Karachi: Polling has started in second phase of LG Polls in Sindh including Karachi and Hyderabad.
The polling started at 9 am morning and will continue uninterrupted till 5 pm in evening.
As many as 3.4 million people will exercise their right to vote to elect their local governments.
The polling is taking place in seven districts of Karachi and nine districts of the Hyderabad division.
Strict security measures have been put in place to ensure fair and transparent elections in both divisions.
As per the the ECP data, a total of 8,857 polling stations has been set up in three divisions of 16 districts across Sindh, out of which 8,153 have been declared sensitive.
Almost 17,863 candidates will compete against each other in the LG elections. Almost 49 candidates have passed away before the elections.
Meanwhile, at least 727 candidates – seven from Karachi, 410 from Hyderabad and 310 from Thatta – have been successfully elected unopposed in the three divisions.
In Malir district, one joint seat of Chairman and Vice Chairman while three ward members were elected unopposed. Moreover, one ward member from District Central, District Korangi and District Kemari, each, elected unoppose.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has announced to boycott local government (LG) polls.
The boycott of elections was announced in addressing a press conference in Karachi, MQM-P convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui announced that the party has decided to boycott local government (LG) elections, rejecting the ‘fake’ delimitations of constituencies and voter
