On Wednesday, the ECP released the preliminary delimitation lists.
In a press release, the ECP informed the public that the preliminary delimitation report and Form 5 lists have been posted on the commission’s website, along with maps of the initial delimitation.
The publication of preliminary constituencies will extend for 30 days, from September 27 to October 26, during which objections (representations) regarding the preliminary constituencies can be submitted by the voters of the relevant constituency.
According to the original delimitation schedule set by the ECP on August 17, the initial delimitation process was supposed to conclude on October 7, with preliminary delimitation proposals and the accompanying report set to be published on October 9.
However, on September 1, the ECP announced a compression of the delimitation timeline by 14 days, aiming to finalise the process by November 30 instead of the originally planned December 14.
This development clears the path for the Election Commission to decide on holding elections in the last week of January. A specific election date has yet to be announced.
The report explained the methodology employed by the ECP in delimiting national and provincial assembly seats. It explained that the population of each province or area was divided by the total number of general seats, yielding the average population per National Assembly seat.
A similar process was employed for provincial assembly seats. In cases where the fraction exceeded 0.5, it was considered as one seat, while fractions below 0.5 were disregarded.
