KARACHI (Web Desk) – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the schedule for by-elections on 52 vacant local government seats across 19 districts of Sindh.
According to a statement from the Office of the Provincial Election Commissioner Sindh, the elections will be held on September 24, 2025.
The by-elections will take place in the districts of Shikarpur, Kashmore, Ghotki, Sukkur, Naushero Feroze, Dadu, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Thatta, Matiari, Khairpur, Sujawal, Tando Allahyar, Umerkot, and three districts of Karachi—Karachi West, Keamari, and Karachi East.
Complete Schedule:
- August 20 – Returning Officers will issue public notices
- August 21–23 – Nomination papers to be submitted
- August 25 – Preliminary list of candidates to be published
- August 26–28 – Scrutiny of nomination papers
- August 30–September 2 – Filing of objections
- September 6 – Final list of candidates to be issued
- September 8 – Last date to withdraw nomination papers
- September 9 – Election symbols to be allotted
- September 24 (Friday) – Polling day
The ECP has also appointed District Returning Officers and Returning Officers for the respective constituencies.
The Commission has directed that no federal or provincial government development schemes be announced in the concerned constituencies until the elections are completed, and has also imposed a ban on transfers and new appointments of government officials during this period.
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