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LAHORE, Oct 4: Final lists displayed by returning officers after withdrawals and allotment of symbols show that 37 candidates are in run for the City District nazim slot and eight seats of town nazims in the third phase of local elections being held on Thursday.
There are five aspirants for the CDG nazim office and 32 for eight town nazims with Nishtar Town nazim already elected uncontested.
According to the election commission data, 341 candidates are in the field for seats reserved for women, peasant and workers and minorities in the City District Government.
As many as 154 women are contesting for 49 reserved seats. The number of candidates for eight seats of peasants and workers is 139 while 43 are in the run for eight seats reserved for minorities.
TOWNS: As many as 431 are contesting for reserved seats. They are: 203 for women’s seats, 143 for peasant and workers and 84 for minorities. The number of seats for peasant and worker and minorities in each of the towns is one each while the seats reserved for women vary between four and six.
As for Ravi Town, 28 women are contesting for six seats, 23 for the peasant and workers and nine for one seat for minorities. In Gulberg Town, 19 women are contesting for five seats while the number of those contesting for other reserved seats is 14 and 13.
In Shalamar town, 22 women are in the filed for six seats whereas 20 and 16 are in the field for peasant and workers and minorities representation.
In Allama Iqbal town, the number of women contesting for six seats are 25 while 19 and 16 are contesting for other reserved seats. As for Data Ganj Bakhsh town, 23 women are in the run for six seats while 18 and six are vying for other reserved seats.
In Aziz Bhatti town, the number of women contesting for four seats is 20 while another 19 and eight are fighting for other reserved seats. In Wagha town, 12 women are in the run for four seats while 18 and nine are contesting other reserved seats. In Nishtar town, the number of women in run for six seats is 27 and eight for one seat reserved for minorities.
UNOPPOSED: Meanwhile, Nishtar is the only town where not only the nazim has been elected un-opposed, but one of the seats reserved for labour and peasants has gone in favour of a candidate without contest.
POLLING: The Election Commission of Pakistan has established 27 polling stations in nine towns where polling will be held between 8am and 4pm.
