Summary Polling started at 7:30am and will continue till 5 in the evening.
TOBA TEK SINGH (Dunya News) - Polling in the by-elections in PP-89, Pir Mehal, got underway early Wednesday morning. The seat fell vacant after the demise of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Makhdoom Ali Raza, Dunya News reported.
A close contest is expected between PML-N candidate Ali Baba and independent candidate Syeda Sonia Raza Shah, daughter of Makhdoom Ali Raza. It is pertinent to mention here that Sonia Raza Shah enjoys the backing of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI).
Total registered voters in this constituency are 166,613 and 147 polling stations have been set up for them. Voting started at 7:30 am and will continue till 5 in the evening without any interval.
Tight security arrangements have been made for the purpose. More than 1,300 police officials have been deployed to deal with any unwanted situation.
