Karachi: Polling is underway in the By-election of NA-249 Karachi West 2.
The polling started at 8 am morning will continue uninterruptedly till 5 pm evening. The Sindh government has announced public holiday in NA-249 Karachi for by-polls today.
The provincial government has taken the decision to felicitates voters to cast their votes in the by-polls.
صبح کے 8:30 بجے کے قریب #PSP کے یو سی 29 وارڈ 2 کے پولنگ کیمپس پر عوام کا رش #VoteForDolphin pic.twitter.com/Y2J7XT29Rq
— Pak Sarzameen Party (@PSPPakistan) April 29, 2021
Sensitive Polling Elections
Election commissioner Karachi Syed Nadeem Hyder has declared 92 polling stations as sensitive while 184 as extremely sensitive.
My request to people of NA249 is to #VoteForDolphin https://t.co/kShDgTo8Y3
— Syed Mustafa Kamal (@KamalPSP) April 29, 2021
Number Of Polling Stations
The constituency has as many as 276 polling stations out of which 139 are joint polling stations. He apprised further that there are 76 polling stations for men and 61 for women. While numbers of polling booth are 796 out of which 458 for men and 338 for women.
Karachiites put their trust in PM Imran Khan back in 2018 and they will entrust their mandate to PM Imran Khan once again! #کراچی_کی_شان_بلےکانشان pic.twitter.com/3zAhV4GUUh
— PTI (@PTIofficial) April 29, 2021
Rangers and Police Deployment
The election commissioner regarding election arrangements in the NA-249 said that rangers and police patrolling is continued in the constituency. More than 2800 and 1100 rangers personnel have been deployed in the constituency. He informed that cctv cameras have been installed in the highly sensitive polling stations as well.
Corornavirus SOPs
Regarding coronavirus SOPs he informed that masks and sanitizers are being provided to presiding officers including all officers.
It is pertinent to mention here that NA-249 vacated after PTI leader Faisal Vawda resignation while by-election in the constituency will be held tomorrow.
Tough fight expected among Pakistan Muslim Leage-Nawaz candidate Muftah Ismail, Pakistan Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal and the PTI candidate Amjad Afridi.
اپنے گھروں سے نکلیں
— NA 249 Updates (@NA249PMLN) April 29, 2021
شیر کو ووٹ دیں تاکہ آپ کے علاقے میں پانی گھر گھر پہنچایا جائے#KarachiNawazKa pic.twitter.com/aMbbF13kAj
Successful Candidate In General Election In 2018
In the 2018 general elections PTI candidate Faisal Vawda had defeated President of Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML-N) Shahbaz Sharif by meagre margin of just approximately 800 votes.
Earlier, distribution of election material for by-polling on NA-49 has been started.The election material included ballot boxes, balot papers, nonremoveable ink, stationary. A heavy contingent of police and rangers are deployed for the distribution of the election material.
سینئر ڈپٹی کنوینر MQMpk عامر خان،ڈپٹی کنوینر وسیم اختر اور اراکین رابطہ کمیٹی کا ضمنی الیکشن کی حوالے سے حلقہ NA249 کے مختلف کمپون کا دورہ اور انتظامات کا جائزہ #VoteForMQMpkNA249 @amirkhanMQM90 @ZahidMansori @MediaCellMQM @wasimakhtar1955 pic.twitter.com/lzWsTRIh3y
— MQM Pakistan Media (@MediaCellMQM) April 29, 2021
The election commission of Pakistan has issued instructions for the by-poll in NA-249 Karachi that presiding officers have been directed to keep open their mobile phone location while police and rangers will accompany presiding officers in the NA-249.
