Daily Times

The vote count was underway and initial results started pouring in, as polling for the general seat of the Sindh Assembly NA-205 Ghotki concluded peacefully. According to unofficial results, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Sardar Mohammad Bux Khan Mahar had a lead on his nephew Ahmed Ali Mahar – the son of the late Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar – an independent candidate who was supposed to be part of the PTI after elections.

Unofficial and unconfirmed results from 140 polling stations showed that Mohammad Bux Mahar was enjoying a lead of around 10,000 votes. The constituency had 360,875 registered voters, including 204,891 male and 155,935 female voters. A total of 290 polling stations were set up – 56 each for male and female voters and 178 for both.

Out of the total 290, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had declared 125 polling stations “highly sensitive” and 164 “sensitive”.