Local government elections held in Balochistan, Pakistan

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Saturday, local bodies elections were held in Balochistan, Pakistan. Pakistan has not held local bodies elections since 2002.

Polling was active from 8:00AM to 5:00PM local time (0300 to 1200 UTC). High security arrangements were made; law enforcement officials were deployed at the polling stations.

According to media reports, in some areas of province women were stopped from casting their vote. Missing elections material delayed the beginning of voting in some regions. Polling in Khuzdar was stopped after inter-group violence there. Violence in Hub reportedly injured four people.

About 18000 candidates ran for over 4000 positions. Six million ballots were printed. 33,000 polling staff had been appointed to over 5000 polling stations. Over 54,000 security personnel were assigned to keep order.

According to Pakistani newspaper Dawn, sources in the provincial home department said overall voting turnout was 70% in Mastung, 65% in Nushki, 55% in Pishin, 50% in Jhal Magsi, 45% in Nasirabad, Kohlu and 35% in Barkhan. Nevertheless, in some of districts turnout remained very low. For example, turnout remained 15% in Gwadar and 10% in Panjgur.

Unofficial election results for district council of Quetta District, containing the capital of Balochistan, are as follows:

Union Council	Winner	Party Affiliation	Votes Obtained
01-Kechi Baig	Azizullah	Balochistan National Party (Mengal)	4166
02-Shadinzai	Muhammad Raza	Hazara Democratic Party	1427
03-Saragurgai	Habib-ur-Rehman	Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party	655
04-Hanna	Kahn Zaman	Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party	1405
05-Baleli	Naeem Khan	Awami National Party	1126
06-Kuchlak	Yasin Khan	Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party	2112
07-Aghbargh	Asmatullah	Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party	871
08-Panjpai	Khan Tareen	INDEPENDENT	2111
09-Zarkhu	Meer Ashraf	INDEPENDENT	548

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Sources

"Local Govt. (Balochistan) Results" — Election Commission of Pakistan, December 10, 2013 (date of access)
"LG Elections in Balochistan" — Pakistan Today, December 8, 2013
Saleem Shahid. "Balochistan votes peacefully in local bodies’ polls" — Dawn (newspaper), December 8, 2013
"Independents leading Balochistan LB polls" — The News International, December 8, 2013
"Local bodies elections: Polling held in Balochistan" — The Express Tribune, December 7, 2013
Dawn and Syed Ali Shah. "Local bodies elections: Balochistan local govt elections: Polling draws to a close" — Dawn (newspaper), December 7, 2013

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