The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the official schedule for the by-election in Shikarpur’s provincial constituency PS-9, which became vacant following the death of Agha Siraj Durrani.
According to the notification, polling will be held on December 14, and nomination papers will be filed from November 3 to November 5.
The initial list of candidates will be published on November 6, and the scrutiny of nomination papers is scheduled for November 11. Candidates will have the right to appeal to the election tribunal until November 22, while the final list of approved candidates will be issued on November 23.
The deadline for withdrawal of nomination papers is November 24, and election symbols will be allotted to the candidates on November 25, the ECP stated.
The by-election is expected to be closely watched as PS-9 Shikarpur has long been considered a politically significant constituency in Sindh.