KPK: Re-polling in 13 districts for LG elections on February 13 

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), re-polling in thirteen districts for local government elections will be held on Sunday (February 13). Polling will begin at 8am and will continue till 5pm, without any break. 

According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the re-polling will be held on various seats of local councils where elections were terminated either due to deteriorated situation on polling day or death of the contesting candidates during first phase of the local bodies’ polls.

The 13 districts include Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Kohat, Bannu, Laki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Buner, Bajaur, Karak, Khyber and Mohmand.

The Commission has established a total of five-hundred and sixty-eight polling stations for the polling and a total of 710,472 voters including 362,924 male and 347,548 female, will cast their votes.

Meanwhile, the security has been beefed up to maintain law and order situation on polling day.