HYDERABAD, Aug 23: Foreign observers are due in the city to monitor the local body elections on August 25. Police sources said they would also visit Badin, Dadu, Jamshoro, Tando Mohammad Khan and Matiari districts. Some of them will stay in the city.
The delegates are from Japan, Commonwealth countries and the United States.
ARRANGEMENTS: A total of 2,474 polling stations have been set up in six districts of the defunct Hyderabad division.
There are 2,544,853 registered voters, 1,374,542 men and 1,170,311 women in these districts.
Around 37,143 polling officers including 2,474 presiding officers, 25,824 assistant presiding officers and 8,845 polling officers will supervise polling.
A total number of 663 polling stations including 290 men, 281 women and 92 combined ones have been set up in Hyderabad district for 694,952 registered voters including 373,071 men and 321,881 women.
About 248 polling stations including 46 men, 45 women and 157 combined were set up in Matiari district for 261,573 registered voters including 13,781 men and 123,761 women.
For 533,858 registered voters including 278,551 men and 255,307 women 530 polling stations including 122 men, 120 women and 288 combined were set up in Dadu district. In Jamshoro district, 289 poling stations were set up for 305,934 registered voters including 166,170 men and 139,764 women.
The polling stations included 84 men, 81 women and 124 combined ones.
There are 528 polling stations including 66 men, 64 women and 398 combined for 529,148 registered voters including 298,609 men and 230,539 women in Badin district.
In Tando Mohammad Khan district 216 polling stations are set up for 219,388 registered voters including 120,329 men and 99,059 women.
There are 216 polling stations including 71 men, 67 women and 78 combined ones.
A total number of 18,000 policemen will be deployed in six districts besides Rangers.
Around 4,000 policemen will come from Karachi to meet the shortfall in the region for security duty.
In addition to police, more than 2,000 Rangers will also perform security duties in the peripheral areas.
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