Polling starts on LG by-polls in KP

PESHAWAR: Local government by-polls on vacant seats of different categories in 65 villages and neighbourhood councils in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has started.

The polling started at eight in the morning and will continue till five in the evening without any break.

The by-elections will be held in 21 districts including Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Khyber, Mardan, Kohat, Bannu, Laki Marwat, DI Khan, Tank, Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Battagram, Torghar, Swat, Shangla, Malakand, Upper and Lower Dir and Bajaur.

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256 polling stations have been established for this purpose. 159 polling stations have been declared extremely sensitive, while 84 as sensitive polling stations.

Senior police officials confirmed the deployment of security forces at polling stations to maintain law and order and guarantee a peaceful voting experience