HCSTSI Elects 20 Office Bearers as Unopposed; One Candidate Withdraws
Hyderabad (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – September 7, 2026)
According to Furqan Ahmed Lodhi, Secretary General of the Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry and Returning Officer for the Election Commission for the year 2026-2028, a total of 21 candidates had submitted nomination papers for the 20 vacant seats on the Executive Committee.
One candidate, Hussain Moiz Abbas, later withdrew his nomination, leaving 20 candidates to compete for the 20 available spots. As per the prescribed electoral process, they have been unofficially declared elected unopposed.
The following candidates were unofficially elected:
- Sikandar Ali Rajput
- Muhammad Naeem Shaikh
- Naru Mal
- Muhammad Arif Memon
- Zaheeruddin Siddiqui
- Abdul Jabbar Rajput
- Shaikh Ahmed Hussain
- Muhammad Faisal Khilji
- Muhammad Fahad Mian
- Faraz Ahmed
- Muhammad Ayoob Shaikh
- Syed Faraz Ali Shah
- Irfan Aribani
- Masroor Iqbal
- Muhammad Ismail Farouk Nami
- Kishor Kumar Bhatia
- Muhammad Kashif Shaikh
- Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui
- Muhammad Aslam Memon
- Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani
