Election workers register voters at a polling station in a school during a general election, in Islamabad, Pakistan February 8, 2024. [REUTERS/Gabrielle Fonseca Johnson]
MULTAN: Polling is underway for a by-election in NA-148 Multan-1 with a strong contest between PPP and PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council candidate.
With 69 polling stations declared sensitive in the constituency, polling started at 8:00 am and will continue till 5:00 pm without any interval.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the district administration of Multan said they had completed all the arrangements for free, fair, and transparent elections in this constituency where Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani has vacated the seat on assuming the office of Chairman Senate.
At least 444,231 voters will exercise their right to vote in the election wherein 275 polling stations and 933 polling booths have been established for the polling including 485 for men and 448 for women.
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Eight candidates including the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) leader Barrister Taimur Altaf Mahay and Yusuf Raza Gillani’s son Ali Qasim Gillani are vying for the seat.
According to the office of Regional Police Officer (RPO) Muhammad Sohail Chaudhry, 3,829 police officials will be on duty for the security of 275 polling stations.
In a statement, the ECP had said media outlets would be permitted to broadcast election results one hour after the conclusion of polling, clarifying that these results would be unofficial and subject to change.
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