11,143 register for civic council polls

Registered Qataris for the Central Municipal Council elections have reached 11,143, the committee supervising the executive committees for the upcoming polls announced.Using Metrash 2 and through the 29 electoral constituencies, the committee recorded 6,354 male and 4,789 female Qataris since registration started on January 11, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported.The headquarters of the electoral constituencies said it is still receiving applications for registration. Applicants who will turn 18 by February 5, 2015 are qualified to register.The committee is also urging other Qatari nationals to register before the January 22 deadline. It added that nationals must register personally and bring their IDs to prevent anyone from registering in more than one electoral constituency. Also, the committee described the increased number of female registrants as a “positive development.”