Punjab and Sindh are all set for the first phase of the Local Bodies elections in 12 districts of Punjab and 8 districts of Sindh tomorrow (Saturday).
Public holiday has been announced in the concerned districts of Punjab, the district administration announced after the directions of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has also completed arrangements for the first phase of LB polls and ballot papers have been printed and handed over to the provincial authorities.
The time for candidates to campaign ended at midnight, and tomorrow’s vote will decide if the candidates were successful in securing the voters confidence, whether the community-vote system will prevail or if the party the candidate is aligned with will do the trick.
A large number of independent candidates are also contesting in the local government elections. Voting will commence at 7:30AM and will end at 5:30PM.
The distribution of election material began on Friday morning.
The number of registered voters in Lahore are 4,305,880, Faisalabad 3,944,545, Gujrat 1,726,760, Kasur 1,614,042, Okara 1,507,246, Vehari 1,430,692, Bahawalnagar 1,387,865, Chakwal 1,009,947, Pakpattan 898,144, Lodhran 817,445, Bhakar 765,171 and Nankana Sahib 676,587.
As many as 4,500 candidates will appear for chairman/vice chairman of District Councils whereas a total of 19,213 will contest for General Members of District Council's Union Councils and 5531 candidates will be in the field for General Members of Municipal Committee's Wards.
For Lahore, 3,500 polling stations have been set up and the designated election officials are being handed over material for their respective polling stations, including ballot boxes, lists and ballots. The material is being delivered under the watchful eye of the Punjab police.
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