PESHAWAR:The Local government (LG) elections in the remaining 65 tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s 18 districts will be held on March 31 Thursday.
Special Assistant to chief minister on Information Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif in a press conference told that the government had completed all arrangements for the election-day and foolproof security would be provided to that 8.57 million people exercising their right to vote in a peaceful environment.
He said compared to the first phase of election, extra security has been provided to women candidates adding if required Pakistan army personnel would also be deployed.
The Election Commission on Pakistan (ECP) has declared 1609 polling stations “most sensitive”, 2319 “sensitive” and 2069 normal ahead of the elections out of the 6,176 polling stations established for 31 March polls.
The ECP data showed that 39554 candidates were vying for 12875 seats. A total of 651 candidates will contest for city mayor and tehsil chairman seats, 12,980 for general and neighborhood councils, 2,668 for women seats, 6,451 for labour, 5,213 candidates for Kisan and youth seats and 57 have submitted nomination papers for religious minorities’ seats.
The election body has informed that a total of 1,318 candidates have been elected unopposed in 65 tehsils. Some 351 candidates have been elected unopposed on general seats, 533 on women seats, 151 on labour and Kisan seats, 233 on youth seats and 50 on minority seats in Village and Neighborhood Councils.
The district administrations have also announced holiday for the schools in districts where the local government election would take place on Thursday.