49,000 to poll votes in Abbottabad, Havelian, Kalabagh CB election

ABBOTTABAD: As many as 49,000 voters will exercise their right of franchise in the Cantonment Board elections in Abbottabad, Havelian and Kalabagh on April 25.
A total 39 candidates have been contesting for nine wards of three cantonment boards in the district while one candidate for Ward No-2 in the Cantonment Board Kalabagh has been elected unopposed.
Cantonment Executive Officer (CEO), Abbottabad, Malik Omar Farooq, who is Returning Officer, told reporters on Thursday that all arrangements had been finalised for the elections.He said that 45 polling stations, including 21 male, 20 female and 4 combined had been established, adding that 13 polling stations were declared sensitive while three very sensitive.
He said 259 polling personnel, including 45 presiding officers, 97 assistant presiding officers, 97 polling officers and 20 others have been deployed for the elections. The CEO said that army personnel and police would be deployed at the polling stations.
Twenty-eight candidates are contesting for five wards of the Cantonment Board Abbottabad while eight candidates are contesting elections for the Cantonment Board Havelian.Similarly, three candidates are contesting on two wards of Cantonment Board (PAF base) Kalabagh.
Muhammad Bashir Khan has been elected on Ward No-2 in Kalabagh.PTI has awarded ticket to candidates for all wards in Abbottabad, PML-N fielded four candidates, PPP managed to award tickets to two candidates while JI and PAT one each.