Members Of The National Assembly Of Pakistan
The National Assembly of Pakistan (Urdu: ایوان زیریں پاکستان) is the lower house of the bicameral Majlis-e-Shura. The National Assembly is a democratically elected body, consisting of 342 members, who are referred to as Members of the National Assembly (MNAs).
Members are elected through the first-past-the-post system under universal adult suffrage, representing electoral districts known as National Assembly constituencies. According to the constitution, there are 70 seats reserved for women and religious minorities; allocated according to proportional representation.
Each National Assembly is formed for a five-year term so the members are, commencing from the date of the first sitting, after which it is automatically dissolved. The National Assembly can be dissolved by the President of Pakistan, upon the advice of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The 13th National Assembly expired on 18 March 2013 and elections for the 14th National Assembly were held on the 11th May 2013.
The Total Elected Members are 272 and total reserved seats for women are 60 and the total reserved seats for Non-Muslim are 10.
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