The people of 17 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) districts will step out of their homes Sunday to elect thousands of local government representatives including 65 mayors/tehsil chairmen. It is expected to be a heated election as nearly half of the polling stations have been declared sensitive and rigging allegations have surfaced hours before the start of the polling. Around 37,000 candidates are running for the election. This may sound like a huge number but each of the 2,382 Village Councils/Neighbourhood Councils that go to poll will elect six to seven councillors. In rural areas, they are called Village Council (VC) and in urban areas Neighbourhood Councils (NC). Of the 37,00 candida.
The results have started to pour in after the Polling time for the local government elections in 17 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) districts ended at 5 pm. Voters inside the polling station were allowed to cast the ballots and the count began after 6pm. Polling began 8 am and throughout the day, several incidents of violence were reported. A gun attack on a polling station in Karak left at least two people dead. Another two people where killed when an SUVs used by Awami National Party workers was hit by a roadside bomb in Bajaur. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has postponed election is some areas. However, it has expressed satisfaction over the turnout. Mismanagement on t.