Voting Underway for PP-52 By-Election in Sialkot

Polling for the by-election has commenced for the seat of the Punjab Assembly (PA) in Sialkot’s PP-52, which was left vacant after the passing of MPA Chaudhry Arshad Javaid Warraich.

A total of 15 candidates are in the running for the seat. Prominent among them are Fakhir Nishat Ghumman, an independent backed by PTI, Hina Arshad Warraich representing PML-N, and Raheel Kamran Cheema from the PPP.

Voting will continue without any breaks until 5:00 PM.

To facilitate the electoral process, 185 polling stations have been established across the constituency. Of these, 11 have been classified as highly sensitive and 38 as sensitive.

Polling materials, including ballot boxes, stamps, and other necessary supplies, were distributed to presiding officers and delivered to polling stations on Saturday.

More than 2,000 personnel from the police and Elite Force have been deployed to maintain law and order throughout the area.

A control room has also been set up at the Punjab election commissioner’s office in Lahore, operating 24/7 to monitor the situation.

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