The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will set up 641 polling stations so that 6,63,543 registered voters could exercise their right of franchise and elect their representatives on two national and five provincial assembly seats.
According to ECP, the registered voters including 3,59,620 male and 3,03,923 female voters will elect their candidates for NA-237 (Thatta-1, Thatta and Mirpursakro sub-divisions) and NA-238 (Thatta-2, Sujawal sub-division), PS-84 (Thatta Taluka), PS-85 (MirpurSakro), PS-86 (Sujawal and Mirpurbathoro), PS-87 (Jati and Shahbundar) and PS-88 (Gorabari and Ketibundar).
For NA-237 (Thatta-1), 1, 92,935 male and 1, 64,876 female voters will have the right of franchise while 1,66,685 male and 1,39,045 female voters will poll their vote on polling day for election of candidate to NA-238 (Thatta-2).
The ECP will set up 156 polling stations for 1,55,868 voters of PS-84, 123 polling stations for 1,23,253 voters of PS-85, 142 polling stations for 1,50,446 voters of PS-86, 134 polling station for 1,45,370 voters of PS-87 and 86 polling stations for 90,606 voters of PS-88.
The ECP has decided to set up a total of 641 polling stations with 1732 polling booths both for male and female voters for polling on two national and five provincial assembly seats.
Meanwhile, the Election Tribunal has accepted the petition of PPP candidate Sadiq Ali Memon and allowed him to contest election on NA-237 (Thatta-1). His nominations papers were earlier rejected on account of holding dual nationality.