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    "date": "2029-04-29",
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    "timezone": "Asia/Karachi",
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    "last_verified_at": "2026-10-02T12:00:00Z",
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    "provenance": {
      "from": "researcher agent 2026-10-02: Constitution of Pakistan, 2025 edition as amended up to the 27th Amendment (arts. 51, 52, 58, 91, 224); Elections Act 2017 as amended on pakistancode.gov.pk (ss. 13, 57, 70, 92, 95, 98); 2024 precedent from press (Aaj News 8 and 11 Feb 2024; PILDAT) because ecp.gov.pk answered HTTP 500 from here",
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    "races": [
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        "id": "national-assembly",
        "key": "pakistan-legislative-2029/national-assembly",
        "name": "National Assembly",
        "body": "legislature-lower",
        "seats": 336,
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        "polls_close_utc": "2029-04-29T12:00:00Z",
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          "name": "Election Commission of Pakistan",
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          "role": "electoral-commission",
          "homepage": "https://www.ecp.gov.pk/",
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        "final_expected": {
          "from": "2029-05-01T19:00:00Z",
          "by": "2029-05-15T18:59:59Z",
          "confidence": "announced",
          "basis": "Elections Act 2017 s.95: the Returning Officer consolidates the results including postal ballots (Form-48, Final Consolidated Result Form-49); s.98(1): 'the Commission shall, within fourteen days from the date of the poll, publish in the official Gazette the name of the contesting candidate who has received the highest number of votes and stands elected' - by Sun 13 May 2029 for a 29 Apr poll; the Constitution's art. 224(2) likewise says results 'shall be declared not later than fourteen days after the conclusion of the polls' (art. 224(1), the term-expiry case, says 'fourteen days before that day', an unamended remnant). s.98(3): a winner who has not filed an election-expenses return within ten days is not notified, so individual seats can lag. Precedent 2024: ECP Gazette notifications of returned NA candidates dated 11, 12, 14, 16 and 22 Feb 2024 (day 3 to day 14), per ECP PDFs listed by search engines (ecp.gov.pk unreachable from here on 2 Oct 2026, not opened). The 70 reserved seats (60 women, 10 non-Muslims) are allotted afterwards by party-list PR, counting independents who join a party within three days of the Gazette publication (Const. art. 51(6)(d)-(e)); in 2024 their allocation was litigated. The window opens at the start of day 3 (2 May PKT) as in 2024 and closes at the end of Tue 15 May 2029 PKT, two days past the statutory day 14, for the general seats; reserved seats may come later. Election petitions go to Election Tribunals (s.139 ff.); no court confirms the result, so no court-validation stage."
        },
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            "stage": "election-night",
            "from": "2029-04-29T12:00:00Z",
            "by": "2029-05-02T18:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "precedent",
            "citation": "Provisional results: each Returning Officer announces a provisional consolidated statement (Form-47, excluding postal ballots) once all Presiding Officers' counts (Form-45) are in (Elections Act 2017 s.92); s.13(3) asks for partial results by 02:00 PKT the day after polling and complete provisional results not later than 10:00 PKT. Precedent 2024 (polling Thu 8 Feb, polls closed 17:00 PKT): the ECP began announcing NA provisional results just after 04:00 PKT on 9 Feb and issued the complete provisional results on Sun 11 Feb 2024 at 17:23 PKT, about 72 h after polls closed, with NA-8 postponed and NA-88 withheld (Aaj News, 11 Feb 2024, english.aaj.tv/news/30350530). Window closes at the end of day 3 (Wed 2 May 2029, PKT, UTC+5, no DST). Provisional, not the notified result; the Form-47 statements stay published alongside the later Form-49 results and Gazette notifications rather than being overwritten.",
            "source": null,
            "observedAt": null,
            "observedSource": null
          },
          {
            "stage": "final-result",
            "from": "2029-05-01T19:00:00Z",
            "by": "2029-05-15T18:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "Elections Act 2017 s.95: the Returning Officer consolidates the results including postal ballots (Form-48, Final Consolidated Result Form-49); s.98(1): 'the Commission shall, within fourteen days from the date of the poll, publish in the official Gazette the name of the contesting candidate who has received the highest number of votes and stands elected' - by Sun 13 May 2029 for a 29 Apr poll; the Constitution's art. 224(2) likewise says results 'shall be declared not later than fourteen days after the conclusion of the polls' (art. 224(1), the term-expiry case, says 'fourteen days before that day', an unamended remnant). s.98(3): a winner who has not filed an election-expenses return within ten days is not notified, so individual seats can lag. Precedent 2024: ECP Gazette notifications of returned NA candidates dated 11, 12, 14, 16 and 22 Feb 2024 (day 3 to day 14), per ECP PDFs listed by search engines (ecp.gov.pk unreachable from here on 2 Oct 2026, not opened). The 70 reserved seats (60 women, 10 non-Muslims) are allotted afterwards by party-list PR, counting independents who join a party within three days of the Gazette publication (Const. art. 51(6)(d)-(e)); in 2024 their allocation was litigated. The window opens at the start of day 3 (2 May PKT) as in 2024 and closes at the end of Tue 15 May 2029 PKT, two days past the statutory day 14, for the general seats; reserved seats may come later. Election petitions go to Election Tribunals (s.139 ff.); no court confirms the result, so no court-validation stage.",
            "source": null,
            "observedAt": null,
            "observedSource": null
          },
          {
            "stage": "government",
            "from": "2029-05-17T19:00:00Z",
            "by": null,
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "precedent",
            "citation": "Constitution art. 91(2): the National Assembly 'shall meet on the twenty-first day following the day on which a general election to the Assembly is held, unless sooner summoned by the President' - Sun 20 May 2029 for a 29 Apr poll; art. 53(1) Speaker and Deputy Speaker first, then art. 91(3)-(4) the Prime Minister is elected without debate by a majority of the total membership. The President may summon the NA sooner: in 2018 it met on 13 Aug, day 19 after the 25 Jul poll (press reports, search), so the window opens at the start of day 19 (18 May 2029 PKT). 2024: inaugural sitting 29 Feb (day 21), PM elected 3 Mar 2024 (PILDAT; Daily Pakistan 29 Feb 2024).",
            "source": null,
            "observedAt": null,
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        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "url": "https://ecp.gov.pk/result",
            "role": "results-live",
            "kind": "results_index",
            "kindReason": "results section without an election code",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Election Commission of Pakistan results and notifications index (paginated; search engines index ecp.gov.pk/result?page=71 and ?page=73 with the February 2024 Gazette notifications of returned candidates). Not a page for this election. On 2 Oct 2026 every ecp.gov.pk URL tried (homepage, this index, Elections Act PDF, notification PDFs) answered HTTP 500 from here, directly and via WebFetch, so neither the index's current state nor any 2029 address could be checked. Provisional results (Form-47, Elections Act s.92) and the RO's consolidated results (Form-48/Form-49, s.95) are published by the ECP; the binding act is the Gazette notification of returned candidates (s.98).",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.pakp.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CoP27thA.pdf",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "election page without a results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Ministry of Law and Justice 14th edition 2025 'As amended upto the Twenty-Seventh Amendment' (copy hosted by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab; read 2 Oct 2026): art. 51(1) 336 seats incl. reserved seats, 51(3) 266 general + 60 women, 51(4) 10 non-Muslim, 51(6)(d)-(e) reserved seats by party-list PR, independents may join a party within three days of the Gazette publication of returned candidates; art. 52 five-year term from first meeting; art. 58 dissolution 48 h after PM's advice; art. 91(2) NA meets on the 21st day after polling unless sooner summoned; art. 224(1) election within 60 days after term expiry; art. 224(2) within 90 days after an earlier dissolution, results declared within 14 days of the polls. DATE WORKING (tentative, latest lawful date, not announced): the 16th National Assembly first met on 29 Feb 2024 (PILDAT, inaugural session), so its five-year term (art. 52) ends on 28 Feb 2029 (no 29 Feb in 2029; by the same count the 15th NA, first met 13 Aug 2018, was due to expire on 12 Aug 2023); art. 224(1) puts the election within the 60 days immediately following, 1 Mar to 29 Apr 2029, so the latest lawful polling day is Sun 29 Apr 2029. The ECP announces the actual date by Gazette notification (Elections Act s.57(1)); Pakistan has usually voted on a weekday (Thu 8 Feb 2024, Wed 25 Jul 2018). EARLY-ELECTION RISK: if the NA is dissolved before its term ends (art. 58, on the PM's advice, as on 9-10 Aug 2023 three days before expiry), art. 224(2) instead allows up to 90 days after dissolution, which could put polling earlier or, for a dissolution just before expiry, up to about late May 2029. POLLS CLOSE: s.70 lets the ECP fix the hours (at least eight); 2029-04-29T12:00Z assumes 08:00-17:00 PKT as in 2024 (Aaj News, 8 Feb 2024: polling 8:00-17:00, the ECP refused an extension), UTC+5, no DST - an estimate until the ECP fixes the hours.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://pakistancode.gov.pk/pdffiles/administratorf21c97fb85cfdc593f840a4c008caa45.pdf",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "no election or results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Elections Act, 2017 as amended (incl. Acts XLIV of 2023 and XI, XV, XX of 2024), the Pakistan Code (Ministry of Law and Justice), read 2 Oct 2026: s.13(2)-(3) results management (RO sends provisional results; if incomplete by 02:00 the day after polling, partial results with reasons, complete ones 'not later than 10:00 a.m.'); s.57 Commission announces the date by Gazette notification and issues the Election Programme within seven days; s.70 the Commission fixes polling hours, 'not less than eight'; s.92 provisional consolidated statement (Form-47); s.95 consolidation incl. postal ballots, within seven days of polling for the NA where recounts were held, documents on the website within 14 days; s.98(1) Gazette notification of returned candidates 'within fourteen days from the date of the poll'.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Pakistani_general_election",
            "role": "see-also",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "no election or results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "Says elections 'by 28 February 2029', which conflates the term's expiry with the polling deadline; art. 224(1) allows 60 days after expiry.",
            "check": null
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.ecp.gov.pk/",
            "role": "authority-home",
            "kind": "emb_home",
            "kindReason": "site root: cannot answer a results question",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "authority",
            "check": null
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        "government": {
          "earliestUtc": "2029-05-17T19:00:00Z",
          "precedentDays": [
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            23,
            24
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          "note": "Days from polling day to the National Assembly's election of the Prime Minister: 2013 (11 May to 5 Jun, VOA), 2018 (25 Jul to 17 Aug, Arab News), 2024 (8 Feb to 3 Mar, Daily Pakistan/PILDAT). Press dates, not yet checked against na.gov.pk. The vote follows the Speaker's election at the first sittings, so the gap is short; a government market needs a deadline beyond the longest precedent."
        },
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