KARACHI: The polling for the Local Government by-elections in sixteen districts of Sindh smoothly concluded on Sunday, whereas Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Murtaza Wahab was elected as UC-13 Chairman.
The polling continued uninterrupted until 5:00 p.m., amid strict security arrangements in place.
A total of 116 candidates contested for twenty-six union council seats, and about 182 polling stations were established throughout the province.
Registered Voters in Sindh By-elections
The number of registered voters in the by-election constituencies totaled nearly 206,686. All 121 polling stations in Karachi were categorized as either sensitive or highly sensitive because of security concerns.
Unofficial results revealed that in Karachi South’s UC-13 Saddar Town, PPP candidate Murtaza Wahab secured victory with 3,967 votes, with Jamaat-e-Islami’s Noorul Islam coming in second with 1,566 votes.
In the Malir district’s Gaddap Town UC-7, Salman Abdullah Murad won with ten thousand votes in unofficial results from twenty-seven polling stations, while the Jamaat-e-Islami candidate secured 1,300 votes.
In Karachi city, 54 candidates from the PPP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vied for 9 UC seats – chairmen, vice chairmen, and general members.
Polling for the positions of chairmen took place in the districts of Karachi South, Malir, and Kemari, while polling for the seats of vice chairmen took place in the districts of Karachi South and Malir.
