CM directs Hyd administration to properly look after improvised polling stations Hyd division has 2,397 polling stations
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CM directs Hyd
administration to properly look after improvised polling stations
Hyd division has 2,397 polling stations
Hyderabad Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (Retd) Maqbool Baqar has said that
Hyderabad is one of the largest divisions with nine districts and 2397
sensitive polling stations needed to be focused in terms of smooth polling and
peaceful election.
“We have strengthened
you, the administration and the police, with equipment, transport and other
facilities, therefore there should be no untoward incidents.”
This he said while
presiding over a meeting in the Committee room of the Commissioner’s Office,
Shahabaz Building on Monday evening. The meeting was attended by Chief
Secretary Dr Fakhre Alam, IG Police Riffat Mukhtar, Commissioner Hyderabad
Khalid Hyder Shah, DIG Tariq Dharejo and others.
At the outset, the chief
minister inquired the Regional Election Commissioner Hyderabad Azhar Hussain
Tanwri about his view about the arrangments. Mr tanwri expressed satisfaction
on the arrangments and thanked the caretaker government for extending unflinching
support for holding free, fair and transport election.
Commissioner Khalid Hyder
Shah briefing the chief minister said that the Hyderabad division has nine
districts and 5,747,277 registered votes including 2647345 female votes.
Badin has 942176 votes,
Dadu 930473, Hyderabad 1225147, Jamshoro 477062, Matiari 417629, Sujawal
424328, Tando Allahyar 451632, Tando Mohammad Khan 356444 and Thatta 522386.
Seats: Hyderabad division
comprises of 13 National and 28 provincial assembly seats.
There are 71 candidates,
including three females, contesting for three national assembly seats in
Hyderabad. Additionally, 162 candidates, including 18 females, are contesting
for six provincial assembly seats.
Badin district, on the
other hand, has two national and five provincial assembly seats. There are 28
candidates, including three females, contesting for the National Assembly
seats, while 84 candidates, including five females, are contesting for the provincial
assembly seats.
The following information
is about the number of candidates contesting for national and provincial
assembly seats in different districts of Pakistan:
In Dadu, there are two
national assembly seats and four provincial assembly seats. A total of 27 male
candidates are contesting the election, while four provincial assembly seats
have 69 candidates, including one female.
Jamshoro district has one
national assembly seat. Ten candidates, including a female, are contesting for
it. On three provincial assembly seats, 41 candidates, including one female,
are contesting.
Matiari has one national
assembly seat with 11 candidates, including a female. Two provincial assembly
seats in Matiari have 23 candidates, including one female, contesting.
Sujawal has one national
assembly seat with eight candidates contesting. Two provincial assembly seats
in Sujawal have 22 candidates, including a female, contesting.
Tando Allahyar has one
national assembly seat and two provincial assembly seats. A total of 13
candidates, including two females, are contesting for these seats. On two
provincial assembly seats, 30 candidates, including two females, are
contesting.
Tando Mohammad Khan has
one national assembly seat and two provincial assembly seats. Seventeen
candidates are contesting for the national assembly seat, and 30 candidates,
including two females, are contesting for the provincial assembly seats.
Thatta has one national
assembly seat with 10 candidates, including one female, contesting. Two
provincial assembly seats have 19 candidates contesting.
Polling stations: The
Hyderabad division will have 4431 polling stations, including 1096 for females
and 14849 polling booths, of which 6937 for females.
Sensitive & Highly
Sensitive: Out of 4431 polling stations, 1416 are sensitive and 981 are highly
sensitive. Badin has 288 sensitive and 246 highly sensitive polling stations.
Dadu has 150 sensitive and 156 highly sensitive polling stations. Hyderabad has
365 sensitive and 181 highly sensitive polling stations.
Jamshoro has 138
sensitive and 102 highly sensitive, Matiari 154 sensitive and 80 highly
sensitive, Sujawal has 28 sensitive and 18 highly sensitive, Tando Allahyar has
85 sensitive and 100 highly sensitive, Tando Mohammad Khan 192 sensitive and 83
highly sensitive polling stations and Thatta has 16 sensitive and 15 highly
sensitive polling stations.
To a question the CM was
told that the NRTCS has installed CCTV Cameras in Highly Sensitive Polling
stations. Safe retrieval of the DVRs along with the Polling material by
Presiding Officers would be ensured.
Poling staff: There will
be nine DROs, 39 Ros, 78 AROs, nine senior district monitoring officers and 56
monitoring officers. 4616 polling officers, 31596 assistant polling officers,
and 15480 polling officials would perform election duties. Apart from them,
there would be 164 EMS officials.
The CM was told that 13
buildings two each in Badin, Dadu, Jamshoro and Tando Mohammad Khan and one
each in Hyderabad, Matiari, Sujawal and Thatta have been declared as stores
where sensitive material would be dispatched and retrieved.
Missing facilities: To a
question, the CM was told that missing facilities have been provided to all the
polling stations.
The CM was told that
Hyderabad was a large division and geographically it was bordering with four
divisions and Balochistan. It has difficult terrain such as mountains,
katcha/riverine and coastal areas.
The CM directed the
commissioner and the DIG to ensure liaison and coordination with all
departments and agencies. “I want you to ensure an uninterrupted supply of
electricity by HESCO,” the CM directed the commissioner and asked him to
declare a Health emergency, except for their staff engaged in election duty.
There must be ambulances / Fire fighting systems available at polling stations.
He directed the
commissioner to get contingency plans from civic agencies for
Transportation Plan,
Communication Plan/media management, and establishment of Monitoring / Control Rooms.
Security Plan: The CM was
told that the Security and deployment plan has been prepared. Army and Rangers
would also be in aid of Civil administration. The key installations have been
provided extra security and Identification of Sensitive / trouble spots have
been identified and their action plan has been worked out accordingly.
