PESHAWAR
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday directed all political parties to end their election campaigns for the second phase of the local government elections in 18 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by midnight 12am.
The ECP’s spokesman said as per rules the campaign must end at midnight ( March 29) and no candidate or party leader will address gatherings or corner meetings or take out processions in their respective constituencies after the deadline.
He said that legal action would be taken against those political leaders and parties which violate the rules.
As many as 8,057,974 registered voters including 4,489,771 male and 3,567,703 female would exercise right of franchise for 65 tehsils, 1,830 village and neighborhood councils during the second phase of local bodies elections in 18 districts of Khyber Pakthunkhwa on March 31, 2022.
Similarly, 16,509 polling booths including 9,218 for male and 7,291 for female would also be set up to facilitate young and female voters.
Out of these polling stations, 1,646 were declared most sensitive and 2,326 sensitive where elaborate security arrangements are being made.
Elections for seats of mayor and chairman of tehsil and city’s councils besides different categories of members in tehsils, village and neighbourhood councils would be held in Abbottabad, Mansehra, Battagram, Torghar, Upper and Lower Kohistan, Kolai-Palas, Swat, Malakand, Shangla, Lower and Upper Dir, Upper and Lower Chitral, Kurram, Orakzai, and North and South Waziristan districts on March 31.
The Election Commission has started a series of awareness workshops with the assistance of press clubs and media to mobilize voters for LG elections. In this connection, awareness workshops were held at South Waziristan, Peshawar, Buner, Chitral, Malakand, Swat, Kurrum and Bajaur tribal districts.
