ISLAMABAD: Elections for Chairman and deputy Chairman senate are all set to be held tomorrow, (Friday).
PTI government’s candidate Sadiq Sanjrani will be contesting for a second term against Yousaf Raza Gillani, Pakistan Democratic Movement’s nominee for the chairman seat.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had notified the victory of newly elected senators to the Upper House of Parliament following the March 3 Senate polls.
According to the Senate Secretariat, the session would meet in the morning for oath-taking of the newly elected senators after which the session will be adjourned.
After the adjournment of the session, nomination papers for the chairman and deputy chairman would be submitted.
Later, the session would resume in the evening the same day to elect the chairman and deputy chairman of the Upper House.
Names of the candidates would be announced during the meeting and later a secret ballot will be held.
The names of winning candidates for the slots of chairman and deputy chairman would be announced after which they will also take the oath.
