2024-04-21 02:52:56
(Aamir Shahzad) By-elections in 5 and 16 provincial constituencies of the National Assembly will be held tomorrow (April 21), polling will be held from 8 am to 5 pm.
According to the Election Commission of Balochistan, re-polling in PB 50 Qila Abdullah will also be held on April 21, while by-polls will be held in NA 8 Bajaur, NA 44 DI Khan, NA 119 Lahore, NA 132 Kasur and NA 196 Qamar Shahdad Kot. There will be a choice.
174 candidates are in the fray in the by-elections of 12 provincial constituencies from Punjab where the number of voters is 4 million 44 thousand 552 and 2 thousand 601 polling stations have been established in Punjab.
According to the Election Commission, there are 14 lakh 71 thousand voters in the by-elections of 2 provincial constituencies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 49 candidates are in the fray for which 892 polling stations have been established, of which 139 are sensitive.
In NA-196 in Sindh, 2 candidates are in the fray, 4 lakh 23 thousand 781 voters will exercise their right to vote and 303 polling stations have been set up, out of which 158 are sensitive.
According to the Election Commission, by-elections will be held in 2 provincial constituencies 20 and 22 in Balochistan, 3 lakh 96 thousand 246 voters will exercise their right to vote in the province, 354 polling stations have been established.
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Arrangements for the by-elections on the vacant seats of the National and Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been completed while the Election Commission has established control rooms, in these constituencies NA 8 Bajaur, NA 44 DI Khan, PK 22 Bajar and PK 91 Kohat are vacant from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Seats are included.
A total of 49 candidates are contesting, from Peshawar 7 in NA 8 Bajaur, 19 in NA 44 DI Khan, 13 in PK 22 Kohat and 10 in PK 91 Bajaur.
14 lakh 71 thousand voters will exercise their right to vote in these elections, the number of male voters is 7 lakh 99 thousand 7 hundred 39 while the number of female voters is 6 lakh 72 thousand 2 hundred 16.
A total of 892 polling stations have been set up, 139 polling stations have been declared more sensitive, adequate arrangements are being made for security.
A control room has been established in the office of the Provincial Election Commissioner Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from where complaints will be redressed.
The election campaign of the candidates for the by-election in 21 constituencies across the country has ended. According to the Election Commission, all the preparations for the by-election have been completed, the election materials have been delivered to the polling stations, while additional personnel have been deployed at the sensitive polling stations. will be done
2024-04-21 02:52:56