Gazette on LG election date published

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The Gazette notification pertaining to the holding of the local Government election on 9 March 2023 has been published.

The local Government notifications have been issued by the respective District Returning Officers for the LG bodies of each district, under Sub-section 38(1) (c) of the Local Authorities Elections Ordinance.

They state that the poll for those local authorities will be taken on 9 March 2023 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Over 80,700 candidates will be contesting for 339 local Government bodies at the election. According to the Election Commission, these candidates belong to 58 registered political parties and 329 independent groups.