Farai Dziva|Battle lines have been drawn ahead of the ward 31 by-election in Bikita District.

All aspiring councillors have successfully filed papers at the Nomination Court in Bikita setting the stage for a pulsating race for the ward 31 council seat.

MDC candidate Moses Maposa was ecstatic after successfully submitting his papers at Bikita Rural District Council offices.

Maposa will battle it out with Peter Mavenga of NCA and Thomas Mataga of ZANU PF.

Newly elected MDC National youth organising Secretary and Masvingo Urban ward 4 councillor Godfrey Kuraone said: “We are going to campaign vigorously in ward 31 in order to reclaim this council seat. We won it in 2008. We can do it again.”