In Gilgit-Baltistan, polling for general elections is underway.

The polling started at eight in the morning and will continue without any interruption till five in the evening.

According to the final voter lists of the Election Commission of Gilgit-Baltistan, the total number of voters in the 10 districts of the region is 963,034, including 566,097 male and 456,937 female voters.

In all, 396 candidates are in the fray for the 24 general seats of the Gilgit Assembly, including 266 independent candidates.

The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly consists of thirty-three seats, including twenty-four directly elected members, six seats for women and three seats reserved for technocrats.

Meanwhile, Chief Election Commissioner Gilgit-Baltistan Raja Shahbaz Khan has delegated powers of first class magistrate to all District Returning Officers and Returning Officers for the peaceful and transparent conduct of the general elections.