First Phase Of LG Polls In Sindh To Be Held On June 26.

KARACHI -- Provincial Election Commissioner Ejaz Anwar Chauhan on Monday said that the local government election would be held in Sindh in two phases and the first phase of the elections will be held on June 26 in 14 districts of Sukkur, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad and of Mirpurkhas divisions.

He said this while sharing his views at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Sindh Dr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput at Sindh Secretariat.

He said that around 21,298 contestants would participate in the first phase of the local bodies election in Sindh while more than 25 million ballot papers had been printed for the purpose. Chauhan said that the participants of the meeting also decided to deploy Rangers and police as well as to install CCTV cameras at 2,980 highly-sensitive polling. He further said that orders had also been issued to HESCO and SEPCO to ensure smooth power supply on the occasion. Chauhan said that the Election Commission has taken notice of the incident of NA-240.

In the meeting, the chief secretary, Sindh and other participants while making deliberations on the matters of local body elections in Sindh, reviewed the necessary arrangements including the security plan.

21,298 contestants would participate in the first phase of the local...