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KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalized preparations for the first phase of the LG elections in Sindh’s 14 districts to be held on Sunday June 26, 2022.
“The armed forces and Rangers personnel will provide security for all the constituencies where elections are to be held, before and during the electoral process,” ECP said in a statement released on Saturday.
Provincial Election Commissioner Ejaz Anwar Chauhan urged the contesting political parties and candidates to abide by the law so that polling can be held in peaceful environment.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has already directed the government of Sindh to deploy additional police force from other districts to the areas where elections are going to be held.
The 14 districts of Sindh where LG polls are being held include Ghotki, Khairpur, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Umarkot, Tharparkar, Larkana, Kambar-Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Kashmore, and Sukkur.
It is worth pointing here that at least 946 candidates from 14 districts had been elected unopposed in the first phase of the LG polls in Sindh. Data issued by the ECP shows that a total of 70 from Qambar Shahdadkot, 135 from Jacobabad, 94 from Shikarpur, 11 from Larkana, 96 candidates from Kashmore Kandhkot, 65 from Mirpur Khas and 65 candidates from Umerkot have been elected unopposed.
The polling will begin at 8:00AM and continue till 5:00PM without any break.