 27-A, University Road, Safoora Chowk, 14 w/o Saadat Ali Yaseen PPPP Qaimkhani Malir, Karachi. d/o Mir Ghulam Mohallah Shahliani, Pakistan Rice Mills, 15 Ms. Saira Shahliani Muhammad Khan Block No.4, Garhi Kharo, PPPP Shahliani district Jacobabad. Soomro House, Mohallah Moton Pur, 16 Mrs. Farhat Seemi w/o Shah Jehan Nadeem PPPP Ratodero, Larkana. 3 Sl. Name of Returned Father / Party Address No. Candidates Husband Name Affiliation 1 2 3 4 5 17 Sumeta Afzal Syed d/o Syed Afzal Ali H.G.F-11-C View, Block-VII, DHA, Karachi MQM D/O Dr.