Election Act 2017 Mcqs – MCQs

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1.Under which section is a political party required to submit an annual financial report and a list of donors who have contributed Rs. 100,000 or more to the Election Commission of Pakistan?

2.Which section mandates that the symbols assigned to political parties and candidates must be clearly distinguishable from one another?

3.Which section of the Act states that a registered political party will lose the right to be assigned an election symbol if it does not adhere to the Act's requirements?

4.Which section mandates that the office-bearers of a political party at the national, provincial, and local tiers must be elected periodically, ensuring that no more than five years pass between two elections?

5.Which section mandates the ECP to organize awareness and media campaigns to encourage the registration of women voters and their involvement in elections?

6.According to ECP regulations, which section mandates special actions if the difference between male and female voters in a constituency exceeds 10%?

7.Which section mandates the ECP to annually release detailed data showing the number of registered male and female voters separately for each National Assembly and Provincial Assembly constituency, emphasizing the gender gap in voter registration?

8.According to the law, if women voters' participation is below 10% of the total votes cast in a constituency, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) may assume that women were prevented from voting by an agreement and can declare the polling at certain stations or the entire constituency election invalid. Under which section is this provision stated?

9.Which section mandates that political parties allocate a minimum of 5% of their general seat nominations to female candidates?

10.Which section mandates that political parties promote the inclusion of women among their members?

11.Which section states that, whenever possible, the distance between a polling station and its assigned voters should not be more than one kilometer?

12.Which section mandates that an election official must take an oath, in a prescribed form and manner, before starting their election duties, pledging to adhere strictly to the Elections Act, 2017, its Rules, and the directives of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)?

13.According to the election regulations, which section mandates that upon request by a candidate or their election agent, the District Election Commissioner or an authorized officer must supply a candidate or election agent with a physical and searchable digital copy of the final electoral roll—including voter photographs—on a USB in PDF or another secure format, ensuring the copy matches those given to the Returning Officer and Presiding Officers?

14.Under which section is NADRA required to send data of each CNIC issued to the Election Commission of Pakistan to ensure automatic voter registration at the applicant's chosen permanent or temporary address?

15.Which section limits the population variation among constituencies within the same Assembly of a province or territory to 10%?

16.Which section mandates the ECP to define constituency boundaries following each census?

17.Which section mandates that the Election Commission of Pakistan must include a post-election evaluation of the Action Plan implementation in its subsequent annual report?

18.Under which section of the Elections Act, 2017 is the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) mandated to submit an annual report within 90 days after the calendar year ends, which must then be presented in both houses of Parliament and all provincial assemblies?

19.Which section mandates the ECP to organize training sessions for election officers and implement initiatives to raise public awareness about election laws and best practices?

20.Which section authorizes the ECP to assign its duties to its members and officials?

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