Dadu’s PS-86: Polling begins to elect new MPA

DADU: Polling for the by-election for Sindh Assembly constituency PS-86-Dadu has begin.

The polling started at 8 am and will continue till 5 pm without any break.

The district administration announced a local holiday in Dadu district in this regard.

The election commission has provided election material including ballot boxes and ballot papers at the polling stations.

The Election Commission set up 158 polling stations in PS-86 for the more than 199,000 people who will be casting their votes. Police presence in the area has been increased for the election.

Sindh Assembly’s seat of Juhi (PS-86-Dadu) fell vacant due to the death of MPA Ghulam Shah Jilani of Pakistan People’s Party on 13th September after a protracted illness.

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The seat, which fell vacant after the death of the PPP’s six-time elected MPA from the constituency, Syed Ghulam Shah Jillani, will witness a one-on-one encounter between the PPP and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI).

The PPP has given the party ticket to late Jillani’s son, Syed Saleh Shah Jilani, who is trying to retain his father’s seat against PTI’s Imdad Ali Laghari, who is, in turn, being supported by the politically influential Jatoi family of Dadu. The former is also a relative of chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah.

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The constituency is based in Juhi town, where 179,670 people are registered to vote. The Election Commission of Pakistan has set up 158 polling stations for 100,518 male and 79,152 female voters.

The PPP requested the ECP through an application that the soldiers of the Pakistan Army should not be deployed for security inside the polling stations. However, the ECP has turned down the request.