320 candidates vie for 22 tehsil mayor slots
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A total of 320 candidates would contest elections for 22 Tehsils Mayor and 21 chairmanships from 7 districts in Hazara division during the second phase of LB elections which would be held on 31 March.
Out of eight districts, the second phase of elections would be held in seven districts while in district Haripur, the LB elections were held in the first phase. For 22 Tehsils of districts Abbottabad, Mansehra, Battaram, Torghar, Upper Kohistan, Lower Kohistan and Kolai Palis, 320 candidates would contest for the elections of Tehsil Mayor.
A total of 5,339 candidates would contest the election on general seats for 695 Neighborhood Council and Village Councils, 1,026 Lady Councilors, 2388 Youth Councilors, 1961 Youth Councilors and 129 candidates of minorities.
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In district Abbottabad, a total of 4057 candidates have filed their nomination papers, according to the breakup for the four Tehsils of district Abbottabad, 73 candidates are in the run for 209 Village Councils (VCs) and Neighborhood Councils (NCs), 1856 candidates for General Councilor, 504 for Lady Councilor, 849 for Kisan Councilor, 688 for Youth Counselor and 21 for Minorities Councilors.
For the five Tehsils of district Mansehra, 84 candidates would contest the elections of Tehsil Mayor and Chairmanship from 194 VCs and NCs.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 1st, 2022.