In pictures: On a chilly Sunday, Hyderabad denizens head out to vote

Women and men, young and old were photographed in polling stations.
Published January 15, 2023

Voters in Hyderabad exercised their right to franchise on a Sunday, as they got out of their houses on a chilly weekend to elect their representatives in the much-delayed second phase of the local bodies elections in Sindh.

Voters queue up to exercise their right at a polling station during the second phase of local bodies election at Tando Yousuf Bhatti Goth on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
Voters queue up to exercise their right at a polling station during the second phase of local bodies election at Tando Yousuf Bhatti Goth on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

Voters queue up to exercise their right at a polling station during the second phase of local bodies election at Tando Yousuf Bhati Goth on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
Voters queue up to exercise their right at a polling station during the second phase of local bodies election at Tando Yousuf Bhati Goth on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A voter is processed by an election official at a polling station during the local bodies elections in Hyderabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A voter is processed by an election official at a polling station during the local bodies elections in Hyderabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A voter casts her ballot during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A voter casts her ballot during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A voter casts her ballot during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A voter casts her ballot during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

Voters hold up their identity cards as they queue up to vote during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
Voters hold up their identity cards as they queue up to vote during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

Security personnel perform their duties during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
Security personnel perform their duties during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A policeman stands guard during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A policeman stands guard during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

Security personnel perform their duties during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
Security personnel perform their duties during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A PPP supporter gets her face painted with the party colours during the election on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A PPP supporter gets her face painted with the party colours during the election on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A woman casts her vote during the local government election on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A woman casts her vote during the local government election on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A view of a deserted polling station during local bodies election at unit 11 Latifabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A view of a deserted polling station during local bodies election at unit 11 Latifabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

Election officials photographed in a deserted polling station during local bodies election at unit 11 Latifabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
Election officials photographed in a deserted polling station during local bodies election at unit 11 Latifabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

Election officials photographed in a deserted polling station during local bodies election at unit 11 Latifabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
Election officials photographed in a deserted polling station during local bodies election at unit 11 Latifabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

Election officials photographed in a deserted polling station during local bodies election at unit 11 Latifabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
Election officials photographed in a deserted polling station during local bodies election at unit 11 Latifabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A policeman photographed outside a polling station during local bodies election at unit 11 Latifabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A policeman photographed outside a polling station during local bodies election at unit 11 Latifabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A voter passes over a wooden plank placed on an open drain at a polling station at Tando Yousuf Bhatti Goth on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A voter passes over a wooden plank placed on an open drain at a polling station at Tando Yousuf Bhatti Goth on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A voter passes over a wooden plank placed on an open drain at a polling station at Tando Yousuf Bhatti Goth on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A voter passes over a wooden plank placed on an open drain at a polling station at Tando Yousuf Bhatti Goth on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A voter gets her thumb marked at a polling station at Paretabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A voter gets her thumb marked at a polling station at Paretabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A voter casts in a polling booth at Paretabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A voter casts in a polling booth at Paretabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A voter gets her thumb marked at a polling station at Paretabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A voter gets her thumb marked at a polling station at Paretabad on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali

A voter arrives at a Qasimabad polling station on crutches to cast his vote during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali
A voter arrives at a Qasimabad polling station on crutches to cast his vote during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali


Header image: Voters hold up their identity cards as they queue up to vote during the local government elections on Sunday.—Photo By Umair Ali