The main functions of the Election Commission are:

*Delimitation of constituencies for elections of Member of Parliament; 

* Conducting elections for the office of Honorable President, Honorable Members of Parliament, different Local Government Bodies, and other electoral processes prescribed by any other law;

* Preparing and updating electoral rolls for all national and local level elections; *Preparation and distribution of National Identity Cards (NID);

* Constituting Electoral Tribunal and disposal of election disputes by law;

* Registration of political parties and allocation and reservation of symbols for registered political parties and candidates;

*correspondence and coordination with different international and regional organizations, organizing and participating in international conferences, workshops/seminars, and activities relating to the formulation of contracts; and 214

*Preparation of proposals for formulating laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines about elections and the Election Commission.