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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

of December 10, 1999 No. 858

About elections of deputies to local Majlises of People's Deputies

(as amended on 18-03-2024)

I. General provisions

Article 1. Basic principles of elections

Elections to Majlis of People's Deputies of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, areas, the city of Dushanbe, the cities and areas Majlises of People's Deputies are carried out on territorial single-candidate constituencies on the basis of general, equal and direct suffrage in case of secret vote for a period of five years.

Article 1 (1). Legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan on elections of deputies to local Majlises of People's Deputies

The legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan on elections of deputies to local Majlises of People's Deputies is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan and consists of this constitutional Law, other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Tajikistan, and also the international legal acts recognized by Tajikistan.

Article 2. Universal adult suffrage

Elections of deputies to Majlises of People's Deputies of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, areas, the city of Dushanbe, the cities and areas are general. The citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan who reached by the election day of 18-year age have the right to choose and be elected, irrespective of nationality, race, floor, language, religion and political line items, social position, education and property.

Have no right to participate in elections of person, recognized as court incapacitated or containing in places of detention according to the court verdict.

The citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan cannot be at the same time deputy more than in two representative bodies of the government.

Article 3. Equal suffrage

Voters participate in elections on the equal legal basis and each of them has one voice.

Article 4. Direct suffrage

Deputies of local Majlises of People's Deputies are elected citizens directly.

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