query: how many seats are there in punjab assembly

pos: Punjab Legislative Assembly Punjab Legislative Assembly The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha () is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in northern India. At present, it consists of 117 members, directly elected from 117 single-seat constituencies. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years unless dissolved sooner. The current Speaker of the Assembly is Rana KP Singh. The meeting place of the Legislative Assembly since 6 March 1961 is the "Vidhan Bhavan" in Chandigarh. The current ruling party is the Indian National Congress with 2/3rd Majority . An Executive Council was formed under The Indian Councils Act,

pos: 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election machines installed with EVMs, As per the special summary revision of electoral rolls, there are a total of 1.9 crore voters in Punjab as of August 2016. The 2014 general election was held in Punjab for 13 parliamentary constituencies. Shiromani Akali Dal and Aam Aadmi Party won 4 seats each, Congress won 3, and 2 constituencies elected Bharatiya Janata Party candidates. The first-time contesting Aam Aadmi Party won from 34 of the total 117 assembly segments, coming second in 7, third in 73 and fourth in the rest 3 segments. Wherever it trailed the major parties its vote share was

pos: Punjab, India Assembly elections as Congress won 77 out of 117 Assembly seats and Amarinder Singh is the current Chief Minister. The state of Punjab is divided into five administrative divisions and twenty-two districts. The capital of Punjab is Chandigarh, which also serves as the capital of Haryana and is thus administered separately as a Union Territory of India. The judicial branch of the state government is provided by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh. The main players in the politics of the state are the Indian National Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (with alliance Bharatiya Janata Party). The

pos: 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election end on 18 March 2017. The election results were declared on 11 March 2017, with the Indian National Congress winning an absolute majority of seats. 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election A Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Punjab on 4 February 2017 to elect the 117 members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes was done on 11 March 2017. The ruling pre-election coalition was the alliance comprising the political parties Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party and led by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The voter turnout for the Punjab Assembly election

pos: 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election SAD-BJP government as 'anti-Dalit' and Arvind Kejriwal as a "baniya" who had "always worked against Dalit and Scheduled Caste people" before he became Delhi CM. Mayawati also declared that the BSP will contest Punjab 2017 elections on its own in all 117 seats. The BSP declared that it will root out the drug menace from the state within a month of coming to power in Punjab. In 9 June 2016, BSP national president Mayawati supported the film on Punjab drug abuse "Udta Punjab", saying there is 'nothing wrong' in it. In May 2016, the BSP launched the "Pind Pind Chalo,

pos: 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election mostly bigger than the margin of victory of the winning candidate, turning forthcoming elections into three-cornered contests. The previous election, held in 2012, resulted in a majority of seats being won by ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party and Parkash Singh Badal became Chief Minister of Punjab. In December 2015, Aam Aadmi Party declared that it would contest the Legislative Assembly elections in 2017. AAP which did not participate in the previous assembly election, had fought 2014 lok sabha elections. Their 2014 performance translates to 33 assembly seats out of 117. The performance of AAP was below expectations and 25

pos: Punjab Legislative Assembly India Congress Committee. Key Positions Held: He was re-elected to the state assembly from Anandpur Sahib in 2017. Presently, he is serving as Speaker of Punjab Legislative Assembly elected by the members of the house unanimously on 27.03.2017 Only the political parties which has legislators in the assembly are mentioned below along with additional details: Pre-Independence After Independence Punjab Legislative Assembly The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha () is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in northern India. At present, it consists of 117 members, directly elected from 117 single-seat constituencies. The tenure of the

neg: 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election Elections to the second Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in 1957. 661 candidates contested for the 154 seats of the 121 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 21 two-member constituencies and 84 single-member constituencies. On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with Punjab. Thus the assembly constituencies were increased from 105 with 126 seats in 1952 to 121 with 154 seats in 1957 elections. After the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the assembly constituencies were increased from 105 with 126 seats in 1952 to 121 with

neg: 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election 47.51%. Partap Singh Kairon from the Congress party became the Chief Minister again. 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election Elections to the second Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in 1957. 661 candidates contested for the 154 seats of the 121 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 21 two-member constituencies and 84 single-member constituencies. On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with Punjab. Thus the assembly constituencies were increased from 105 with 126 seats in 1952 to 121 with 154 seats in 1957 elections. After the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the assembly

neg: Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore, Pakistan. The Assembly was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan as having a total of 371 seats, with 297 general seats, 66 seats reserved for women and eight reserved for non-Muslims. The 2-story Assembly Chamber, residential hostels, and expansive lawns cover on the Shahrah-e-Quaid-Azam (the Mall). After it was completed in 1935, the Assembly Chamber housed the Assembly for the Punjab province. After the division of Punjab and the

neg: Provincial Assembly of the Punjab proceedings of the Assembly including its schedule and agenda, and a summary of its proceedings. This web page also includes the procedural rules for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab and some other important laws of the country. Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the province of Punjab, which is located in Lahore, Pakistan. The Assembly was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan as having a total of 371 seats, with 297 general seats, 66 seats reserved for women and eight reserved for non-Muslims.

neg: 2018 Punjab provincial election manifesto for the 2018 elections. PTI has 175 members in the assembly, PML-Q 10, PML-N 162 and PPP 10. Pakistan Rah-e-Haq party has one member while three independent members are present in house. Election results from three constituencies are pending while it has been halted from other three. Seven seats of Punjab Assembly were vacated after the member chose to take oath from National Assembly seat. 2018 Punjab provincial election Provincial elections were held in Punjab, Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. After the elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was able

neg: PEPSU Legislative Assembly the PEPSU Legislative Assembly became members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly as of 1 November 1956. The PEPSU Legislative Assembly members also elected six members to the Punjab Legislative Council. PEPSU Legislative Assembly The PEPSU Legislative Assembly was the unicameral state-level legislative body of the Patiala and East Punjab States Union in India. Two elections to the assembly were held; one in 1951 and the second one in 1954. The assembly had 60 seats. In 1951 there were 40 single-member constituencies and 10 double-member constituencies (none of them reserved for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes). The Indian National Congress won

neg: Punjab, Pakistan Pakistan. The Assembly was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan as having a total of 371 seats, with 66 seats reserved for women and eight reserved for non-Muslims. There are 48 departments in Punjab government. Each Department is headed by a Provincial Minister (Politician) and a Provincial Secretary (A civil servant of usually BPS-20 or BPS-21). All Ministers report to the Chief Minister, who is the Chief Executive. All Secretaries report to the Chief Secretary of Punjab, who is usually a BPS-22 Civil Servant. The Chief Secretary in turn reports to the Chief Minister. In addition to

neg: Constituent Assembly of India which are now in Bangladesh). The Constituent Assembly had 299 representatives, including fifteen women. The Interim Government of India was formed on 2 September 1946 from the newly elected Constituent Assembly. The Congress Party held a large majority in the Assembly (69 percent of the seats), and the Muslim League held nearly all the seats reserved in the Assembly for Muslims. There were also members of smaller parties, such as the Scheduled Caste Federation, the Communist Party of India and the Unionist Party. In June 1947 delegations from Sindh, East Bengal, Baluchistan, West Punjab and the North West Frontier Province

neg: Provincial Assembly of the Punjab to the lounge and the other to the bedroom. Article 106 of the constitution provides that each Provincial Assembly shall consist of general seats and seats reserved only for women and non-Muslims. The same article specifies that the Provincial Assembly of Punjab will have a total of 371 seats: 297 general seats, 66 reserved for women, and eight reserved for non-Muslims. According to Article 113 of the Constitution, the qualifications for membership in the National Assembly set forth in Article 62 of the Constitution also apply for membership to the Provincial Assembly. Thus, a member of the Provincial Assembly: The

neg: Punjab Legislative Assembly Punjab States Union. The Punjab State Legislature was a bicameral house in April 1952, comprising the Vidhan Sabha (lower house) and Vidhan Parishad (upper house). In 1956 the state was reorganized and renamed Punjab, the strength of the Vidhan Parishad of the new State of Punjab was enhanced from 40 seats to 46 seats and in 1957, it was increased to 51. Punjab was trifurcated in 1966 to form Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab. The Vidhan Parishad was reduced to 40 seats and the Vidhan Sabha was grown by 50 seats to 104 seats. On 1 January 1970, the Vidhan

neg: 2013 Pakistani general election were held by Election Commission to fill vacant seats in all constituent assemblies. As of February 2018, bye-elections have been held for 36 National Assembly seats, 29 Punjab Assembly seats, 19 Sindh Assembly seats, 13 Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seats, and 6 Balochistan Assembly seats. The consolidated results are as follows: On the night of the elections, the youth supporter, partisans, and lobbyists gathered in Raiwand– a private residential place of president of the PML, Nawaz Sharif. Speaking to his supporters and media representatives, Nawaz Sharif who was standing with his daughter, Maryam Nawaz and wife Kulsoom Nawaz, said: The Chief Election

neg: Government of Punjab, Pakistan BPS-21). All ministers report to the Chief Minister, who is the Chief Executive; and all secretaries report to Chief Secretary Punjab, who is a BPS-22 grade bureaucrat. The Chief Secretary is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. In addition to these departments, there are several Autonomous Bodies and Attached Departments that report directly to either the Secretaries or the Chief Secretary. The Punjab Assembly is a unicameral legislature with 297 elected Members and 74 reserved seats. Government of Punjab, Pakistan The Government of the Punjab (), a provincial government in the federal structure of Pakistan, is based in Lahore,

neg: Pakistan Muslim League (Z) held in Bahawalnagar for Member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly, upsetting the Pakistan Peoples Party. During the floods of 2010, the party also came to attention for distributing relief goods worth millions of rupees in Southern Punjab. On October 9, 2011, PML-Zia became the only party to support the PML-N's threat to dissolve the Punjab Assembly and pre-empt the PPP's expected victory in the 2012 Senate elections. In the general elections in 2013, PML-Z contested two seats and won again from NA-191 Bahawalnagar in the National Assembly, and two seats in the Punjab Assembly. Ijaz's constituency NA-191 recorded the highest

neg: Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 8 seats in Punjab assembly and 4 seats in Balochistan assembly. In Sindh and KPK assemblies, they were shut out, cadging only 3.11% of popular vote, relegating it from number two to number six in terms of votes. PML (Q) contested the 2018 election. The party won 3 seats in national assembly, along with 10 seats in Punjab assembly and 1 seat in KPK assembly. As of 2017 Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain was president of PML-Q. He was elected unopposed. Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed is the secretary general, also unopposed. A rift within party leadership emerged with a faction calling themselves

neg: PEPSU Legislative Assembly PEPSU Legislative Assembly The PEPSU Legislative Assembly was the unicameral state-level legislative body of the Patiala and East Punjab States Union in India. Two elections to the assembly were held; one in 1951 and the second one in 1954. The assembly had 60 seats. In 1951 there were 40 single-member constituencies and 10 double-member constituencies (none of them reserved for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes). The Indian National Congress won 26 seats in the election. The Akali Dal, with 19 seats, gathered support from independents and the Communist Party of India to form the United Front. The Indian National Congress

neg: 2015 Pakistani Senate election require 52 votes from the Punjab Assembly, 24 from the Sindh Assembly, 18 from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and 9 from the Balochistan Assembly. According to "The Express Tribune", four contestants already elected unopposed in Sindh – two each from the PPP and MQM – voting was held for the remaining 48 seats with members of the provincial assemblies electing senators on their respective provincial quotas – seven for Sindh, 11 for Punjab, 12 each for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan for different categories of seats. Members of the National Assembly will be voting for two seats for Islamabad Capital Territory

neg: 2018 Punjab provincial election 2018 Punjab provincial election Provincial elections were held in Punjab, Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. After the elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was able to form the government in Punjab, with Sardar Usman Buzdar as the Cheif Minister of Punjab. In the 2013 elections, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) came out with well above a supermajority in the assembly with a landslide haul of 313 seats, and were comfortably able to form a government. They were followed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which held only 30 seats. The election was notable

neg: 1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election change in assembly constituencies from 140 with 160 seats to 136 with 176 seats in 1957 assembly elections. 1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held on February 29, 1952. 616 candidates contested for the 140 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 20 two-member constituencies and 120 single-member constituencies. On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State, the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the Punjab was merged with Rajasthan while

neg: 2013 Punjab provincial election the Pakistan Muslim League (N) came out with well above a supermajority landslide in the assembly with 313 seats, and were comfortably able to form a government. They were followed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which held only 30 seats. This election was notable for the downfall of the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), which both held 106 and 79 seats respectively before the election and were reduced to merely 8 seats each, due to the rise of PTI and PML (N), although the sheer numbers that the PML (N) held in the assembly shocked many analysts.

neg: Aam Aadmi Party party contested in Goa Legislative Assembly election, 2017 and Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2017. It lost all the seats and failed to save deposits of 38 out of 39 seats in Goa on which it's candidates contested. For Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2017, the Lok Insaaf Party allied with the Aam Aadmi Party. This alliance was called the AAP Alliance and was represented on news channels as AAP+. It won 22 seats in total, 2 of which were won by the Lok Insaaf Party and the other 20 by the Aam Aadmi Party. After coming to power in Delhi, Kejriwal

neg: 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election 154 seats in 1957 elections. 88 constituencies were single member constituencies while 33 were two-member constituencies. Out of 121 constituencies, 33 were reserved for Scheduled Tribes. There were 52,44,907 electors in single member constituencies, while 3,96,40,19 in two-member constituencies. Total 661 candidates were in fray for these 154 seats. Four national parties, Communist Party of India, Congress, Praja Socialist Party and Bharatiya Jana Sangha along with the state party Scheduled Caste Federation took part in the assembly election. Congress was the clear winner in the elections winning 77.92% of the total seats (i.~e. 120 seats) with a vote share of

neg: Education in Punjab, India and business courses are offered, leading to first degrees as well as postgraduate awards. Advanced research is conducted in all major areas of excellence. Punjab Agricultural University is one of the world's leading authorities in agriculture. It was instrumental and played vital role in Punjab's Green Revolution in the 1960s-70s. Many colleges of Punjab have been granted autonomous status by UGC. As of 2015, there are more than 920 MBBS and 1,070 BDS seats across Punjab.<ref name="http://www.hindustantimes.com/ 2015"></ref> Education in Punjab, India Punjab has a long history of education. The Indian government lays emphasis on the primary education up to

neg: Deshbandhu Gupta Unionist Party and Bengal by the Krishak Praja Party-Muslim League coalition. In 18 February legislative assembly elections in Punjab, only Lala Deshbandhu Gupta and Pandit Shriram Sharma won seats from the INC. He stayed on in the Punjab assembly for seven years. He was later elected MP from Delhi, and also held several important positions within the INC during his political career. It was Swami Shraddhanand and Mahatma Gandhi who gave him the title "deshbandhu" (friend of the nation), which came to be used as his name. In addition to active politics, he was involved in countering the many communal

neg: Haryana Legislative Assembly Haryana Legislative Assembly The Haryana Legislative Assembly or the Haryana Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Haryana state in northern India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. The term of office is five years. The body was founded in 1966, when the state was created from part of the state of Punjab, by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. The house initially had 54 seats, ten reserved for scheduled castes, this was increased to 81 seats in

neg: Mehreen Anwar Raja Affairs. Mehreen Anwar Raja Mehreen Anwar Raja is a Pakistani politician who has served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a reserved seats for women from Punjab in Pakistani general election, 2002. She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a reserved seats for women from Punjab in Pakistani general election, 2008 and was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was made Minister of State for

neg: Mehreen Anwar Raja Mehreen Anwar Raja Mehreen Anwar Raja is a Pakistani politician who has served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a reserved seats for women from Punjab in Pakistani general election, 2002. She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a reserved seats for women from Punjab in Pakistani general election, 2008 and was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was made Minister of State for Parliamentary

neg: Constituency PP-155 Park, Shaukat Town, Amer Sidhu Pind, Farooq Colony, Model Colony 1, 2, Qadri Colony, Peer Colony, Keer Kot. There are many villages in provincial constituency PP-155. Some are developed and surrounded by DHA and other societies. But some have very poor conditions and facilities. Mian Naseer Ahmed was elected as Member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (MPA) in 2008. He belongs to the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) political party. in 1985 Qazi Abdul hakeem elected as a member of provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an indipandent candidate Constituency PP-155 PP-155 XIX Lahore Cantonment There are 9 union

neg: Kamran Michael Finance in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Michael started his political career in 2001 after getting elected as Councillor. Later he was elected as Member of Lahore District Council. Michael was elected as member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for the first time in Pakistani general election, 2002 on one of the eight seats reserved for minorities. He was re-elected as the member of the Punjab Assembly for a second term in Pakistani general election, 2008. He was appointed as provincial minister of Punjab for human rights, provincial minister for Minority Affairs, provincial minister for Social Welfare and provincial

neg: Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-65 and NA-69 in Pakistani general election, 2018. In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-30 (Gujrat-III). Following his successful election, he abandoned his national assembly seats in favor of the provincial assembly seat. He was named by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and PML-Q as their joint candidate for the office of Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab. On 16 August 2018, he was re-elected as Speaker of the Punjab Assembly. He received 201 votes against his opponent Muhammad

neg: Kiran Imran Dar a reserved seats for women in Pakistani general election, 2013. She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seats for women from Punjab in April 2015 following the resignation of Ayesha Raza Farooq. She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the Pakistani general election, 2018. Kiran Imran Dar Kiran Imran Dar () is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously she was a member of the

neg: Kiran Imran Dar Kiran Imran Dar Kiran Imran Dar () is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously she was a member of the National Assembly from April 2015 to May 2018 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to 2015. She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on a reserved seats for women in Pakistani general election, 2008. She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on

neg: 2018 Punjab provincial election for the downfall of the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), which, before the elections, held 106 and 79 seats respectively but were reduced to merely 8 seats each, due to the rise of PTI and PML (N), although the sheer numbers that the PML (N) held in the assembly shocked many analysts. Shehbaz Sharif, brother of PML (N) chairman and two-time Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, became Chief Minister for the third time in his life, securing over 300 votes in the assembly. On April 10 2018, 10 of the ruling PML-N's prominent elected candidates from South

neg: Shujaat Hussain and, subsequently joining the Punjab government's Financial department. He participated and campaign successfully in non-partisan 1985 general elections and maintains ties with PML. His contest in the general election from Gujrat included for both seats for the National Assembly and provincial Punjab Assembly. After the elections he vacated his Punjab Assembly seat in favour of the National Assembly seat. He became a crucial power broker in the far-right regime Zia-ul-Haq. Hussain benefited with general Zia's economic policies. Hussain invested in industrial firms and mills. Bought Stocks at Karachi Stock Exchange, which benefited him. After participating in 1985 general elections, Hussain

neg: Western Uttar Pradesh Muslims in Western Uttar Pradesh (~26%) is higher than in Uttar Pradesh as a whole (where it is 19.3%). Out of 77 assembly seats in this region, Muslim candidates won 26 seats in the 2012 assembly elections. "Several communities are bi-religious, with both Hindu and Muslim components, e.g. the Tyagis who have a Muslim Tyagi subcommunity although they are largely Hindu. The region's Rohillas are descended from immigrant groups from centuries ago, and a large subregion of Western Uttar Pradesh, Rohilkhand, takes its name from that Pashtun tribe. Sikhs from West Punjab, which came from Pakistan after partition, also migrated

neg: Politics of Pakistan the parliamentary term, which is five years, unless they die or resign sooner, or unless the National Assembly is dissolved. Although the vast majority of the members are Muslim, about 5 percent of the seats are reserved for minorities, including Christians, Hindus, and Sikhs. Elections for minority seats are held on the basis of separate electorates at the same time as the polls for Muslim seats during the general elections. There are also 50+ special seats for women now, and women are selected (i.e. not directly elected in the general election but given representation according to how their parties performed

neg: Lambi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) to 2017. Members of Punjab Legislative Assembly Lambi. Punjab Legislative Assembly Lambi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Lambi Assembly Constituency (Sl. No.: 83) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Muktsar district, Punjab state, India. A voter-verified paper audit trail was used in Lambi in the 2017 Assembly polls. It is part of the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency, which is represented by Harsimrat Kaur Badal. The total number of voters in this constituency is 155,556 and there are 168 polling stations. A notable politician from Lambi constituency is Parkash Singh Badal, who has been a record five times chief minister of Punjab.

neg: Shazia Ashfaq Mattu Shazia Ashfaq Mattu Shazia Ashfaq Mattu () is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018. Mattu was born in Gujranwala. She received her degree of MA in Urdu from University of the Punjab, Lahore. She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from PP-95 (Gujranwala-V) constituency in Pakistani general election, 2008.<ref name="pap.gov.pk/profile"></ref> She was indirectly elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) on reserved seats for women from Punjab

neg: Sikanderpur, Punjab Sikanderpur, Punjab Sikanderpur is a village in the district of Nawanshahr, Punjab, India. Sikanderpur is midway between Garshankar and Nawanshar, near Panaam. It was founded by Alexander the Great, as its name indicates (Sikander is how Alexander is called in many Eastern languages). The village is around 100 houses with many of the people having emigrated to the UK, Canada and USA. The village has a long history and there is a village portal website called Sikanderpur Portal (Sikandepur). Sikanderpur can be reached by road from Delhi or the best way is to come via Amritsar Airport. There are regular

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Elections in Pakistan 9th elections : 1997 = PMLN
 10th elections : 2002 = PMLQ
 11th elections : 2008 = PPP
 12th elections : 2013 = PMLN
 13th elections : 2018 = PTI
 Between 1947 and 1958, there were no direct elections held in Pakistan at the national level. Provincial elections were held occasionally. The West Pakistan provincial elections were described as "a farce, a mockery and a fraud upon the electorate" The first direct elections held in the country after independence were for the provincial Assembly of the Punjab between 10–20 March 1951. The elections were held for 197 seats. As many

neg: Pakistan Muslim League (N) seats. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) won eight provincial assembly seats, while the PPP won seven provincial seats. On 25 August 2008, Nawaz Sharif announced that Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui would be Pakistan Muslim League (N) nominee to replace Pervez Musharraf as President of Pakistan. During its election campaign for the 2013 general elections, the party compete against its arch-rival PPP and another right-wing party, PTI. In an unofficial counting, the party has secured the qualified majority in the state parliament, the Punjab Assembly and Balochistan Assembly; it is yet the only party to have secured respectable seats and representation on provisional

neg: Punjab Muslim League only two seats in the Punjab Assembly. One of the winning candidates, Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan deserted the PML as soon as the results were officially announced. The other winning candidate was an urban elite, brilliant and an academic lawyer Malik Barkat Ali Sir Fazl-i-Husain died in 1936, leaving the way clear for Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan to become the first Chief Minister of the Punjab under the newly introduced provincially autonomy under the act of 1935. Sir Sikander was the strongest Chief Minister in India getting the support of 95 out of 175 members of the Punjab Assembly. He

neg: 1937 Indian provincial elections Party (Punjab), with 101 seats. Neither the Muslim League nor the Congress did well in the Muslim constituencies. While the Muslim League fared better on Muslim seats from the non-Muslim majority provinces, its performance was less impressive in the Muslim majority provinces such as Punjab and Bengal. The Congress was also unable to show popularity among Muslims. The elections showed that Muslims thought along provincial or local lines and were less interested in all-India matters. Legislative Assemblies Legislative Councils In Madras, the Congress won 74% of all seats, eclipsing the incumbent Justice Party (21 seats). The Sind Legislative Assembly had

neg: Politics of India polity in the country, situate as it is in its present state: Criteria it wins at least two percent (2%) seats in the House of the People (i.e., 11 seats in the existing House having 543 members), and these members are elected from at least three different States. it wins at least three percent (3%) of the total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of the State, or at least three seats in the Assembly, whichever is more. At present there are seven national parties and many more state parties. India has a history of alliances and breakdown of

neg: 2009 Indian general election in Punjab 2009 Indian general election in Punjab The Indian general election, 2009 in Punjab, occurred for 13 seats in the state. Punjab went for the Lok sabha elections in two phases-7 May and 13 May. There were 13 parliament seats from Punjab and the elections were held for 4 seats on 7 May and remaining 9 on 13 May. Indian National Congress got majority of 8 seats. Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party got 4 and 1 seats respectively. The Election Commission of India has announced the dates for the Lok Sabha elections 2014. The elections will begin on 7

neg: 2009 Indian general election in Punjab April and end on 12 May. Election in Punjab will be held on 30 April 2014 which will be the 7th phase of election. List of candidates 2009 Indian general election in Punjab The Indian general election, 2009 in Punjab, occurred for 13 seats in the state. Punjab went for the Lok sabha elections in two phases-7 May and 13 May. There were 13 parliament seats from Punjab and the elections were held for 4 seats on 7 May and remaining 9 on 13 May. Indian National Congress got majority of 8 seats. Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party

neg: Delimitation Commission of India states which had implemented family planning widely like Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Punjab would stand to lose many parliamentary seats representation and states with poor family planning programs and higher fertility rates like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan would adversely gain many of the seats transferred from better performing states. Delimitation Commission of India The Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is redrawing the boundaries of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on a

neg: Romina Khurshid Alam from Punjab in the Pakistani general election, 2018. Romina Khurshid Alam Romina Khurshid Alam (; born 18 July 1976) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously she was member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018. She was born on 18 July 1976 in Gujranwala. She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on reserved seats for women from Punjab in Pakistani general election, 2013. She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate

neg: Zeb Jaffar She was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seats for women from Punjab in Pakistani general election, 2013. She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the Pakistani general election, 2018. Zeb Jaffar Zeb Jaffar () is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously she was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018. She was born in Hyderabad, Pakistan to Begum Ishrat Ashraf and

neg: Next Pakistani general election it only had a lead of up to 4 percentage points. The PML-N was deprived of the chance of forming a government in Punjab, a province seen as it’s stronghold. Most parties apart from the PTI cried foul at the result and claimed that it was rigged. The 342 seats of the National Assembly consist of 272 elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies, 60 seats are reserved for women and 10 for minority groups. The reserved seats are elected by proportional representation based on the national vote share in the single-member constituencies with a 5% electoral threshold. Next Pakistani

neg: 1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election 1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election Elections to the second Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held in 1957. On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State, the Abu Road taluka of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the Punjab was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to Madhya Pradesh. This resulted in the change in assembly constituencies from 140 with 160 seats to 136 with 176 seats in 1957 assembly elections. Due to

neg: Shireen Mazari from PTI<ref name="thenews/20mar2013"></ref> where she was the Central Vice President and in charge of Foreign Policy. She rejoined PTI in 2013. She was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in Pakistani general election, 2013 on the ticket of PTI on reserved seats for women from Punjab. She was the chief whip of PTI in the National Assembly of Pakistan. She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI on a seat reserved for women from Punjab in the Pakistani general election, 2018. On 18 August, Imran Khan formally announced

neg: National Assembly of Pakistan to any matter under its consideration and may hear expert evidence and hold public hearing. The composition of the National Assembly is specified in Article 51 of the Constitution of Pakistan. There are a total of 342 seats in the National Assembly. Of these, 272 are filled by direct elections. In addition, the Pakistani Constitution reserves 10 seats for religious minorities and 60 seats for women, to be filled by proportional representation among parties with more than 5% of the vote. As of 2006, there are 72 women members in the Assembly. Members of the National Assembly are elected by

neg: Begum Majeeda Wyne of PML-N from Constituency NA-123 (Khanewal-III) in Pakistani general election, 1997. She received 68,701 votes and defeated Aslam Bodla. She was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N on reserved seats for women from Punjab in Pakistani general election, 2013. Begum Majeeda Wyne Begum Majeeda Wyne () is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 1997 to 1999 and again from June 2013 to May 2018. She was the wife of Ghulam Haider Wyne, former Chief Minister of Punjab. She ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan

neg: Hukam Singh (Punjab politician) attire. With that, he was hired as a Judge of the Kapurthala High Court. Hukam Singh entered politics through the Shiromani Akali Dal and was its President for three years. He was also a member of the Montgomery Singh Sabha and its President for three years. Consequent upon Partition, some seats in the Constituent Assembly of India had become vacant. On a motion from Gurmukh Singh Musafir, the Assembly, on 27 January 1948 approved a motion to include two Sikh and two Hindu members elected from East Punjab. Hukam Singh was elected to the Constituent Assembly of India on 30

neg: Politics of Punjab, India in the state. Other prominent party is Bahujan Samaj Party especially in Doaba region. In 1992 BSP won 9 seats Vidhan Sabha elections. Also BSP won 3 lok sabha seats from Punjab in 1996 general elections Before 1947 partition of Punjab, politics were dominated by Unionist Party as it was main party in united Punjab especially seen in 1937 elections. During 1947-1966 Punjab was undivided and consisted of present-day Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh. This meant that both population and religion factor of whole state was mixed and politics were dominated by Indian National Congress. Punjab has many but

neg: History of Punjab people dead, but there are reported to be greater than 1000 killed. There had been many Indian Independence movements in Punjab at the time as well. Notably, the actions of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru on 17 December, 1928 in which the trio was responsible for killing J.P Saunders in revenge for the latter's murder of Lala Lajpati Rai. They were also responsible for the bombing of the Legislative Assembly in Delhi on the 8th of April in 1929. The three believed that the nonviolent movement was a failure. Nevertheless, the use of violence in the Indian Independence movement became

neg: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Constituent Assembly could decide. The party was unable to take its seats. Most of the opposition though initially taking their seats declared boycotts as time went so that there were few votes against. However, the constitution decided against 1918 agreement between the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and the Kingdom of Serbia, which stated that a 66% majority that 50% plus one vote would be needed to pass, irrespective of how many voted against. Only last minute concessions to Džemijet, a group of Muslims from Macedonia and Kosovo, saved it. On 28 June 1921, the Vidovdan (St Vitus's Day)

neg: 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum in to South Kordofan, resulting in Arabs gaining a majority in the new province. The 2008 census reported the total population of South Kordofan at 1,406,404 (though the SPLA claims many ethnic Nuba living in remote regions were not counted). This figure includes the Abyei region and it is not known how many are Nuba, Ngok and Baggara. During the 2010 National Assembly election, the NCP won 13 out of the 17 seats, while the SPLM won 4 seats. The gubernatorial elections were postponed to 2011. During the 2010 Presidential elections, the NCP received 69.3% of the votes in South

neg: Legislative districts of the Philippines districts, except for the Isabela excluded from Basilan's assembly district, as it is not included in the ARMM. However, unlike one seat being contested in each district, three seats elected via plurality-at-large voting is done. Representation via provincial boards, known as Sangguniang Panlalawigan are also via legislative districts except for a few instances, such as Bulacan's 4th provincial board district including San Jose del Monte, while its congressional district does not. The province's income determines how many seats it is entitled to, with 6 seats being the least. If a province only has one congressional district, the Commission on Elections

neg: Pakistan Muslim League (F) 2004, Pir Pagara and the PML (F) parted ways with the united PML citing differences with the Chaudhry brothers and calling the PML, the Jatt league. In the 2008 Pakistani general election, the PML-F won 4 seats, and were given one reserved women's seat raising to their total to 5 National Assembly seats. Additionally, the party won 8 provincial assembly seats in Sindh and 3 in Punjab. In September 2010 the Pakistan Muslim League (F) and PML-Q united, forming the All Pakistan Muslim League (Pir Pagara). In January 2012 after the death of 7th Pir Pagara Syed Shah Mardan Shah-II

neg: MCAT Pakistan conducting this test. Each year some 55,000 students attempt this test while there are some 3400 seats in public sector medical colleges and some 200 seats in public sector dental colleges of the Punjab. MDCAT is a pre-requisite for admission in all medical and dental colleges both public and private sector in the Punjab. MDCAT is taken as multiple choice questions (MCQ). Each MCQ carries 5 marks while there is a negative marking of -1 mark for wrong answer. MCAT Pakistan Medical & Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) is a test conducted in Pakistan each year for admission in MBBS

neg: Qazi Zafar Hussain during the 1946 Punjab Provincial Assembly Election, supported Punjab Muslim League, and, without its victory in Punjab in that election", in the words of Ian Talbot, "the Muslim League would not have gotten Pakistan". He supported Khwaja Qamar ul Din Sialvi, who was president of District Shahpur Muslim League. He was also very influential in his region. They appealed to their people to vote against Tiwanas who were trying to defeat the Punjab Muslim League candidates in their constituencies. It was their efforts that Muslim League candidates won 100% seats in the constituencies of their area. Ian Talbot, writes "Another

neg: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Assembly seats are as under: In 1901 the North West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) was declared as a Chief Commissioner's Province separating it from the Punjab and thirty-one years later in 1932 its status was raised to a Governor's Province and the NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE (then NWFP) Legislative Assembly was formed. The first president of the council was His Lordship Hon'ble K.B Khan Abdul Ghafoor Khan, Khan of Zaida, who worked in this slot from 1932 till his death in 1936 and was followed by the then deputy president K.B. Abdur Rahim Khan Kundi till the completion of

neg: 2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election from the Bahujan Samaj Party, Communist Party of India, Communist Party (Marxist), Samajwadi Party, Shiromani Akali Dal (an alliance partner of BJP in neighbouring Punjab ), other regional parties and independents. Dalits are 20% of total Haryana population of 2.5 crore. Out of 80 castes, 63 castes/communities have been notified either as a Scheduled Caste or Backward Class in Haryana. The Election Commission of India announced, on 12 September 2014, Haryana's Legislative Assembly election under Article 324 and 172(1) of the Constitution of India and Section 15 of Representation of the People Act, 1951. The announcement stated 90 assembly seats

neg: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf the alliance of MQM-P,PML (Q),BAP,BNP-M,GDA,AML and JWP. PTI also formed government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by having 78 seats, Punjab by having 175 seats and a government of alliance in Balochistan. Following Elections Imran Khan was elected as Prime minister obtaining 176 against Mian M. Shehbaz Sharif who obtained 96 votes. PTI was also successful in electing its Speaker and deputy speaker national assembly, Asad Qaiser and Qasim Suri respectively. On 4 September 2018, Arif Alvi got elected as 13th President of Pakistan. PTI nominated Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar as C.M. Punjab, Mahmood Khan as C.M. KPK and Jam Kamal Khan

neg: Islami Jamhoori Ittehad parties to generate comparison with the nine-party Pakistan National Alliance (PNA) that had campaigned against PPP in 1977. The head of the party was Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, but its most resourceful leader was Nawaz Sharif, a young industrialist whom Zia ul-Haq had appointed chief minister of Punjab. Sharif was vying for control of the Pakistan Muslim League, which was headed at that time by former Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo. It won only fifty-three seats in the National Assembly, compared with ninety-two won by the PPP. Most IJI seats were won in Punjab. Nawaz Sharif emerged from the 1988 elections

neg: Shagufta Anwar Reforms Committee, and Environmental Protection Committee of the Lahore High Court since 1995. She was elected an MPA of the Punjab in the General Elections of 2002 against one of the seats reserved for women; and has served as Parliamentary Secretary for Anti Corruption since August 5, 2003. She is also a member of the Syndicate at Lahore College for Women University. She visited the United States in 2004 at the invitation of the Government of the United States. Shagufta Anwar Shagufta Anwar is a Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in Pakistan. She

neg: Constituency PP-117 Constituency PP-117 Constituency PP-117 is a constituency of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in Punjab, Pakistan. The previous name of this constituency was PP-99; it was changed for the 2008 elections. There are eight union councils in the Provincial Assembly Constituency. The last election of local bodies was held in 1991. The total number of registered voters was 153,135 now in 2013. In the 2008 elections, the number of registered voters was 134,119. Asif Bashir Bhagat was elected as Member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (MPA) in 2008. He belongs to the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) political party.

neg: Lambi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Lambi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Lambi Assembly Constituency (Sl. No.: 83) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Muktsar district, Punjab state, India. A voter-verified paper audit trail was used in Lambi in the 2017 Assembly polls. It is part of the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency, which is represented by Harsimrat Kaur Badal. The total number of voters in this constituency is 155,556 and there are 168 polling stations. A notable politician from Lambi constituency is Parkash Singh Badal, who has been a record five times chief minister of Punjab. He has won five consecutive times from Lambi constituency from 1997

neg: 2013 Punjab provincial election 2013 Punjab provincial election Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Punjab on 11 May 2013, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in the provinces of Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status. The Pakistan Muslim League (N) returned triumphant in this elections, retaining Shehbaz Sharif as Chief Minister of Punjab. They obtained 313 our of 371 total seats, giving them a comfortable 4/5 majority in the assembly. In the 2008 elections, the PML (N) and the PPP

neg: 2003 Northern Cyprus parliamentary election 2003 Northern Cyprus parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 15 December 2003. Having come fourth in the 1998 elections, the Republican Turkish Party emerged as the largest party in the Assembly of the Republic, winning 19 of the 50 seats. Northern Cyprus is divided into five constituencies, electing a total of 50 members of the Assembly by proportional representation. Voters can cast as many votes in their district as there are seats. Under the Turkish Cypriot constitution, the members of the new parliament must gather to be sworn in 10 days after the results are officially

neg: Colorado General Assembly of the majority in the Senate. The current Senate makeup is 18 Republicans and 16 Democrats, and one independent. There are 65 House Members and 35 Senate Members making up the 100 seats in Colorado General Assembly. Colorado General Assembly The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado. It is a bicameral legislature that was created by the 1876 state constitution. Its statutes are codified in the "Colorado Revised Statutes" (C.R.S.). The session laws are published in the "Session Laws of Colorado". Colorado's legislature is similar to those of other states, except unlike many states

neg: Constitutional Assembly of Latvia many small parties were elected. After the end of Latvian War of Independence in January 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections were quickly organized and held on April 17–18, 1920 when the people of Latvia voted in universal, equal, direct and proportional elections. 25 parties competed for 150 seats. 84.9% of eligible voters participated (677, 084 people). There were 57 candidate lists covering 5 regional constituencies and 16 parties won seats in the Assembly. One hundred fifty members, including 5 women, were elected. The most successful parties were the Social Democratic LSDSP (57 seats), LZS (26 seats) and Latgales Zemnieku partija (17

neg: United Ireland the EU. However the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland James Brokenshire has said the conditions for a vote are "not remotely satisfied". Within the Northern Ireland Assembly, MLAs designate as Unionist, Nationalist or Other. The DUP (28 seats), the UUP (10 seats) the TUV (1 seat) and the Independent MLA Claire Sugden are designated as Unionist; Sinn Féin (which won 27 seats in the 2017 Assembly election) and the SDLP (12 seats) are designated as Nationalist; the Alliance Party (8 seats), the Green Party (2 seats) and the PBP (1 seat) are designated as Other. There are a number

neg: Mohammad Ali Bogra basis of proportionate representation and 50 for the Senate that would be equal representation for all the five provinces of the country. Under this framework, the larger number of constituencies were given to Bengal which had 165 reserved seats in contrast to Punjab which had 75, Khyber–Pakhtunkhwa, which had 24, Sindh which had 19, and Balochistan which had 17 reserved seats. Tribal areas, Karachi metropolitan area, Bahawalpur, Khairpur, Baluchistan States Union, were combined as 24 reserved seats. In this framework, Bengal had given more seats due to its social homogeneity in the National Assembly than the combined reserved seats for

neg: 2018 Pakistani Senate election seats, securing 15 of the 52 seats up for election. 11 of these seats were from Punjab, 2 of them from Islamabad and 2 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) closely trailed behind, securing 12 of the 52 seats. Of these, 10 were won in Sindh and 2 were won in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) secured 6 seats of which 5 came from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one from Punjab. The strong performance of the PPP raised many eyebrows and led to allegations of 'horse trading' by the party. Noting that MQM, despite having 52 MPAs in

neg: Andhra Pradesh 11 seats in the Rajya Sabha, and 25 seats in the Lok Sabha. There are a total of 175 Assembly constituencies in the state. East Godavari district has the most number of constituencies with 19 and Vizianagaram district has the least with 9 assembly seats. Whereas, the legislative council of the state has 58 seats, which is one-third of total assembly seats. Until 1962, the CPI, along with socialist parties namely Praja Socialist Party and Krishi Lok Party played an important role in the 1950s. In the 1967 state assembly elections, all socialist parties were eliminated and CPI lost opposition

neg: Khawaja Imran Nazeer he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-140 (Lahore-IV), from Constituency PP-146 (Lahore-X), from Constituency PP-147 (Lahore-XI), from Constituency PP-149 (Lahore-XIII) and from Constituency PP-151 (Lahore-XV) but was unsuccessful and lost all seats. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-137 (Lahore-I) in Pakistani general election, 2013. He received 50,936 votes and defeated Muhammd Yasir, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In December 2013, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for health. He was inducted into the provincial

neg: Zeb Jaffar from Constituency NA-193 (Rahim Yar Khan-II) and lost the seat to Mian Abdul Sattar, and received 363 votes from Constituency NA-196 (Rahim Yar Khan-V) and lost the seat to Javed Iqbal Warraich. In the same election, she ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-293 (Rahimyar Khan-IX) but was unsuccessful. She received 206 votes and lost the seat to Javid Akbar Dhilloon, a candidate of PPP. In the same election, she was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on a reserved seats for women.<ref name="profile/pap"></ref>

neg: Sikkim Legislative Assembly Sikkim Legislative Assembly The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Sikkim state in north-eastern India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Gangtok, the capital of the state. As of 2014, the Assembly has been constituted seven times. There are 32 members in a legislative assembly. There are 2 seats reserved for scheduled castes (SC), 12 for scheduled tribes (ST) out of 32 seats. These scheduled tribes include ethnic tribes such as Bhutia, Lepcha, Sherpa communities as specified during the merger of the Kingdom of Sikkim (monarchy) into India making it the 22nd state of the

neg: National Assembly (Benin) September 1977 radically altered the parliament. It was renamed the Revolutionary National Assembly (ANR) and lasted until February 1990. The High Council of the Republic was formed in February 1990 to democratize the country and was chaired by Archbishop Isidore de Souza. A new constitution was passed on 11 December 1990 which formed the basic structure of the current assembly. The 83 members of the National assembly are directly elected by the people in a party-list proportional representation system, with 24 multi-member constituencies that are corresponding to the departments of Benin. Parties select as many candidates as there are seats

neg: Mass production were arranged systematically in the production flow and some had special carriages for rolling heavy items into machining position. Production of the Ford Model T used 32,000 machine tools. Mass production systems for items made of numerous parts are usually organized into assembly lines. The assemblies pass by on a conveyor, or if they are heavy, hung from an overhead crane or monorail. In a factory for a complex product, rather than one assembly line, there may be many auxiliary assembly lines feeding sub-assemblies (i.e. car engines or seats) to a backbone "main" assembly line. A diagram of a typical

neg: Nawaz Sharif Sharif won much public support for his uncompromising stand against Musharraf and for his insistence the judges be reinstated. The coalition successfully forced Musharraf's resignation. He also successfully pressured Zardari for the reinstatement of judges removed by Musharraf in emergency rule. This led to the courts cleansing Sharif of a criminal record rendering him eligible to re-enter parliament. In the June 2008 by-elections, Sharif's party won 91 National Assembly seats and 180 provincial assembly seats in the Punjab. The Lahore seat election was postponed because of wrangling over whether Sharif was eligible to contest. The coalition government agreed on 7

neg: Avinash Rai Khanna his leadership, first time in Punjab B.J.P. got 19 seats out of 23 in Assembly elections in 2007 and played a major role in formation of Akali government in Punjab. During his five-year tenure as an M.P., he has asked 270 questions and participated in 116 debates. In 2009 Parliamentary elections his Hoshiarpur seat was reserved. He became Member, Punjab State Human Rights Commission. He served as a member for around 10 months. In 2010, he was elected for Rajya Sabha and was also appointed as Chief Whip of the party in the Rajya Sabha. Avinash Rai Khanna Avinash Rai

neg: Chief Ministership of Shehbaz Sharif started on 20 February 1997 and ended on 12 October 1999 with 1999 Pakistani coup d'état. Sharif again became chief minister of Punjab on 8 June 2008 after his fourth win from Bhakkar constituency in by-polls held in June 2008 and subsequently elected chief minister unopposed after securing 265 votes in the 371-members provincial assembly. After the 2013 general election, Sharif remained Chief Minister of Punjab after securing 214 seats out of 372. During his first tenure as chief minister of Punjab, he focused on health, education, agriculture and industrial sectors and was praised for his good governance. In 2003,

neg: 1946 Indian provincial elections government to be formed to take the place of the Khizer government, the then Punjab Governor Sir Evan Jenkins imposed Governor's rule in Punjab on 5 March which continued up to the partition day, that is 15 August 1947. Akali-Dall Sikkhs who, with 22 seats, were major stake-holders in the coalition along with Congress(51) and the Unionist Party (20), were infuriated over the dissolution of the Khizer Government. It was in this backdrop that on 3 March 1947, Akali Sikh leader Master Tara Singh brandished his Kirpan outside Punjab Assembly saying openly 'down with Pakistan and blood be to the

neg: Satiana is under National Assembly 77 (NA 77) Provincial Assembly 56 (PP 56) and National Assembly representative is Asim Nazir. Satiana Satiana Bunglaw is a little City in Tehsil Jaranwala District Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It is 27 km from Faisalabad, 25 km from Jaranwala and 23 km from Tandlianwala It is situated on the Tandlianwala-Faisalabad road. Cities linked via road with Satiana are: and many villages. The union council 68 (UC68) situated on main road.It has Higher Secondary Schools of Boys and Girls, Market of about 300 shops,Punjab Poly Clinic(Dr.ALLAH RAKHA), A Govt. Hospital, Satiana Post Office (PO#37450) UNITED BANK LIMITED,

neg: National Assembly (Senegal) list takes all seats in the district) and 60 seats are filled proportionally based on the national distribution of votes. There are also 15 seats for overseas voters. Voters have a single ballot and vote for the party list. This single ballot is applied to both the majoritarian and proportional vote counts. National Assembly (Senegal) The National Assembly () is the unicameral legislature of Senegal. The Assembly was previously part of a bicameral legislature from 1999 to 2001 and from 2007 to 2012, with the indirectly elected Senate being the upper house. The Senate was abolished for a second time

neg: Jump seat cockpit, while others have one or two. In most airliners, the observers' seats have an audio selector panel so that the observer can monitor or participate in flight communications. An oxygen mask is provided for each station. There can be extra flight attendant jump seats in the main cabin, depending on how the airline has configured its aircraft and how many on-duty flight attendants are staffed. Both types might be stand-alone seats, or folding. Either type of jump seat may sometimes be used by off-duty staff (or an employee of another airline or other person) engaging in non-revenue travel, when

neg: 2003 Croatian parliamentary election each unit, 14 candidates are elected on proportional electoral system. The election threshold is 5%. In addition, 8 candidates are elected to represent national minorities. The citizens that live outside Croatian borders vote in a separate electoral unit. The number of representatives elected from this unit will be determined after the elections, based on how many people actually vote in Croatia, so that there is equal value of votes both inside and outside Croatia. For reference, the number of diaspora seats in the 2000-2003 Sabor was six. Total: 140 domestic seats + 8 minority seats + 4 diaspora seats. Distribution

neg: Amna Buttar Radio of USA and many others. Dr. Buttar resides in Lahore. She has been elected as Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Punjab from women reserved seats for Pakistan Peoples Party(PPP). She holds dual American nationality. On 4 June 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan admitted a petition by the registrar's office. The petition stated that Amna Buttar holds dual Pakistani and American nationality, and hence, according to Pakistan's constitution, she is not eligible to hold public office in Pakistan. Along with Amna Buttar, the petition included names of 13 other current members of National and Provincial assemblies in Pakistan. Amna

neg: Sikanderpur, Punjab flights to Amritsar on Jet Airways, Air India, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Sikanderpur, Punjab Sikanderpur is a village in the district of Nawanshahr, Punjab, India. Sikanderpur is midway between Garshankar and Nawanshar, near Panaam. It was founded by Alexander the Great, as its name indicates (Sikander is how Alexander is called in many Eastern languages). The village is around 100 houses with many of the people having emigrated to the UK, Canada and USA. The village has a long history and there is a village portal website called Sikanderpur Portal (Sikandepur). Sikanderpur can be reached by road from Delhi or the

neg: Pete Maravich Assembly Center slightly oval building is located directly to the north of Tiger Stadium, and its bright-white roof can be seen in many telecasts of that stadium. The arena concourse is divided into four quadrants: Pete Maravich Pass, The Walk of Champions, Heroes Hall and Midway of Memories. The quadrants highlight former LSU Tiger athletes, individual and team awards and memorabilia pertaining to the history of LSU basketball, gymnastics and volleyball. There are 11,230 permanent seats in the arena. 6,931 upper level seats, 4,299 lower level seats and 2,000 seats on retractable risers. The "L" Club meeting room and Tiger Athletic Foundation