Polling concludes for second phase of Balochistan LG polls

The counting of votes was underway after polling concluded on Wednesday for the second phase of the local government (LG) elections in 32 districts of Balochistan province.

Councilors elected during the first phase of the LG elections cast their votes for reserved seats of 7 municipal corporations, 48 municipal committees, and 597 union councils in the second phase. The voting, which continued uninterrupted from 8 am to 5 pm, was held for 33 per cent seats allocated for women, and 5 per cent each for farmers, labours and non-Muslims.

According to unofficial results, all candidates of the Dera Bugti municipal committees were elected unopposed, whereas the Balochistan National Party-Awami (BNP-A) bagged 9 municipal corporation seats. The BNP-A also won 6 reserved seats for women in Panjgur, where the National Party (NP) bagged 2 seats.

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As more unoffiical results started pouring in, the Domki group was reported to have bagged 10 out of 13 seats in the Sibbi municipal committees. Meanwhile, 7 out of 8 Union Council's seats have been bagged by Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) in Ziarat's district Sanjawi.

The polling process for the first phase of local body elections in Balochistan’s Pashin, Hub and Lasbela districts was held on Sunday.