PMLN wins local body elections in 30 districts

Author: Web Desk

MULTAN: The ruling PML-N had a clean sweep in the final phase of the local body elections in Punjab.

According to unofficial results PML;-N won the chairman slot in 30 district councils while both the PPP and PTI unable to get the top positions in none of the districts.

However, the PML-Q managed to get its party candidate elected in District Council Attock, while independents remained successful in Bhakkar and Pakpattan.

Elections were not held for the top slots in two district councils Rawalpindi and Nankana due the stay orders issued by courts.

As far as the municipal corporations were concerned, PML-N was successful in all the 11. Thus PMLN now has mayors and deputy mayors in Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Gujrat, Sahiwal, Multan, DG Khan and Bahawalpur.

The oath taking ceremony for the mayors, deputy mayors, district chairmen and vice chairmen will be held on Dec 31 as the final phase of local government polls in the province would be completed by on Friday.

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