Friday, May 10, 2013 4:07 pm
Key facts about the May 11 Pakistani election
By The Associated Press
- Candidates for National Assembly: 4,670
- Candidates for Provincial Assemblies: 10,955
- Seats: 342 total. Of those 60 are specifically reserved for women and 10 for non-Muslim minorities.
- Voters: 86.2 million (37.6 million women and 48.6 million men)
- Polling Stations: 70,000
- Polling Staff: 600,000 people
- Security: 600,000 security force personnel expected to be deployed during the election.
- Polls open at 8 a.m. (0300 GMT / 11 p.m. Friday) and close by 5 p.m (1200 GMT and 8 a.m. EST).
- Seats required to form the government: 172
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Sources Free and Fair Election Network, Election Commission of Pakistan.