173 candidates file nominations in Hazara

Total of 163 male, 10 female candidates files paper for seven national assembly constituencies

ABBOTABAD:

A total of 173 male and female candidates have submitted their nomination papers for the seven national assembly constituencies of Hazara division for the upcoming general elections.

According to the Regional Election Commission office in Abbottabad, 163 male and 10 female candidates have filed papers for the seven national assembly constituencies of Hazara division. Notably, women contestants have signed up for four constituencies (NA-15, 16, 17, and 18), while only male candidates have signed up for the three remaining constituencies.

Additionally, 455 candidates, both male and female, have entered the race for the 18 provincial assembly constituencies of Hazara. Out of these 419 contestants are male and 36 are female.

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Remarkably, women candidates have participated in 14 out of the 18 constituencies, which includes Kohistan, where women traditionally do not engage in political activities. The four constituencies with no women candidates are PK-32, 34, 35, and 38.

As for the two national assembly constituencies of Abbottabad district, 48 male and 5 female contestants have filed nomination papers. For the four provincial assembly constituencies in the district, 114 male and 10 female contestants have signed up.

In Haripur district, 19 male and 3 female candidates have filed nomination papers for the single national assembly seat, while 43 male and 13 female candidates have submitted papers for the three provincial assembly seats.

In Mansehra district, 47 male and 2 female candidates have filed nomination papers for the two national assembly seats.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 27^th, 2023.