BRIG MUHAMMAD SALEEM, RETD FOCAL ADVISOR NRB

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NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION BUREAU
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS ANALYSIS
PRESENTED BY BRIG MUHAMMAD SALEEM, RETD - FOCAL
ADVISOR - NRB
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS SCHEME OF
PRESENTATION

• Introduction.
• Elections related amendments in LGO 2005.
• Change in Local Areas.
• Over all State of Local Government Membership.
• Election Schedules (Union, District and
  Tehsil/Town Level).
• State of Nominations Filed.
• State of Unopposed Seats.
• State of Contesting Candidates.
• State of Vacant Seats.
• By-Elections.
• Voters Turnout.
• Conclusion.

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INTRODUCTION
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STATE OF REGISTRED VOTERS LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ELECTIONS - 2005

• Overall of registered voters 49.
• Increase in Registered voters as compared to 1st
  LG elections-2.5 Million.
• Increase in Female voters as compared to 1st LG
  elections
• 1 Million.

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PROVINCE-WISE NUMBER OF POLLING STATION IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ELECTION - 2005
Polling Staff - 945,930
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ELECTION RELATED AMENDMENTS IN LGO

• Membership of Union Council reduced to 13
  (Section 87)
• Franchise Adoption of Joint Electorate (Section
  148)
• Election of Naib Zila/Tehsil/Town Nazim by
  majority votes of total membership of respective
  Council (Section 42, 69, 151)
• Run off election in case of Zila/Tehsil Town
  Nazim done away with (Section 154)
• Vacancy of Zila/Tehsil/Town and Union Nazim to be
  filled within 120 days (Section 156)
• Nazim, Naib Nazim and Councillors who are removed
  or recalled to be eligible for re-election
  (Section 163)
• Recall of Zila, Tehsil /Town and Union Nazim and
  Naib Union Nazim by 2/3rd majority of total
  membership of concerned Council (Section 24, 63,
  85)

Contd..
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ELECTION RELATED AMENDMENTS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ORDINANCE, 2005

• Removal of Naib Zila and Tehsil /Town Nazim
  through no-confidence by majority votes of total
  membership of respective Council (Section 47, 72)
• Election of village neighborhood Council made
  discretionary for TMA.

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PROVINCE-WISE CHANGE IN LOCAL AREA
1st First Term Election 2nd Second Term
Election Diff Difference (Increase / Decrease)
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OVERALL STATE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEMBERSHIP
Number of Seats in Union Councils
Total Seats at Union level- 79625
Number of Seats in Zila Tehsil/Town Councils
Total Seats at Zila/Tehsil level 6122 Overall
Membership of Local Governments - 85747
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OVERALL STATE OF WOMEN, PW AND MINORITIES
Women Seats 28,553 PW Seats
13,016 Minorities Seats 7067 (Including
143 Muslim General Seats and 33 Muslim
General (W) Seats given to Minorities)

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION SCHEDULE - 2005
PHASE I (Direct Election at Union Level in 54
District Polling Day 25th August, 2005 PHASE
II Direct Election at Union Level in 56
District Polling Day 29th September, 2005 ( In
District Ghotki on 26 June, 2006) PHASE III
Indirect Election at District and Tehsil/Town
Level Polling Day 6th October, 2005 Oath
Taking Date 17th October, 2005
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STATE OF NOMINATIONS FILED UNION LEVEL ELECTION
2000-01 2005
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STATE OF NOMINATIONS FILED TEHSIL/TOWN LEVEL
ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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STATE OF NOMINATIONS FILED ZILA LEVEL ELECTION
2000-01 2005
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STATE OF UN-OPPOSED CANDIDATES UNION LEVEL
ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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STATE OF UN-OPPOSED CANDIDATES TEHSIL/TOWN LEVEL
ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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STATE OF UN-OPPOSED CANDIDATES ZILA LEVEL
ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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STATE OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES UNION LEVEL
ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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STATE OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES TEHSIL/TOWN LEVEL
ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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STATE OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES ZILA LEVEL
ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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STATE OF VACANT SEATS UNION LEVEL ELECTION
2000-01 2005
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STATE OF VACANT SEATS TEHSIL/TOWN LEVEL
ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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STATE OF VACANT SEATS ZILA LEVEL ELECTION
2000-01 2005
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BY-ELECTIONS

• For vacant seats of Nazims within 120 days of
  vacancy.
• For vacant seats of councilors once in a calendar
  year.

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PROVINCE WISE NUMBER OF VACANT SEATS AS ON
15TH DECEMBER, 2006
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TURN OUT
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PROVINCE WISE TURN OUT OF VOTERS IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS HELD IN 2000 2001 AND 2005
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CONCLUSION

• Nominations showed substantial increase with the
  maximum increase in the category of Peasants and
  Workers followed by Muslim General, Muslim
  General (Women) and Peasants Workers (Women).
  Districts like Dir and Malakand have shown marked
  improvement particularly in case of women
  nominations.
• Number of candidates returned unopposed on all
  seats considerably reduced except in the case of
  minorities. Certain areas of Balochistan
  maintained the earlier pattern of filling all
  seats through unopposed candidates because of
  strong tribal hold.
• 3. Vacant seats in all categories considerably
  reduced in all the provinces except in the case
  of minorities, which in case of NWFP and
  Balochistan could be attributed to scanty
  minorities population in these provinces.

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CONCLUSION

• There was about 5 decrease in voters turnout in
  Punjab where bulk of countrys population (56)
  resides. The voters turnout registered about 4
  decrease in Sindh and 3 in NWFP and about 2
  decrease in Balochistan. The overall decrease in
  voters turnout as compared to first local
  government elections was about 5 which could be
  attributed to reduction of seats in the Unions
  from 21 to 13. However as compared with the last
  General Elections-2002, the voters turnout during
  Local Government Election 2005 showed an
  increase of about 6.
• 5. The increase in nominations, decrease in
  unopposed returned candidates and vacant seats
  and high voters turnout reflect on the enhanced
  peoples participation in the Local Government
  Elections, 2005 was indicative of their growing
  interest / confidence in the local government
  system, which augur well for the reform turning
  into a political movement.

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THANK YOU
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EXTRA MATERIAL
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PROVINCE-WISE STATE OF NOMINATION FILED DURING
UNION LEVEL ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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PUNJAB Nomination Filed during Union Level
Election 2000-01 2005
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SINDH Nomination Filed during Union Level
Election 2000-01 2005
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NWFP Nomination Filed during Union Level
Election 2000-01 2005
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BALOCHISTAN Nomination Filed during Union Level
Election 2000-01 2005
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PROVINCE-WISE STATE OF NOMINATION FILED DURING
ZILA COUNCILS ELECTION 2000-01 2005
Except Ghotki District in Sindh Province
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PUNJAB Nomination Filed during Zila Council
Level Election 2000-01 2005
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SINDH Nomination Filed during Zila Council Level
Election 2000-01 2005
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NWFP Nomination Filed during Zila Council Level
Election 2000-01 2005
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BALOCHISTAN Nomination Filed during Zila Council
Level Election 2000-01 2005
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PROVINCE-WISE STATE OF NOMINATION FILED DURING
TEHSIL/TOWN COUNCILS ELECTION 2000-01 2005
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PUNJAB Nomination Filed during Tehsil/Town
Council Level Election 2000-01 2005
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SINDH Nomination Filed during Tehsil/Town
Council Level Election 2000-01 2005
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NWFP Nomination Filed during Tehsil/Town
Council Level Election 2000-01 2005
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BALOCHISTAN Nomination Filed during Tehsil/Town
Council Level Election 2000-01 2005
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PROVINCE WISE TURN OUT OF MALE / FEMALE VOTERS
DURING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS HELD IN 2005
TURN OUT
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CONCLUSION (Indirect Election)

• For Zila Nazim Seats, the nominations increase
  was 145 in Sindh followed by Punjab (102),
  Balochistan (77) and NWFP (71).
• For Tehsil/Town Nazim seats, the maximum increase
  was in NWFP (203) followed by the Balochistan
  (184), Punjab (111) and Sindh (80).
• For women seats in Zila Council, the maximum
  increase was in Balochistan (58) followed by
  NWFP (50), Punjab (48) and Sindh (42).
• For women seats in the Tehsil/Town Councils, the
  increase in Balochistan was (108), followed by
  Punjab (86), NWFP (53) and Sindh (22).
• For Peasants Workers seats in Zila Council, the
  increase in Punjab was (470) followed by NWFP
  (225) Sindh (138) and Balochistan (21).

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CONCLUSION

• For Peasants Worker seats in Tehsil/Town
  Council, the increase in Punjab was (460),
  followed by NWFP (355), Balochistan (200) with
  Sindh showing a decrease of (75).
• For Minorities seats in Zila Councils, the
  increase in Punjab was (115) followed by Sindh
  (16) with Balochistan and NWFP showing a
  marginal decrease of 10 and 3 respectively.
• For Minorities seats in Tehsil/Town Councils, the
  increase in Punjab was (163) followed by
  Balochistan (46), NWFP (9) with Sindh Showing a
  marginal decrease of 18.

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CONCLUSION

• There has been an overall decrease in number of
  candidates elected unopposed and vacant seats.
• 100 voter turnout in indirect election
• The above democratic trends reflect on greater
  peoples participation in the LG elections and
  their growing interest and confidence in the
  Local Government System. However, there has been
  a strong public perception of political
  manipulation of Local Government Elections
  particularly of Zila/Tehsil/Town Nazims where
  massive use of money was also witnessed thus
  allowing people with vested interest to occupy
  such important offices. It is feared that this
  may result into serious damage to the Local
  Government reform objectives.

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WOMEN SEATS IN ZILA, TEHSIL/TOWN AND UNION
COUNCILS
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PROVINCE-WISE INCREASE/ DECREASE IN NUMBER OF
SEATS IN LOCAL COUNCILS
Number of Seats in Union Councils (1st Term)
2000-01
Number of Seats in Union Councils (2nd Term) 2005
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Number of Seats increase /reduced in Union
Council as compared to 2000-01

• Note
• The decrease in number of seats is due to
  reduction in the number of seats from 21 to 13 in
  a union council on account of amendment made in
  Provincial Local Government Ordinance, 2001
• The ratio of seats reserved for women in a union
  council increased by 5 during the current
  election as compared to election held in 2000-01.

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AREA / PROVINCE WISE POPULATION AND PERCENTAGE
OF MALE / FEMALE POPULATION OVER THE TOTAL
POPULATION
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AREA/ PROVINCE WISE POPULATION AND PERCENTAGE OF
MALE / FEMALE POPULATION OVER THE TOTAL POPULATION
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COMPARATIVE POSITION OF WOMEN SEATS, NOMINATIONS
FILED, REJECTION / WITHDRAWL, CONTESTING
CANDIDATES AND PERCENTAGE THEREOF DURING THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS HELD IN 2000 2001
AND 2005
Muslim General (Women) Peasants / Workers
(Women)
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OVERALL POSITION OF WOMEN SEATS, NOMINATION
FILED, REJECTION/WITHDRAWAL, CONTESTING
CANDIDATES DURING THE LG ELECTIONS HELD IN 2000
2001 AND 2005
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COMPARATIVE POSITION OF UNOPPOSED AND VACANT
SEATS IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 2000
2001 AND 2005
Muslim General (Women) Peasants / Workers
(Women)
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PROVINCE WISE VACANT SEATS ON COMPLETION OF LG
ELECTIONS 2000 2001 (Union Elections)
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PROVINCE WISE NUMBER OF VACANT SEATS AS ON
AUGUST, 2004
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PROVINCE WISE NUMBER OF VACANT SEATS ON
COMPLETION OF LG ELECTIONS 2005 (Union
Elections)
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STATE OF CONTESTED, UNOPPOSED AND VACANT SEATS
TEHSIL/TOWN COUNCILS ELECTIONS 2000-2001 AND 2005
CC Contested Seats UO Unopposed Candidates
VS Vacant Seats
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STATE OF CONTESTED, UNOPPOSED AND VACANT SEATS
ZILA COUNCILS ELECTIONS 2000-2001 AND 2005
CC Contested Seats UO Unopposed Candidates
VS Vacant Seats
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COMPARATIVE STATE OF VACANT SEATS LG
ELECTIONS 2000 2001 AND 2005 (Union Elections)