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PP-155 XIX Lahore Cantonment is a cantonment in Lahore, Pakistan.
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PP-155 XIX Lahore Cantonment is a cantonment in Lahore, Pakistan.
9 union councils are present in the Provincial Assembly Constituency.
Each union council represents 15,000 to 20,000 registered voters. PP-155 is a Cantonment Board area and is controlled and monitored by the Pakistani Army, so no local-body system exists.
The last election of local bodies was held in 1991.
The total number of registered voters was 164,446 in the 2008 election.
Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase 1 to 5 and 8, Punjab Society, Sui Gass Society, Fort Villas are relatively developed, while Iqbal Park, Super Town, Al-Ameen Society, Nayab Sector are relatively undeveloped. Low income areas include Chungi Amer Sidhu, Fardous Park, Shaukat Town, Amer Sidhu Pind, Farooq Colony, Model Colony 1, 2, Qadri Colony, Peer Colony, and Keer Kot.
Many villages are present in the constituency. Some are developed and surrounded by DHA and other societies. But some have little infrastructure.
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