PPP takes clean lead in first phase of Sindh LG Elections
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- 27 Jun 2022
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The PPP has taken a clean lead in the first phase of Sindh’s ongoing local bodies elections, according to unofficial results.
Vote-counting is underway for the first phase of local body elections in 14 districts of Sindh, however, according to unconfirmed and unofficial results obtained so far, the PPP has won 137 seats of municipal committee and 230 seats of the town committee.
The Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) has managed to win 14 seats of municipal committee and 34 seats of town committee. On the otherhand, the PTI has won six, while the JUI-F has secured 5 seats of the municipal committee.
The polling process began at 8am and continued until 5pm without any pause. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced extending the voting time in areas where the polling was stopped due to some reason.
The 14 districts of Sindh include Larkana, Kambar-Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Sukkur, Ghotki, Khairpur, Naushehro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, and Tharparkar.
Elections in the rest of the districts of Sindh will be held on July 24, The News reported.
At least 21,298 candidates are in the field against 6,277 seats of 101 town committees, 23 municipal committees, 14 district councils, four municipal corporations, eleven town municipal corporations and 887 union councils and union committees.
Election postponed in few wards over misprinting
Earlier in the day, the local body elections were postponed in a few wards due to misprinting (typographical errors) of the names of candidates in the ballot papers, confirmed a spokesperson of the ECP.
He maintained that the ECP will issue a new schedule for elections on the seats and added that the commission has launched an inquiry in this regard.
Candidates stage protest
Meanwhile, several candidates in Nawabshah staged protests over misprinting of election symbols on the ballot papers.
A TLP candidate was of the view that he was allotted the symbol of a “crane” but it was printed as a “queen” in the ballot papers. However, the presiding officer stopped the voting process on the seat. Read More…
