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41. A candidate may file an election petition directly with the Election Tribunal
(A) Section 92
(B) Section 192
(C) Section 242
(D) Section 142
42. Return of election expenses shall be scrutinized by the ECP
(A) Section 206
(B) Section 312
(C) Section 136
(D) Section 213
43. In case of failure to file the return of election expenses, the ECP may direct prosecution of the defaulting candidate for the offence of illegal practice
(A) Section 109 and 203
(B) Section 174 and 183
(C) Section 17and 193
(D) Section 214 and 189
44. District Monitoring Teams of the ECP shall monitor election expenses. ECP may impose fines in case of violation of the Act or the Rules
(A) Section 234
(B) Section 134
(C) Section 178
(D) Section 117
45. If a candidate, not being the returned candidate, obtains less than one-fourth of the total votes polled in the constituency, the sum deposited by him or on his behalf shall stand forfeited in favor of the Government
(A) Section 61
(B) Section 65
(C) Section 75
(D) Section 69
46. NADRA shall transmit relevant data of every CNIC issued by it to the ECP so that every citizen who obtains a CNIC from NADRA can automatically be enrolled as a voter at his permanent or temporary address on the basis of his option in the application for issuance of CNIC
(A) Section 25
(B) Section 35
(C) Section 65
(D) Section 53
47. On the application of a candidate or his election agent, the District Election Commissioner or any officer authorized in this behalf by the ECP shall provide to a candidate or an election agent a hard and searchable soft copy on a universal serial bus (USB) in portable document format (PDF) or any other tamper-proof format of the final electoral roll with photographs of the voters and shall ensure that the copy is the same as provided to the Returning Officer and Presiding Officers
(A) Section 87
(B) Section 134
(C) Section 37
(D) Section 79
48. An election official shall, before the commencement of his election duty, make an oath, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, that he shall act strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Act, 2017, Rules and directions of the ECP
(A) Section 56
(B) Section 35
(C) Section 98
(D) Section 67
49. As far as practicable, the distance between a polling station and the voters assigned to it shall not exceed one kilometer
(A) Section 59
(B) Section 223
(C) Section 65
(D) Section 173
50. Political parties shall encourage women membership
(A) Section 232
(B) Section 212
(C) Section 208
(D) Section 203
51. Political parties shall award at least 5% party tickets to women candidates on general seats
(A) Section 212
(B) Section 209
(C) Section 276
(D) Section 206
52. If the turnout of women voters is less than 10% of the total votes polled in the constituency, ECP may presume that women have been restrained through an agreement from casting their votes and may declare polling at one or more polling stations, or election in the whole constituency void
(A) Section 19
(B) Section 11
(C) Section 56
(D) Section 9
53. ECP shall annually publish disaggregated data of registered men and women voters in each National Assembly and Provincial Assembly constituency highlighting the difference in number of registered men and women voters
(A) Section 47
(B) Section 49
(C) Section 77
(D) Section 98
54. If the variation in the number of men and women voters in a constituency is more than 10% special measures will be taken by ECP to reduce such variation
(A) Section 67
(B) Section 38
(C) Section 74
(D) Section 47
55. ECP shall conduct awareness/media campaigns for registration of women voters and their participation in elections
(A) Section 12
(B) Section 23
(C) Section 87
(D) Section 46
56. As per the previous law, the Election Commission Order, 2002, Section 9E, approval of the President had to be sought to make Rules. Now, ECP has been empowered to make Rules without prior approval of the President or the Government. Rules will be subject to prior publication, seeking suggestions etc. within 15 days of such publication
(A) Section 223
(B) Section 210
(C) Section 239
(D) Section 191
57. The ECP shall prepare a comprehensive Action Plan four months before the elections specifying all legal and administrative measures that have been taken or are required to be taken
(A) Section 11
(B) Section 14
(C) Section 18
(D) Section 16
58. The ECP has been authorized to redress complaints/grievances during various stages of the election process (other than challenge to the election itself under Article 225). Its decisions will be appealable to the Supreme Court of Pakistan
(A) Section 54
(B) Section 45
(C) Section 18
(D) Section 15
59. The ECP shall establish a transparent Results Management System for expeditious counting, compilation and dissemination of election results
(A) Section 32
(B) Section 24
(C) Section 18
(D) Section 13
60. The ECP has been empowered to delegate its functions to its members and officials
(A) Section 6
(B) Section 9
(C) Section 12
(D) Section 15
