KULOB, March 2, 2012, Asia-Plus  -- By-elections will take place in two constituencies in the city of Kulob on March 25.

The by-elections take place in constituencies ## 1 and 5 after two seats in the Kulob local council (City Majlisi) have become vacant between general elections.

We will recall the Kulob Mayor Abdullo Homidov and Deputy Kulob Mayor Pirmad Zaripov represented these constituencies in the Kulob legislature.  Abdullo Homidov was appointed Mayor of the City of Norak and Pirmad Zaripov was appointed Chairman of the Muminobod District.

Davlatsho Sharofuddinov, the head of the Kulob city electoral commission, says newly appointed Mayor of Kulob Abdughaffor Rahmonov (he is nominated by the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and head of the Islamic Revival Party (IRP)’s organization for the Kulob region Sharif Nabiyev are competing for the seat in constituency # 1.

Meanwhile, representatives of PDP, IRP and the Democratic Party (DPT) are competing for the seat in constituency # 5.  Deputy Kulob Mayor Rustam Nematov (PDP), head of the IRP’s organization for the city of Kulob Abdusamad Ghairatov and head of the DPT’s organization for the Kulob region Amrokhon Safarov are running for the seat in this constituency.

We will recall that the ruling People’s Democratic Party now controls 36 of 40 sets in the Kulob local council.