With thousands of seats remaining vacant and hundreds others elected unopposed, elections are going to be held for 618 positions only in 36 municipalities across the country on February 8, officials said.

According to the Election Commission (EC), voting will be held in 34 municipalities for the post of mayor and in 25 municipalities for the post of deputy mayor. Similarly, voting will be conducted to elect 197 ward chairmen, 291 ward members and 71 female members on the day.

The commission had announced that mayors in 24 municipalities and deputy mayors in 31 municipalities were elected unopposed. Likewise, 389 ward chairmen, 618 ward members and 214 female members were declared elected unopposed.

Nominations were not filed in two posts of two deputy mayors, 220 ward chairmen, 1,508 ward members and 521 female members. 58 mayors, deputy mayors in same number, 806 ward chairmen, 2,418 ward members and 806 female members were to be elected for 50 municipalities in the country.