Polling for by-election in Punjab Assembly constituency PP-78 Jhang is in progress today (Thursday).
The polling, which began at 8 am will continue till 5 pm without any break.
Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Sarfraz Rabbani, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Sheikh Arfa Majeed, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Haji Azad Nasir Ansari, independent candidate Maulana Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi, Mohammad Arif aka Madam Bota from transgender community among others are comepeting in the election.
Stern contest is expected between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and independent candidate.
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declared 17 polling stations as highly sensitive and 154 others as sensitive.
At least 171 presiding officers, 418 assistant presiding officers and polling officers have been deployed in the constituency.
Besides this, Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has deployed 34 non-partisan observers for the by-election.
The seat was left vacant after PML-N’s candidate Rashida Yaqoob was disqualified by Supreme Court over concealing assets.
The government has taken strict security measures to maintain law and order during the election.
