159 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : সপ্তম খণ্ড ৭৭ পূর্ব পাকিস্তান প্রাদেশিক পরিষদের মর্নিং নিউজ-করাচী ৪ অক্টোবর, ১৯৭১ উপনির্বাচনের সময়সূচীঃ পাকিস্তান নির্বাচন কমিশনের প্রেস নোট (৩ অক্টোবর) PRESS NOTE ISSUED BY THE PAKISTAN ΕΙ ΕΟΤΙΟΝ ΟΟΜΜΙSSΙΟΝ OCTOBER 3, 1971 Polling for by-elections for the 88 seats in the provincial Assembly of East Pakistan which were rendered vacant on account of the disqualifications (including one death) will be held between December 18, 1971, and January 7, 1972, it was officially stated here today (Islamabad, October 3). Nominations will be received by the Returning officers concerned on November 1, 1971 in their offices during usual working hours, according to a Press Note of the Election Commission. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be done by them on November 2. Withdrawal of candidature will be allowed up to November 7. Polling for elections for these seats will commence on December 18 and will be concluded on January 7, 1972. Under the legal Framework Order, 1970, as amended, by-elections in these provincial constituencies should be completed within four months of occurrence of the vacancies, i. e., before January 10, 1972. In view of this legal requirement, these by-elections have to be held between December 18, 1971 and January 10, 1972, in continuation of the by elections from December 12, 1972 to December 23, 1971. Because of the necessity of staggering the polls, voting in a few constituencies of the second phase has necessarily to be commenced form December 18, 1971, so as to complete the entire process of elections before January 19, 1972. Following is the schedule: Number and name of constituency-Date for the poll. 1. PE-4 Rangpur-IV 24-12-1971, 2. PE-5 Rangpur-V, 3. PE-6 Rangpur VI 29-121971, 4, PE-12 Rangpur-XII 31-12-1971, 5, PE-16 Rangpur-XVI 3-1-1972, 6. PE-18 Rangpur-XVIII, 7. PE-19 Rangpur-XIX 6-1-1972, 8. PE-22 Rangpur-XXII 7-1-1972, 9. PE-36 Bogra-IV 25-12-1972, 10. PE-37 Bogra-V 11. PE-41 Bogra-IX 19-12-1971, 12. PE-39 Bogra-VII 22-12-1971, 13. PE-44 Rajshahi-III 29-12-1971, 14. PE-48 Rajshahi-VII 1-1-1972, 15. PE-56 Rajshahi-XV, 16. PE-57 Rajshahi-XVI 24-121971, 17. PE-61 Pabna-III, 18. PE-62 Pabna-IV 1-1-1972, 19. PE-65 Pabna-VII 2912-1971, 20. PE-68 Pabna-X 25-12-1971, 21. PE-91 Khulna-I, 22. PE-92 Khulna-II 22-12-1971, 23. PE-95 Khulna-V 1-1-1972, 24. PE-98 Khulna-VIII 25-12-1971, 25. PE-104
