Vote counting begins as polling comes to a close in Sindh LG by-polls on 63 seats
Pakistan
Senior officers will monitor election process from the control room: ECP
KARACHI (Dunya News) – The counting of votes began as polling came to a close for Sindh LG by-polls on 63 seats in 26 districts on Sunday.
The polling will continue till 5 pm without any break in the evening. Polling is being held for 26 seats of 11 UCs and 15 wards in seven Karachi districts, while in rest of 19 districts of Sindh, election will be held on 37 seats.
On this occasion, more than 7,000 police personnel are performing security duties in Karachi, while 292 polling stations in 26 districts have been declared highly sensitive and 157 sensitive.
In Jacobabad, Kashmore, Shikarpur, Nawabshah, Sanghar, Matiari, Tando Allahyar and Jamshoro polling will be held on one seat each while in Ghotki, Sukkur, Khairpur, Badin and Sajawal polling will be held on two seats each.
Elections will be held on three seats each in Noushahro Feroz, Dadu and Thatta, while 10 seats will be up for grab in Hyderabad in connection with the by-elections.
It should be remembered that the election could not be held due to the death of candidates for the seats of Member District Council, Chairman, Vice Chairman and General Council.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) set up a central control room in Islamabad to monitor the local government by-elections being held in 24 districts of Sindh on Sunday. The control room started functioning from Sunday and will continue uninterrupted operations until the last result is received.
According to a statement by an ECP spokesman, senior officers will monitor the election process from the control room.
The Control Room is in constant touch with District Monitoring Officers and Monitoring Teams in Sindh.
The control room will be responsible for addressing any polling-related complaints that may arise during the elections. Complaints can be lodged round the clock via telephone, fax or email.
The establishment of the central control room is a proactive measure taken by the ECP to ensure the smooth and fair conduct of the local government elections in Sindh.
Spokesman said polling related complaints could be lodged round the clock on telephone no 051-9204402; 051-9204403; 051-9210837 and 051-9210838.
The complaints could also be faxed to the control Room on 051-9204404. Email:ddmonitoringisb@gmail.com.
These elections can potentially change the current status-quo for the Mayor Karachi elections. Whereas, it can also be a new ray of hope for the distressed population of the city demanding their legitimate rights, standard of living and providence of basic utilities.
