Under which section of the Elections Act, 2017, the president holds the authority to announce the date for elections in consultation with the ECP?

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1. Who holds the authority to announce the date for elections in consultation with the ECP?

   A. Prime Minister
   B. President
   C. Supreme Court
   D. Both A & B

   Submitted by: Muhammad Danish

2. Under which section, the president shall announce the date of the general elections after consultation with the Election Commission of Pakistan?

   A. Section 57
   B. Section 59
   C. Section 58
   D. Section 56

3. Which section of the Elections Act, 2017, states that the ECP was responsible to delimit territorial constituencies for elections to the National Assembly, each provincial assembly and to local governments in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the Act, the Rules and the applicable local government law?

   A. Section 17(2)
   B. Section 17(1)
   C. Section 18(2)
   D. Section 18(1)

4. Some degree of accountability of the ECP has also been built into the Elections Act, 2017; the ECP is now required to submit an annual report within 90 days after the end of every calendar year that will be laid in each house of the parliament and each provincial assembly.

   A. Section 19
   B. Section 24
   C. Section 29
   D. Section 16

5. Which section of the Elections Act 2017 authorises ECP to ‘extend polling hours already fixed’?

   A. Section 82
   B. Section 70
   C. Section 72
   D. Section 78

6. 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

7. Which section of the Election Act 2017 holds that Senate elections is a constitutional and legal responsibility of the Election Commission and it is committed to fulfilling it?

   A. Section 107
   B. Section 108
   C. Section 109
   D. Section 110

8. “The commission shall hold elections to the local governments within 120 days of the expiry of the term of the local governments of a province, cantonment, Islamabad Capital Territory or Federally Administered Tribal Areas,” is mentioned in which section of the Elections Act, 2017?

   A. Section 219(1)
   B. Section 219(4)
   C. Section 219(3)
   D. Section 219(2)

9. The ECP may, in consultation with political parties, frame a Code of Conduct for political parties , contesting candidates, election agents and polling agents. The Commission may also frame a Code of Conduct for security personnel, media and election observers.

   A. Section 233
   B. Section 235
   C. Section 243
   D. Section 238

10. Section _____ of the Elections Act 2017 deals with the ‘Functions of caretaker Government’.

    A. Section 228
    B. Section 230
    C. Section 231
    D. Section 225

    Submitted by: Ayaz Ali Bhanbhro