The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said a total of 90,675 polling stations will be established across the country for general elections 2024. However about 50 percent polling booths were declared sensitive as well as the most sensitive, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday.
According to the ECP, out of total 46,065 sensitive stations, 27,628 stations were declared as sensitive and 18,437 stations as the most sensitive all across the county.
There will be a total of 25,320 polling stations for men and 23,950 for women, while there will be 41,405 combined polling stations. In Punjab’s total 12,580 sensitive stations, 6,040 were declared as the most sensitive while 32,324 station were termed as normal.
In Sindh 6,545 stations were sensitive while 6,524 stations the most sensitive. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 5,388 stations are normal while in Balochistan, 2,337 stations are sensitive and 1,730 were the most sensitive. In Balochistan total of 5,028 polling stations will be established for general elections 2024.
According to the ECP, there will be 50,944 polling stations in Punjab, out of which 14,556 will be for men, and 14,036 for women, while 22,352 polling stations would be for both men and women.
There will be 19,060 polling stations in Sindh, including 4,439 male polling stations, 4,308 female polling stations and 10,259 joint polling stations.
Similarly, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa will have 15,697 polling stations, including 4,814 male polling stations, 4,289 female polling stations, and 6,594 combined polling stations.
Also, 5028 polling stations have been established in Balochistan: 1,511 for men, and 1,317 for women, while there will be 2,200 joint polling stations in the province.
Reporter Usman Khan