Election arrangements in Karachi completes with 5336 polling stations in 7 districts

City News Feb, 7 2024
Election arrangements in Karachi completes with 5336 polling stations in 7 districts
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KARACHI: As the country is moving towards the general elections tomorrow, so the elections arrangements in Karachi have also been completed for polling in 22 National Assembly and 47 general seats of the Sindh Assembly.

A total of 5,336 polling stations have been set up across the seven districts of Karachi, with 3,038 being highly sensitive, 2,170 sensitive, and 128 normal. In Karachi, there are 9,286,241 registered voters, comprising 5,102,821 male voters and 4,183,420 female voters.

A total of 575 candidates are contesting for National Assembly seats, and 1,406 candidates for Sindh Assembly seats.

The Election Commission has established nine dispatch centres for the delivery of election materials, which will commence today (Wednesday). All materials will be delivered to the polling stations under police security. Polling materials will be dispatched from various locations across the city.

In the East district, polling materials will be dispatched from the Expo Center, while in the Malir district, it will be delivered from the DC Malir office. Similar arrangements have been made for other districts.

Regarding specific districts, Malir would see elections for three National Assembly seats and six Sindh Assembly seats. Malir has a population of 2,432,248. The district accommodates 824,873 voters, including 467,222 males and 357,651 females.

Korangi district has three National Assembly seats and six Sindh Assembly seats, with a population of 3,128,971. It hosts 1,512,026 voters, consisting of 828,134 males and 683,892 females.

East district has four National Assembly seats and nine Sindh Assembly seats, it has a population of 3,921,742. The district houses 1,687,810 voters, comprising 897,551 males and 790,259 females.

South district possesses three National Assembly seats and five Sindh Assembly seats, with a population of 1,270,564. The district has 1,270,564 voters, with 687,696 males and 582,868 females.

Meanwhile, Kemari district has two National Assembly seats and five Provincial Assembly seats, with a population of 2,068,451. It has 891,214 voters, including 518,086 males and 373,128 females.

The West district has three National Assembly seats and six Provincial Assembly seats, it has a population of 2,679,380. The district accommodates 954,828 voters, consisting of 505,940 males and 448,888 females.

Likewise, the Central district has four National Assembly seats and nine Provincial Assembly seats, with a population of 3,822,325. The district hosts 2,144,926 voters, comprising 1,153,192 males and 991,734 females.

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