Islamabad LB polls: Election campaigns end amid festivities

Islamabad LB polls: Election campaigns end amid festivities
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Summary 2,396 candidates will contest for 550 seats in the Federal capital of the country.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Election campaigns for the Local Body (LB) polls ended on Saturday amid festivities enriched with a political fervour. 2,396 candidates will contest for 550 seats in the Federal capital of the country.

255 candidates will be contesting for the Chairman designation while 1,210 candidates will be battling for the General seat. 351 female candidates will compete for the women seats while 248 candidates will be aiming for the Labour seat. On the other hand, 230 candidates will be aiming for the youth designations while 102 candidates will contest for the minority’s seat in the upcoming LB elections.

6,80,612 registered voters among which 3,67,960 are men and 3,12,652 are women, who will exercise their voting rights during the municipal elections.