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217. Acting Commissioner. At any time when__
(a) the office of Commissioner is vacant, or
(b) the Commissioner is absent or unable to perform the functions of his office due to any
other cause, 3["the most senior member in age of the member of Commission"] shall Act
as Commissioner.
218. Election Commission.___ 4[(1) For the purpose of election to both Houses of Majlise
Shoora (Parliament), Provincial Assemblies and for election to such other public offices as may be
specified by law, a permanent Election Commission shall be constituted in accordance with this
Article.]
4[(2) The Election Commission shall consist of,
(a) the Commissioner who shall be the Chairman of the Commission; and
5[(b) four members, one from each Proviace, each of whom shall be a person who has been a
judge of a High Court or has been a senior civil servant or is a technocrat and is not more
than sixtyfive years of age, to be appointed by the President in the manner provided for
appointment of the Commissioner in clause (2A) and (2B) of Article 213.]
(3) It shall be the duty of the Election Commission 6[* * *] to organize and conduct the
election and to make such arrangements as are necessary to ensure that the election is conducted
honestly, justly, fairly and in accordance with law, and that corrupt practices are guarded against.
219. Duties of 7[Commission]. The 8[Commissioner] shall be charged with the duty of__
5[(a) "preparing electoral rolls for election to the National Assembly Provincial Assemblies
and local government, and revising such rolls periodically to keep them uptodate;"].
(b) organizing and conducting election to the Senate or to fill casual vacancies in a House or a
Provincial Assembly;
1 Proviso omitted by Act No.25 of 2016,s.5.
2 Paragraph (b) omitted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010),s.79.
3 Omitted by the Constitution (Twentieth Amendment) Act, 2012 (V of 2012) s.6.
4 Subs. by Act No.10 of 2010,s.80, for "Clause (1) and (2)".
5 18th amendment Act 10 of 2010.
6 The words "constituted in relation to an election" omitted by the constitution (twentieth Amdt.), Act 2012 (5 of 2012),s.6.
7 Subs. by Act No.25 of 2016,s.9 for "Commissioner".
8 Subs. by Act No.10 of 2010,s.81, for "Commissioner".
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