By-elections for local government in twenty-five districts of Balochistan are underway.

According to Provincial Election Commission, polling started at 8:00 a.m. and will continue till 5:00 p.m. without any break.

A total of 167 candidates are in the fray for fifty general wards seats, while the total number of registered voters is 43,784.

For this purpose, 60 polling stations and 138 polling booths have been set up across the 25 districts. All necessary electoral and security arrangements have been finalized.