ISLAMABAD – Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has on Saturday declaredelections in NA-10 Shangla and NA-48 North Waziristan null and void aswomen voters failed in registering 10pc turnout.
As per details garnered, electoral body has taken this decision underElections Act-2017, whereas polls will be re-held in both constituencies.
Before General Elections 2018, ECP had made it overtly clear that electionsin any part of the country, including FATA, would be annulled if theturnout of the female voters remains below 10pc.
He said, “As per the new Elections Act 2017 if we receive any compliantabout the number of cast votes below 10 per cent of the total number offemale votes in any constituency or any polling station, we willimmediately declare the elections as null and void and will arrange forre-poling.”