LG elections in Sindh: 727 candidates elected unopposed in Karachi

• Seven candidates from Karachi have been elected unopposed.
• 720 from Hyderabad have been elected unopposed.
• 17,863 candidates will face each other in LG  elections on Jan 15.

KARACHI: As many as 727 candidates contesting for different seats have been elected unopposed in 16 districts of the Karachi and Hyderabad divisions in the second phase of the local government elections in Sindh.

According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) data that a total of seven candidates from Karachi and 720 from the Hyderabad division have been elected unopposed.

A total of 8,857 polling stations have been set up by ECP for the second phase of LG polls while 17,863 candidates will face each other in local government elections scheduled on January 15.

Meanwhile, as many as 49 candidates have passed away before the second phase of local bodies elections in 16 districts of Karachi and Hyderabad divisions.

According to the details provided by ECP, at least 12 candidates for union council (UC) chairman and vice chairman have died since the time their nomination papers were submitted.

Similarly, 22 candidates who were running for the district council, town committee, municipal committee, and UC ward member’s seats also passed away.

The ECP data shows that among the 22 deceased candidates from Karachi Division, half had filed their nomination papers for the posts of chairman and vice chairman

The official statistics show that one chairman and vice-chairman candidate passed away in District South, four chairman and vice-chairman candidates passed away in the Central and West districts, while five general member candidates passed away in District East.

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