The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued the schedule for the by-election in Sindh Assembly constituency PS-9 (Shikarpur), which fell vacant following the death of PPP leader Agha Siraj Durrani.

According to the notification, polling in PS-9 Shikarpur will be held on December 14.

Candidates can submit their nomination papers from November 3 to 5, while the preliminary list of candidates will be published on November 6.

The scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on November 11, and candidates will be able to file appeals before the election tribunal until November 22.

The final list of candidates will be issued on November 23, while withdrawals can be made up to November 24.

The allocation of election symbols to candidates will take place on November 25, the ECP said.