Local
government elections are scheduled to begin on 21 January and the Election
Commission (EC) aims to hold voting in 1,050 Union Parishads during the first
phase, giving priority to those unions whose terms have expired.
EC Senior
Secretary Akhtar Ahmed confirmed the matter on Sunday. He said, “We want to
finish voting in most UPs in the first and second phases. This number will
decrease in the third, fourth, and fifth phases. Many UPs have become eligible
for voting due to the expir...
