KARACHI: Polling is underway for the by-election to the vacant vice chairman seat in Union Council 8 of Karachi’s Lyari area, with six candidates contesting the election.
According to an Election Commission spokesperson, polling began at 8:00 am and will continue uninterrupted until 5:00 pm. Special security arrangements have been made to maintain law and order during the electoral process.
The Election Commission said a total of 28 combined polling stations have been established in UC-8. Of these, seven have been classified as highly sensitive, one as sensitive and 20 as normal. The constituency has 53,900 registered voters.
Six candidates are contesting the seat, including Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Khalil Ahmed Hot and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) candidate Jibran.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi President Faheem Khan has announced that his party will boycott the by-election in accordance with its central policy.
