ECP releases party position after Sindh LG by-elections

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Monday released the party position after re-poll results in 15 districts of Sindh during LG polls, ARY News reported.

The polling in the first and second rounds of local bodies’ elections was stopped in various districts of Sindh. After re-poll in the remaining constituencies, the ECP on Monday issued a party position.

According to the ECP, the Pakistan People’s Party has the upper hand in 7 out of 11 seats of the district member while the PPP has won 10 out of 16 seats of the chairman and vice chairman. Similarly, PPP candidates have grabbed 22 of the 32 seats of the General Members۔

In the re-poll, the GDA won one seat for the district member while the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won one seat of the chairman and vice chairman.

The repolling took place in Jacobabad, Kashmore, Shikarpur, Larkana, Qamber Shahdadkot, Sukkur, Khairpur, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Umarkot, Tharparkar, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, and Badin.

A total of 81 polling stations were set up across the districts, including 21 separate stations for men and 22 for women as well as 38 combined stations.