The Polling For The By-election In PP-168 Lahore Was Underway Peacefully

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published December 13, 2018 | 03:54 PM

The polling for the by-election in PP-168 Lahore was underway peacefully till Thursday noon.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Dec, 2018 ) :The polling for the by-election in PP-168 Lahore was underway peacefully till Thursday noon.

Punjab Assembly seat of PP-168 was vacated by Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique after reclaiming his NA-131 seat in by-poll.

Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf candidate, Malik Asad Khokhar is contesting against PML-N's Rana Khalid Qadri for this seat in the constituency.

According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), there were a total of 126,912 registered voters in the constituency and 83 polling stations have been set up including 27 for men,25 for women and 31 joint stations.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has joined hands with PML(N) ahead of the by-poll and announced support for its candidate.

Rangers along with the army has been deployed at the polling booths for security purposes.The polling will continue till 5pm.