September 16, 2002	Monday	Rajab 8, 1423

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ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: Another important phase of electoral process completed on Sunday when the Returning Officers (ROs) displayed the final lists of candidates for National and provincial assemblies, setting the stage for Oct 10 elections.

An official of the Election Commission said all the ROs have displayed the final list of the candidates in their respective constituencies. The EC will release the consolidated list of the candidates for National and provincial assemblies on Monday.

The ROs for each constituency allowed election symbols to the candidates at the production of party certificates. The independent candidates were allotted election symbols from the list of symbols drawn by the EC.

PPP leader Benazir Bhutto and PML leader Nawaz Sharif to are out of the race but their parties are in the field and are expected to show their vote bank.

It is perhaps the first election that not a single candidate from 1070 National and provincial assemblies seats has returned unopposed. The EC has denied the reports that one candidate for Balochistan Assembly, Juma Khan, has returned opposed.