Constitution

Part VIII · Elections · Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commission

Duties of Commission

Article 219

Amended by 18th Amendment (2010) · 20th Amendment (2012)

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English · authoritative

The 1[Commission] shall be charged with the duty of—

2[(a)

preparing electoral rolls for election to the National Assembly, Provincial Assemblies and local governments, and revising such rolls periodically to keep them up-to-date;]

(b)

organizing and conducting election to the Senate or to fill casual vacancies in a House or a Provincial Assembly;

(c)

appointing Election Tribunals 3[;]

4[(d)

the holding of general elections to the National Assembly, Provincial Assemblies and the local governments; and

(e)

such other functions as may be specified by an Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) 5[:]]

6[Provided that till such time as the members of the Commission are first appointed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of clause (2) of Article 218 pursuant to the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010, and enter upon their office, the Commissioner shall remain charged with the duties enumerated in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Article.]

Urdu · official translation (2018)

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Amendment notes (6)›
  1. 1Substituted by the Act. No. 10 of 2010, section 81, for “Commissioner”.
  2. 2Substituted by the Act. No. 25 of 2016, section 9, for “paragraph (a)”.
  3. 3Substituted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), section 81, for the full-stop.
  4. 4New paragraphs (d) and (e) added ibid.
  5. 5Substituted by the Constitution (Twentieth Amdt.) Act, 2012 (5 of 2012), section 7, for the full-stop.
  6. 6Proviso ins. ibid.

How to cite

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Article 219 of the Constitution
With heading
Article 219 of the Constitution (Duties of Commission)
In full
Article 219, Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973

English text as amended up to 21 November 2025 (27th Amendment), published by Ministry of Law and Justice / National Assembly of Pakistan. The English text is authoritative. Official PDF, page 155