A Member of the Provincial Assembly, or MPA is a representative elected by the voters of an

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to the

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or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. In

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, the members are elected by the voters in provinces for a term of five years.

Eligibility criteria

The following requirements must be met in order for someone to be eligible to join the Provincial Assembly of Pakistan; * Must be a Pakistani national. * Cannot be younger than 25 years old. * Not be found guilty by the jury. * Sufficient understanding of Islamic beliefs. * Must be a moral individual. * Must be ameen and sadiq. * Must be registered to vote in a Pakistani provincial constituency.

Disqualification grounds

A person wouldn't be eligible to represent Pakistan in the Provincial Assembly if; * Has a bad mental health. * Is bankrupt. * Has lost his or her citizenship in Pakistan. * Is therefore ineligible under any law passed by the

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. * Is therefore disqualified due to desertion. * Has, among other things, been found guilty of inciting animosity amongst various groups. * Has been found guilty of the crime of bribery. * Has received a conviction for a crime and a prison term of more than two years. * Has been fired due to corruption or state disloyalty (in the case of a government servant).

Term

The member of provincial assembly have a five-year term starting on the day of their first meeting. All four provincial assemblies begin their five-year tenure at roughly the same time because general elections for all of them are held on the same day. This enables elections for all of the assemblies to be held on a single day and assists the governments in deciding to dissolve the assemblies on a single day after five years.

Responsibilities

Members of Pakistan's provincial assembly have the following duties: *

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: Making the appropriate laws through legislation. *

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: Ensuring that the executive's responsibilities are being met. * Representation: To speak in the provincial assembly on behalf of the views and preferences of their constituency. *

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: The ability to control and approve planned government budgetary receipts and expenditures.

Seat allocation

According to the

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, the number of seats in each provincial assembly is determined by the population of the corresponding province. Women and non-muslims have reserved seats in addition to the general seating.

Provincial Assemblies in Pakistan

Provincial Assembly of Balochistan The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, and is located in Quetta, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of P ...

Provincial Assembly of Sindh The Provincial Assembly of Sindh ( ur, ) is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of ...

* Provincial Assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa *

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani provinces, Pakistani province of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under ...

* Provincial Assembly of Gilgit Baltistan * Provincial Assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

References

External links

Provincial Assembly of Balochistan

Provincial Assembly of Sindh

Provincial Assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab

National Assembly of Pakistan

Senate of Pakistan
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