95 Candidates Vying For 5 NA Seats In Sialkot
Sumaira FH Published July 22, 2018 | 05:48 PM
SIALKOT, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jul, 2018 ) ::The election campaign has gained momentum in urban and rural areas of Sialkot district as the polling day draws nearer.
As many as 95 candidates of different political parties and independents are contesting on five National Assembly seats in the district.
The candidates are holding corner meetings in their respective Constituencies of the district. Supporters of candidates are visiting door-to-door to seeks votes for their candidates.
According to official sources, a total of 98 applications were filed for election on five NA seats in the district, out of which three were rejected.
In NA-73 (Sialkot) a total of 23 candidates are contesting, which is the highest number of candidates in any one constituency in the district. In this constituency, Khawaja Muhammad Asif (PML-N) and Usman Dar (PTI) are contesting for the NA seat.
As many as 488,393 registered voters are in in NA-73, out of which 222,706 are female voters.
In NA-74 (Sialkot), 22 candidates are in the run. There are 475,866 registered voters in the constituency, out of which207,328 are female voters.
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