LAHORE: The preparations for local bodies elections got expedited in the province as Election Commission Punjab released a list of union councils, wards and polling staff here on Thursday.
According to Election Commission Punjab there will be 11 municipal corporations across the province, whereas the number of municipal committees will be 460. Likewise, district councils will be 35 while number of their wards will be 3281. Municipal committees will be 182, while their wards will be 3587. There will be a total of 7602 union councils and municipal wards.
Meanwhile, a gazette notification regarding setting up of 45,466 polling stations and 130,000 polling booths in the province would be issued, sources said.
It may be added that nearly 777 returning officers had been appointed on July 10,and 45466 presiding officers,260,000 polling officers would conduct the local bodies elections.
LB polls: ECP issues list of UCs in Punjab
