LG by-elections in KP's two tehsil councils underway

Peshawar: The polling is underway for the vacant local government seats in Mathra tehsil of Peshawar and Havelian tehsil of Abbottabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The polling started at 8am and will continue till 5pm as six candidates are in the run for the slot of the chairmanship of Mathra tehsil.

The total number of voters in the constituency is 218.630, with 120.738 men and 97.892 women, according to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

In the Mathra Tehsil, 155 polling places have been established, 496 presiding officers have been given responsibilities for the election, and district returning and returning officers have been given magistrate-like authority.

In the Mathra Tehsil, 155 polling places have been established, 496 presiding officers have been given responsibilities for the election, and district returning and returning officers have been given the powers of magistrates.

The JUI's Rafiullah, the PTI's Inamullah, the JI's Iftikhar Ahmed, the ANP's Aziz Ghaffar Khan, the PPP's Ali Abbas Khan, and the PML-N's Fazlullah are on the ground.

Moreover, after Tehsil Mathra Chairman Faridullah of JUI-F passed away, the position became vacant.

Malik Talha of the PMLN and Iftikhar Khan of the PTI will likely compete closely for the position of Havelian tehsil chairman. Strong contender Uzair Sher is an independent candidate. After the murder of Atif Munsif, the position fell vacant.

There are 34 village councils and nine union councils in the Havelian Tehsil of Abbottabad. 88,364 men and 77,436 women make up the 165,800-total number of voters.

A total of 134 voting places have been set up, and 34 of them have been designated as sensitive. For polling station duties, 2,071 police officers have been assigned.