KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) Syed Arshad Hasan on Thursday elected as Deputy Mayor Karachi. The by-polls for the vacant slot was held in KMC head office wherein 281 votes casted out of 300.
Hasan bagged 194 votes to win the post, whereas Karamullah Waqasi-the candidate of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) secured second position after getting 78 votes. Nine votes were rejected and the polling ratio was 93.7 percent.
The polling continued from 9 a.m to 5 p.m in the council hall of KMC building after counting of votes started and the returning officer deputy commissioner South Salahuddin announced the election results.
The first vote was casted by Aman Afridi of PML-N and last by Khurram Farhan of MQM.
District Returning Officer South Salahuddin, Metropolitan Commissioner Doctor Syed Saif-ur-Rehman, Assistant Commissioner Garden Fazal-e-Rabbi and other administrative personalities monitored the proceedings throughout the election process.
Mayor Karachi casted his vote at 2:45 pm. Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shalwani was also present on this occasion.
Before this, he visited both election camps and met with the candidates and talked with the People’s party leader Najmi Alam and Karamullah Waqasi about election arrangements.
To cast their votes Mohammad Nauman of Baldia UC-35 and Habib of district east UC-14 came to the KMC building handcuffed.
MQM Rabita committee members and convener Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui deputy convener Aamir Khan, Khuwaja Izhar, Kanwar Naveed Jamil, Amin ul Haq, Faisal Sabzwari, Arshad Sabzwari, Shaikh Salahuddin, Shakir Ali, Rehan Hashmi, chairman west Izhar Ahmed and Chairman East Moeed Anwer and Chairman Korangi and others also visited the election camp.
Syed Arshad Hassan the newly elected deputy mayor Karachi thanked and said that we have short time and will continue to serve the people in limited resources.
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