However, as soon as she secures their support, she then gives them only blankets. The NDP candidate for the workers' seat, Sayed Gohar, who is running against 17 other candidates, does not seem to be any more popular with the young electorate, who constitute almost 60 per cent of registered voters. This view is not shared, however, by some of the elders in the constituency. In elections where party politics appear to be absent, the ability of a candidate to deliver services is the yardstick by which people judge his worth. This does not work in El-Hodeibi's favour.
Financial compensation is among the most heated issues in the constituency.
Due to the construction of the Cairo ring road, many families had to be evacuated. Some were compensated, but many others were not. Many of the houses that remain are dilapidated. The government has not provided residents with alternative housing, apart from a few blocks in the 6th of October city. This is an issue which NDP candidates use in their own favour.