Independent candidates are leading in the local government (LG) elections in 32 districts of Balochistan.
Earlier, polling for local Bodies Elections in 32 districts of Balochistan ended and the counting of votes is underway.
The polling started at 8:00 AM and continued till 5:00 PM without any break.
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An emergency Control Room has been set-up at the Inspector General Police Balochistan Office in Quetta for ensuring peaceful elections in the province which will remain open till Monday.
Tight security measures were taken to avoid any kind of untoward incident across the province.
According to initial reports of Bol TV, Jamhoori Watan Party’s candidate was leading with 41 votes in Dera Bugti’s UC 13 Ward No. 5. Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party’s candidate was leading with 47 votes in Chaman’s Ward No. 31, followed by JUI’s candidate.
Jamhoori Watan Party candidate lead Dera Bugti’s Ward No.8 with 354 votes, followed by an independent candidate with 106 votes. Balochistan Awami Party’s ahead with 362 votes in Jaffarabad’s Ward No. 4, whereas the Jamaat-e-Islami’s candidate is second with 72 votes.
Balochistan National Party (Mengal) candidate Abdullah Faiz Sajid is leading with 11 votes in Gwadar’s Eidgah Ward No. 23, with Haq Do Tehreek candidate at second place with eight votes. Meanwhile, an Independent candidate won from Kohlu Tehsil Mawand UC 12 Ward No. 2 with 71 votes.
3,552,398 voters were registered for LG polls, whereas, 5,226 polling stations including 576 for men and 562 for women were established for the Balochistan LG polls.
1974 polling statements are declared sensitive and 2034 are highly sensitive. The voting process was monitored by the special secretary from the EC Balochistan office.
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Tight security measures were taken to avoid any kind of untoward incident during the elections across the province.
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