Section 7: Allocation of seats in the National Assembly

1[7. Allocation of seats in the National Assembly. —(1) On the basis of population, the seats in the National Assembly for each Province, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and the Federal Capital are allocated as set out in the table below:— S No. Province/Area General Seats Women Seats Total 1. Baluchistan 14 3 17 2. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 35 08 43 3. Punjab 148 35 183 4. Sindh 61 14 75 5. Federally Administered Tribal Areas 12 ­ 12 6. Federal Capital 02 ­ 02 Total 272 60 332 Provided that in addition to the number of seats referred in the above table there shall be in the National Assembly ten seats reserved for non­Muslims as defined in Article 260 of the Constitution.”] 2* * * * * * * 3[(2) The seats allocated under sub­section (I) shall be reallocated after each succeeding census.]

Effective date: 1974-01-01

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