Campaigning for deputy chairmen enters final stage

Election to be held in 7 districts of Hazara division on January 25

ABBOTTABAD:

The election campaign for the Tehsil deputy chairmen in seven districts of Hazra division gained momentum on Saturday where all major political parties including PTI, PML-N and JUI are contacting councilors and village chairmen to vote for their candidate.

The deputy chairman election in seven districts of the region would be held on 25 January, after the dissolution of the PTI government in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa.

All major political parties have started contacting voters those are the councilors and village council chairmen. In the district, Abbottabad PTI and PML-N candidates are contesting one on one, interestingly after passing one year and nine months PTI government did not give any funds to local bodies government and most of the local body representatives are fed up with this system.

Earlier, three tehsils of district Abbottabad including Havelian, Abbottabad and Lower Tanawal PTIs candidates were favourite and in Tehsil, Lora PML-N was supposed to win the election but as the government of the province has been dissolved hence PML-N also has the chance to win one more seat in the district.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 22^nd, 2023.