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The Election Commission has invited political parties contesting the elections to the House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies for registration. The elections are due on November 20.

The Commission has notified the political parties to register themselves for the upcoming election. The deadline for party registration is until August 16, 2022.

As per the rule, the political parties should provide details of the political party including the number of members in the party's central, provincial, and district committees.

The party must disclose the date when they submitted the annual audit report to the commission while submitting the application to register.

Similarly, the organisational form and the date of the party's central level and province level executive committee election should be disclosed.

According to the Political Party Act, when two or more parties apply for party registration to take an election symbol and participate in the election, the application should be made in accordance with the political party regulations, the Election Commission said.

The application should include a copy of the decision of the Central Committee to register the party for election.

The party's statute, regulations, and manifesto, the annual audit report for the year 2021/22, and other necessary documents are also required for the registration.

The application should be submitted to the Election Commission after signature by the major office-bearers of the party.