8,057,974 voters to vote for 65 tehsils, 1,830 village, neighbourhood councils in 18 KP districts on March 31
PESHAWAR : As many as 8,057,974 registered voters including 4,489,771 male and 3,567,703 female would exercise right of franchise for 65 tehsils, 1,830 village and neighborhood councils during the second phase of local bodies elections in 18 districts of Khyber Pakthunkhwa on March 31, 2020.
According to the Provincial Election Commission, a total of 6,176 polling stations including 1,246 for male, 1,164 for female and 3,766 combined would be established for facilitation of voters. Similarly, 16,509 polling booths including 9,218 for male and 7,291 for female would also be set up to facilitate young and female voters. Out of these polling stations, 1,646 were declared most sensitive and 2,326 sensitive where elaborate security arrangements are being made.
Elections for seats of mayor and chairman of tehsil and city’s councils besides different categories of members in tehsils, village and neighbourhood councils would be held in Abbottabad, Mansehra, Battagram, Torghar, Upper and Lower Kohistan, Kolai-Palas, Swat, Malakand, Shangla, Lower and Upper Dir, Upper and Lower Chitral, Kurram, Orakzai, and North and South Waziristan districts on March 31.
The Election Commission has started a series of awareness workshops with the assistance of press clubs and media to mobilize voters for LG elections. In this connection, awareness workshops were held at South Waziristan, Peshawar, Buner, Chitral, Malakand, Swat, Kurrum and Bajaur tribal districts.
As less than a week left in elections, the candidates and their supporters started corner meetings and visited door to door to muster maximum public support in their favour. The candidates are trying hard with catchy election promises in bid to persuade support of veteran politicians and large baradaris ahead of the D-Day.(APP)
