Polling has started in 24 districts of Sindh for the by-elections which will continue uninterrupted from 8 am to 5 pm.
63 seats in by-elections in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Ghotki, Khairpur, Nowshehro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sanghar, Umarkot, Matiari, Tindwalhiyar, Jamshoro, Dadu, Badin, Thatta and Sajawal. But the candidates are being selected.
Votes are being cast in 11 union councils of West, Central, Korangi, South and Kemari districts of Karachi.
Elections could not be held on these seats due to the death of the candidates.
Number of polling stations and voters
449 polling stations have been set up in 24 districts of Sindh, of which 292 are highly sensitive and 157 have been declared sensitive.
According to the Election Commission, the total number of registered voters in 24 districts is 690 thousand 295.
In Karachi Where Where is the voting taking place?
By-elections are being held in 2 UCs of New Karachi Town and 1 UC of North Nazimabad Town in Central District of Karachi.
By-elections are being held in 2 UCs of Orangi and 1 UC of Mominabad in West District, while polling is going on in UC No. 2 of Baldia Town in Kemari and UC No. 2 of Lyari Town in South.
33 candidates are contesting on 3 seats of Central district of Karachi, 24 on 3 seats of Korangi district and 41 candidates on 3 seats of West district.
9 candidates are contesting for UC 2 municipality of Kemari district of Shahr-e-Quaid and 12 candidates are contesting for UC 2 Lyari district of South district.
80 polling stations have been set up in 3 USCs of District Central, out of which 44 have been declared sensitive and the total number of voters here is 1 lakh 25 thousand 995.
14 polling stations have been set up in UC 2 municipality of Kemari district and all have been declared sensitive, the total number of voters here is 17 thousand 796.
Hyderabad, Dadu, Thatta and other places also polling
In Hyderabad, polling is being held on the seats of Member District Council, Chairman, Vice Chairman and General Council. Voting is being done on three seats each in Nowsehro Feroze, Dadu and Thatta.
Polling is going on for two seats each in Ghotki, Sukkur, Khairpur, Badin and Sajawal while polling is going on for one seat each in Jacobabad, Kashmore, Shikarpur and Nawabshah.
Polling is also being held in one seat each in Sanghar, Matiari, Tindwalhiyar and Jamshoro.
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