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Section 97. Equality of votes.—(1)

Where, after consolidation of the Results of the Count, there is equality of votes between two contesting candidates, the Returning Officer shall declare both the candidates as returned and each one of them shall be entitled to represent his constituency in the respective Assembly for half of its term of office.

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An election official on duty in connection with the election who is guilty of the offence under subsection (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or with both.

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An Appellate Tribunal shall summarily, decide an appeal filed under subsection (1) within such time as may be notified by the commission and any order passed on the appeal shall be Final.

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Every member of assembly shall submit to the Commission, on or before 31st December each year, a copy of his statement of assets and liabilities. gf

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WHEREAS clause (3) of Article 204 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan provides that the exercise of the power conferred on courts to punish for contempt may be regulated by laws:

AND WHEREAS the National Assembly is not in session and the president is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the following ordinance: gf

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Return of election expenses.

(1) Every contesting candidate, '[other than a returned candidate,] shall, within thirty days after the publication of the name of the returned candidates under section 18 or section 25, submit to the Returning Officer a return of election expenses in the prescribed form containing—

(a) a statement of all payments made by the contesting candidate together with all the bills and receipts ;

(b) a statement of all disputed claims, if any, of which the contesting candidate is aware ;

(c) a statement of all unpaid claims, if any, of which the contesting candidate is aware ; and

(d) a statement of all moneys, securities or equivalent of money received from any person for the purpose of election expenses specifying the name of every such person.

(2) The return submitted under sub-section (1) shall be accompanied by an affidavit sworn by the contesting candidate. gf

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 Section-7

Power to requisition property.—(1)

A Provincial Government, deputy commissioner, political agent or head of district administration, by whatever name called, shall, upon a request made in this behalf by the Commission, requisition a vehicle, vessel or other means of transportation as is needed or is likely to be needed for the purpose of transporting to and from any polling station ballot boxes or other election material or any officer or other person engaged for the performance of any duty in connection with an election.

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Section 8 of the Election Act 2017, deals with  Power of Commission to ensure a fair election

stop the polls at one or more polling stations at any stage of the election if it is convinced that it shall not be able to ensure the conduct of the election justly, fairly and in accordance with law due to large scale malpractices, including coercion, intimidation and pressures, prevailing at the election;

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