The first step in the election schedule has officially come to an end as the extended deadline for filing nomination papers has expired.

Including general and reserved seats, a total of 8,322 hopefuls filed their nomination papers for the National Assembly.

Across the four provincial assemblies, a total of 20,304 candidates submitted their nomination papers.

The Election Commission of Pakistan has a fee not only to acquire but also to file the papers. The fees are non-refundable.

So here is how much money was submitted to the ECP:

For the National Assembly, a total of over Rs240 million were submitted with nomination papers.

Out of these, around Rs230 million were submitted for general seats, while over Rs13 million were submitted by candidates for women’s reserved seats. Another Rs4.5 million were submitted by minority candidates.

For the provincial assemblies, a massive Rs400 million were deposited for the nomination papers.

Out of these, over Rs370 million were sumitted for general seats while Rs 20 million were submitted for women’s reserved seats and Rs7.8 million by minorities.