Gilgit-Baltistan LG polls in urban areas to be held on Dec 5: CEC

GILGIT (Dunya News) - Local government elections in the urban areas of Gilgit-Baltistan will be held on December 5. The election schedule has been released after necessary amendments to the Local Government Act. According to Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Raja Shahbaz Khan, the local government elections will be held in four phases, while all preparations for holding the elections have been completed. According to Chief Election Commissioner Raja Shahbaz Khan, in the first phase, local government elections will be held in the urban areas of Gilgit, Skardu and Chilas on December 5. Direct elections will be held on 42 seats of the Gilgit Municipal Corporation, 21 seats of Skardu and 13 seats of Chilas. He said that 7 reserved seats have been reserved for women in the Gilgit Municipal Corporation, while one reserved seat each has been reserved for non-Muslims, youth and special persons. Similarly, 4 special seats will be reserved for women in the Skardu Municipal Corporation, while one special seat each has been reserved for non-Muslims, youth, and special persons. Two special seats have been allocated for women in the Chilas, while there will be one special seat each for non-Muslims, youth, and special individuals. Raja Shahbaz Khan said that after the necessary amendments to the Local Government Act, the election schedule has been issued and all arrangements have been completed for holding the local government elections. The local government elections in Gilgit-Baltistan will be completed in four phases.