A. Complain management system
B. Answer management system
C. school management system
D. None of these
Correct Answer: Complain management system ✔
Last Updated: October 05, 2021
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- ECP shall prepare a gender disaggregated statement of voters showing the total number of votes cast by men and women voters at the polling station.
- 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 favour of the Government.
- District Monitoring Teams of the ECP shall monitor election expenses. ECP may impose fines in case of violation of the Act or the Rules.
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- Symbols allocated to the political parties and candidates should be visibly different from each other.
- If an enlisted political party fails to comply with the provisions of the Act, it will be disentitled for allocation of symbol for the election.
- The office-bearers of a political party at the federal, provincial and local levels shall be elected periodically provided that a period, not exceeding five years, shall intervene between any two elections.
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- Political parties shall award at least 5% party tickets to women candidates on general seats.
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- 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.
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