LAHORE: Polling for LA-37, Valley II, on Azad Jammu Kashmir Legislative seat, will be held on Thursday (July 21) amid strict security measures.
The election commission has already made elaborate arrangements for holding of peaceful and transparent elections. 10 polling stations have been set up for 3,935 Kashmiri voters to use their right to vote for AJK constituency LA-37 Kashmir Valley-II, in Lahore.
There are 2,172 male and 1,763 female voters. Two booths have been set up at every polling station including one each for male and female. There will be two polling stations at Govt Girls High School, Tibbi Park and Qila Lakshman Singh.
While other polling stations include Govt Model School, Shah Muhammad Ghaus, Delhi Gate Lahore, City Distt Govt Girls School, Shadbagh near Gol Bagh, MC Model Boys School, Misri Shah, City District Girls High School, Mochi Gate Lahore, Govt Chishtia High School, Islampura, Lahore and Govt Home Economic College, Gulberg, Lahore.
Political parties including Pakistan Muslim League-N, Pakistan Peoples’ Party and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have pitched their candidates Ghulam Abbas Mir, Syed Omar Sharif Bokhari and Diwan Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din, respectively, for the Valley seat.
Meanwhile, 19 polling stations have also been set up for 4,583 voters of LA-30 Azad Jannmu & Kashmir constituency LA-30 in district Lahore. The voters include 2,704 male and 1879 female. There will be two booths for male and female at every polling station.
City District Govt Girls School, Weaving Factory, Shahdara, will have two polling stations. Other polling stations include City District Govt Boys High School GT road near Ferozwala Kutchehri Shadra, Govt Boys High School Qila Lakshman Singh, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Girls High School Siddique Pura Badami Bagh, Govt Islamia High School Sheranwala Gate, City Distt Govt Boys Middle School, Naulakha Park near police station Misri Shah, Govt High School Goray Shah, Govt High School for Boys Baghbanpura.
Govt Iqbal High School Gari-Shahu, Govt Muslim High School Sadar Bazar Lahore Cantt, Govt High School Walton Lahore, Govt Elementary School Kot Lakhpat Chungi Amar Saddu, Govt High School Green Town Lahore, Govt Army Memorial High School Model Town Lahore and Govt ND High School Ichrra are also among the polling stations set for voting.
