As many as 36,073 candidates have filed their nominations for the third phase of local level elections slated for September 18 in 136 local units of eight districts in Province 2.

Issuing a statement on Thursday, the Election Commission said that 1,783 persons have filed their candidacies for the posts of mayor/chairman, 1,130 for the posts of deputy mayor/ vice chairman and 8,018 for the posts of ward chairman.

Likewise, 1,377 are contesting for ward member (open category), 6,360 for the women member and 5,705 for the posts of Dalit member from the Dalit quota, the EC said.

Candidates of various political parties had filed their nominations for the last leg of local level elections on Wednesday.

People of the Province 2 will vote to elect 6,627 representatives in 136 local units—one metropolitan city, three sub-metropolitan cities, 73 municipalities and 59 rural municipalities.