Summary The polling for the LB polls will be held on December 5
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Election campaigns for the third and final phase of local body (LB) polls in twelve districts of Punjab and six of Sindh including Karachi will end by Thursday night.
Time granted for LB elections campaigning will expire tonight in Rawalpindi, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur, Sialkot, Narowal, Khushab, Jhang, Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh, Rahim Yar Khan and Layyah. On the other hand in Sindh, Karachi among six districts will see conclusion of campaigns.
The polling for the LB polls will be held on December 5 while nomination papers of 37,532 candidates were approved by the election commission. However, 5,164 candidates had withdrawn from candidacy leaving 31,848 contenders in the field.
On the whole, at least 18 candidates have won unopposed which include 15 of district councils and three of Municipal Corporation.
Meanwhile in Karachi, locals will be electing their candidates after as many as twelve years. Local leaders will give a final push today to their long campaigns seeking victory. It should be mentioned here that campaigning has been affected owing to the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA).
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalised preparations for holding of elections. Dispatching of ballots printed in three different colours have entered final stage.
Number of registered voters in Sindh’s metropolis is 7,082,319.
However, 48 candidates have been elected on different positions unanimously. The election campaigns will end tonight at midnight.
Earlier in the Islamabad LB polls, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led the charts while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) secured second position.
Know more: PML-N leads Islamabad by-polls, PTI secures second position
The ruling party had secured 21 seats while PTI 16.
