Independent candidates are leading the outcome of local bodies polls held in Balochistan followed by candidates belonging to parties in the province’s ruling coalition government, according to unofficial results.
The results of 1,190 seats out of 1,585 seats were announced wherein independent candidates bagged 518 seats whereas the National Party (NP) and Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) grabbed 152 and 130 seats, respectively.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) got 129 seats and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) secured 113 seats in the province. The local bodies’ elections were held largely in a peaceful manner on Saturday amid tight security.
Around 18,000 candidates are in the run for 4,600 seats of local bodies including Quetta Metropolitan Corporation, four municipal corporations, 53 municipal committees and 32 district councils.
According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, 2,507 candidates have been elected unopposed and 508 seats have remained vacant because no candidate has filed nomination papers for them. Final results of the polls would be announced on December 10.
