Arrangements complete for PS-52 Umerkot by-poll, says ECP.

UMERKOT -- Sindh Election Commissioner Aijaz Anwer Chohan has said that required arrangements have been made for holding by-election for PS-52 Umerkot-II on Monday, where 153,935 voters will exercise their right to franchise at 128 polling stations.

CCTV cameras had been installed at all highly sensitive polling stations, whereas Rangers personnel would be deployed outside all polling stations as per directions of Election Commission of Pakistan.

The basic facilities of water, electricity, washrooms and ramps for people with disability had been made available at all the polling stations, according to district returning officer and deputy commissioner of Umerkot.

The provincial election commissioner rejected a news story published in some newspapers which spoke of reservations of a contestant, Arbab Ghulam Rahim of Grand Democratic Alliance, over transparency of by-election. The ECP was well aware of its constitutional obligation to conduct elections in a free, fair and transparent manner, said the official.

He said that in compliance with directives of Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, he himself was monitoring the election process. Moreover, ECP was pursuing an even-handed policy for all the contesting candidates and during his recent visit of Umerkot, all the contesting candidates and political parties were requested to follow the law so that the by-poll was held in an orderly and peaceful manner on Jan 18, while all the voters of the constituency were also requested to participate in the democratic process by exercising their right of franchise.

A complaint centre had been established in the office of the DRO, RO and provincial election commissioner and Niaz Ahmad, deputy director, had been deputed at the office of the provincial election commissioner in a complaint centre for receiving complaints on the following numbers: 021-99205338, fax: 021-99206645 and pecelection123@gmail.com, said a handout.

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