A total of 173 male and female candidates have submitted their nomination papers for the seven National assembly constituencies of Hazara division for the upcoming general elections in 2024.
Additionally, 455 male and female candidates have entered the race for the 18 provincial assembly constituencies in the region.
According to Abbottabad’s Regional Election Commission office, 163 male and 10 female candidates have filed papers for the seven National Assembly constituencies in the Hazara division. Women contestants have emerged in four constituencies (NA-15, 16, 17, and 18), while three constituencies will see only male candidates competing.
In the 18 provincial assembly constituencies of Hazara division, 419 male and 36 female contestants have submitted their nomination papers. Remarkably, female candidates have participated in 14 out of 18 constituencies, including Kohistan, where women traditionally do not engage in political activities. PK-32, 34, 35, and 38 are the four constituencies with no women candidates.
Breaking down the total nomination papers for the two national assembly constituencies of Abbottabad district, 48 male and 5 female contestants have filed papers. 114 male and 10 female contenders have submitted nomination papers from the four provincial assembly constituencies in the district.
In Haripur district, 19 male and 3 female candidates have filed nomination papers for the single national assembly seat. In comparison, 43 male and 13 female candidates have submitted papers for three provincial assembly seats.
For the two national assembly seats in Mansehra district, 47 male and 2 female candidates have filed nomination papers. No female candidate from the city areas of the district expressed interest in contesting the elections. From the five provincial constituencies in the district, 120 male and six female candidates have submitted their papers.
Battagram is the only district in Hazara where no female contestant has entered the general elections. 13 male candidates have filed nomination papers for the lone national assembly seat. 33 male candidates have submitted their reports for the two provincial assembly seats.
In NA-12, covering Kohistan Upper, Lower, and Kolai Palas, 30 male candidates have filed papers. 83 male and six female candidates have submitted their nomination papers from the three provincial assembly constituencies in the area.
