ECP announces schedule for local body elections

E-Paper | April 30, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced the schedule for local body elections in Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

During a meeting of the ECP, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Sardar Raza, it was decided that local government elections in Sindh will take place in March 2016 whereas polling in KP and Punjab is to be arranged to take place in May 2015 and November 2015 respectively.

The ECP will submit a response to the Supreme Court on February 12 regarding specific dates for local government elections.

Last year, the ECP had blamed the delay in local government elections on lack of political will on part of provincial governments.

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The ECP had earlier said that the process of delimitation of wards for holding the local government elections would be initiated when the commission received complete data from Punjab and Sindh.

“The ECP is committed to initiating the process of delimitation for local government polls as early as possible after the receipt of complete information relating to notification of demarcation of local areas, determination of number of union councils/wards and authenticated maps from the Punjab and Sindh governments as well as amendments in the respective acts by the two provinces,” the commission had said in a report presented to the SC.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has repeatedly blamed the ECP and the provincial governments of Sindh and Punjab for delaying local body elections, which has, in turn, delayed these elections in KP as well.

Balochistan was the first province to complete the electoral exercise. The first phase of the local government elections in Balochistan took place on Dec 7, 2013, followed by two other phases on May 29 and Dec 31, 2014.

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Hatim

Feb 06, 2015 01:36pm

1 more year of misery for the people of Karachi :(

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Addy

Feb 06, 2015 01:39pm

Delays, should be done at present, I think the ECP has not seen the state of Local Communities - no water for home, no drainage systems working and the garbage situation is even worse. Local bodies elections should always be well planned and done in line to the time needed, whats the use when these elections would be done and then, they will be further delayed due to differences among the political parties. I request the govt. to kindly think for peoples concerns and needs of the general public.

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Patriot

Feb 06, 2015 02:29pm

Difficult to understand why local body elections in KPK are being delayed by the Election Commission despite KPK Govt insisting on early elections and they already completed all the preparatory work in this regard.

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K Alam

Feb 06, 2015 02:50pm

Good intentions only if implemented

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Ahsan Ali

Feb 06, 2015 02:53pm

Respected CEC with folded hands I request you to please hold the LG polls within three months. Much damage is being done to the country by its absence. Sectarianism, corruption, public frustrations, deprivations in society, etc are all a result of not having a LG system. If this cannot be done then let us wrap up the present system and hand it over to a honest dictator. We are no fools to understand why LG polls are not being held.

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Feb 06, 2015 04:18pm

why so late?

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Awais Ali

Feb 06, 2015 04:31pm

Only concerns that have been seen for local body election were in Govt of KPK. Other two Sindh and Punjab will not hold these election that is for sure. Last 7 years also witness of it these were the same govts in Punjab and Sindh.

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muhammad

Feb 06, 2015 05:03pm

I bet that no local body elections will ever held in so-called "democratic setup" no provincial government wants to share their resources and power with common people as local body governments are in fact the government of common people

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Noor

Feb 06, 2015 05:26pm

so it takes more than one year to complete the process of LB in Balochistan :( "....the first phase of the local government elections in Balochistan took place on Dec 7, 2013, followed by two other phases on May 29 and Dec 31, 2014."

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Khan-Haqiqi

Feb 06, 2015 05:28pm

Imran do not Have any other job but to blame others for his failure, what Sindh and Punjab has to do with delay in KPK as he is the one insisting on biometric voting

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muhammad

Feb 06, 2015 05:31pm

Please please look into the pathetic state of civic amenities, roads and drainage system of this orphan largest city and financial hub of Pakistan the poor beleaguered city Karachi !

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Just Someone

Feb 06, 2015 06:16pm

KPK wins with the LG elections can be held in May 2015.

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Ashok Kumar

Feb 07, 2015 03:57pm

We think ECP is in the companion of provincial governments of Sindh & Punjab, being a poor & helpless person among the nation, I appeal to Chief Justice of Pakistan, ask to the ECP for requiring long time for preparation to hold LB Polls and Supreme Court should issue directives/orders both to ECP & Provincial governments to hold LB Polls in coming 03 months anyhow. The CJ of Pakistan! We have trust upon SC because this is last institution of our anticipations and we want local government system so soonest.

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