K-P local govt polls: Your votes in pictures

There has been a 21-month-long build-up to local government polls. When Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf came into power on May 13, 2013, it promised elections in 90 days.





There were many ups and downs in the interim. Voters were promised biometrics; delimitation had to be argued in court; till the very last minute, aspects of the Local Government Act 2013 were being questioned by the opposition; and women suffrage was fought for—somewhat unsuccessfully—yet again. However, come May 30, elections took place.

Voters queue at a polling station in Mohallah Khudadad in the walled city PHOTO: EXPRESS







As it turns out, all this and the delay did not dampen spirits. Candidates have been busy electioneering since a month, shops have been making profits selling merchandise and residents have heard a fresh offering of promises.

Here is a snapshot of the day from various areas across the province.

Women wait outside a polling station in Chitral. PHOTO: INP





An elderly woman all set to vote in Mohallah Asia. PHOTO: EXPRESS

Curiosity piqued yet again, voters ignored the blistering heat and made their way to polling booths, waited in long queues to elect a new set of representatives which promises a new devolution.

Voting takes place in Government Girls School Dabgari. PHOTO: EXPRESS

Here is a snapshot of the day from various areas across the province.

Nauman in Shabqadar. PHOTO: EXPRESS

Published in The Express Tribune, May 31^st, 2015.