An estimated 70 percent turnout was witnessed in the third phase of local level elections which passed off peacefully in 136 local units of eight districts of Province 2 barring some stray incidents of violence.

The polling that began at 7 am today continued until 5 pm. According to our local correspondents, the turnouts were estimated to be around 70 in most places. However, the EC has yet to make public the data of voter turnout.

Of the 136 local units of province, there are 1 Metropolitan City, three Sub-metro cities, 73 municipalities and 59 rural municipalities

The third-phase polls will elect 6,627 people’s representatives in total. There are 37,236 candidates, 39 percent of them women, in the fray, according to the poll authority. Some eight candidates have been elected unopposed.