KARACHI: As per announcement of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), re-polling is being held in fifteen districts of Sindh on Sunday, in response to allegations of irregularities in the previous local government elections.
The Sindh election commissioner had announced it will conduct the local government re-polling in 15 districts of the province on March 26. The polling had earlier been postponed due to various reasons.
According to the provincial election commission, re-polling is to be conducted in Jacobabad, Kashmore, Shikarpur, Larkana, Qambar Shahdadkot, Sukkur, Khairpur, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Umarkot, Tharparkar, Hyderabad, Jamshoro and Badin for seats of chairmen, vice chairmen, district council members and general members.
The re-polling is being held for the seats of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Member District Council, and General Members on the directives of the Election Commission of Pakistan and the Supreme Court.
The electoral body has appointed 15 district returning officers, 26 returning officers and 52 assistant returning officers, while a total of 81 polling stations in 15 districts — 21 for males, 22 for females and 38 combined — have been established.
A total of 275 polling booths — 140 for males, 135 for females and 275 joint polling booths — have been established in 15 districts. As many as 109,687 registered voters in 15 districts, including 59,310 male and 50,377 female voters, will use their right to vote.
The elections were postponed at 28 polling stations because of violent incidents, and the wrong allotment of election symbols at 50 polling stations. The re-polling at two polling stations is taking place because of the apex court order and in one polling station under a decision by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
