In the upcoming general elections, 275 women of different political parties will contest on general seats.
The Free and Fair Elections Network said in a statement, 111 political parties have nominated 275 women candidates to run in the upcoming general seat elections, representing 4.6 percent of the total candidates.
According to Section 206 of the Election Act, 2017, every political party is required to ensure at least five percent representation of women candidates while selecting candidates for general seats for elective offices including membership of the Majlis.
Fafan’s analysis is based on the list (Form-33) of candidates contesting for the National and Provincial Assemblies.
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Of the 111 political parties, 30 parties have fielded five or more percent of women in general seats, while four political parties have fielded between 4.50 and 4.99 percent of women candidates in general seats and the remaining 77 have fielded women candidates in general seats. But 4.50 percent women have fielded candidates.
Parties fielding less than 4.50 per cent women candidates on general seats are high because this provision technically only applies to political parties that field at least 20 candidates on general seats.
Only 35 political parties have fielded more than 20 candidates on general seats.
For the National Assembly, 94 parties have allotted tickets to a total of 1,872 candidates for general seats, including 92 women, which is 4.91 percent of the total candidates fielded.
