ECP may conduct pilot projects for utilization of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and biometric voters’ identification system in bye-elections in addition to the existing manual procedures for voter verification, casting and counting of votes to assess their technical efficacy, secrecy, security and financial feasibility.

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. If the turnout of women voters is less than ___________ of the total votes polled in a constituency, the Commission may presume that the women voters have been restrained through an agreement from casting their votes :

   A. 10%
   B. 20%
   C. 30%
   D. None of these

3. If the victory margin between the returned candidate and runner-up candidate is less than 5% of the total votes polled or 10,000 votes, whichever is less, the Returning Officer shall recount all the votes on the request of a contesting candidate before commencement of the consolidation of the results.

   A. Section 78
   B. Section 95
   C. Section 45
   D. Section 89

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. A deposit may become non-refundable if a candidate obtain votes less than_________ of total votes cast in a constituency

   A. 1/4
   B. 1/3
   C. 1/2
   D. none of the above

8. 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

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

   A. Section 56 (1)
   B. Section 57 (1) 
   C. Section 58 (1)
   D. Section 59 (1)

   Submitted by: Muhammad Danish

10. 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)