The polling for the by-elections in the Legislative Assembly Constituency of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has started, the polling will continue till 5 pm without any break.
The by-election is being held on the seat vacated due to the disqualification of former Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas.
According to reports, 18 candidates are participating in the by-elections in the constituency. A tough competition is expected between PTI’s Colonel Zameer, PPP’s Zia Qamar and Muslim League-N’s Mushtaq Minhas.
The total number of votes in the constituency is one lakh one thousand 145, in which the number of male votes is 53 thousand 107 and the number of female votes is 48 thousand 38.
During the last election in Bagh 2 LA 15, PPP candidate Sardar Zia Qamar was second with 14 thousand 781 votes while Muslim League-N’s Mushtaq Minhas was third with 11 thousand 215 votes.
Sardar Tanveer Ilyas won from this constituency with 20 thousand 10 votes.
191 polling stations have been established in this constituency, including 61 polling stations for men and 57 polling stations for women while 73 joint polling stations have been established.
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