MUZZAFFARABAD: The leader of the House, the Azad Jammu and Kashmir prime minister, will be elected today and will take oath of the office in the evening.
The prime minister will not be elected by secret ballot, the Assembly secretary said.
Members of the Assembly will come to the secretary and indicate their choice of candidate and a mark against the candidate’s name will be made.
According to the secretary, nomination papers will be submitted from 9am to 11am after which they will be checked, from 11:30 am till 12 noon.
A list of candidates contesting the election will be posted at 12 noon.
The return of papers will take place from 12 noon to 1pm, and the final list will be posted at 1pm.
Polling will be held at 2pm.