Reserved seats restored: ECP issues notification for 76 national & provincial assembly members

Reserved seats restored: ECP issues notification for 76 national & provincial assembly members

July, 2 2025

ISLAMABAD (Suno News): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially issued a notification restoring the membership of 76 reserved seats in the National and Provincial Assemblies.

In the National Assembly, 21 reserved seats were restored, including 3 for non-Muslims. From Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8 women lawmakers have been reinstated, while 10 women from Punjab also had their membership restored.

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Provincial Assemblies Breakdown:

Punjab Assembly: 24 women and 3 non-Muslim members reinstated; Sindh Assembly: 2 women and 1 non-Muslim restored; KP Assembly: 21 women and 4 non-Muslim members reinstated

Party-wise Restorations:

PML-N: 44 seats restored across all assemblies (highest overall), including 14 in the National Assembly; PPP: 14 total seats restored; JUI-F: 13 seats; MQM: 1 seat in Sindh; IPPP, Q-League, ANP, and PTI parliamentarians: 1 seat each.

This move follows the completion of legal and procedural formalities by the ECP to ensure representation on constitutionally mandated reserved seats.