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Voting on in Punjab by-polls
LAHORE: Polling has been underway in two constituencies of Punjab Assembly on Saturday.Security has been tightened in PP-206, Jalalpur Pirwala and PP-240 Dera Ghazi Khan to avoid any untoward incident.
The election commission has declared 27 polling stations sensitive from the total polling stations 112 .
In Dera Ghazi Khan constituency PP-240, 32 polling stations have been declared sensitive and around 2000 policemen have been deployed in the area.
The constituency of PP-206 Jalalpur fell vacant when the elected candidate of PML-Q Naghma Mushtaq tendered resignation from the candidature when a case was filed against her of having a fake degree.
Sources said a neck-to-neck contest is expected at PP-206 Jalapur Multan between the PML-N candidate Nagma Mushtaq and PPP candidate Ahmad Mujtabah, brother of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. At PP-206 some 12 candidates are contesting bye-election and 19 polling stations were declared sensitive in the constituency.
On the other hand in PP-240 D.G. Khan strict competition is expected between the independent candidate Khawja Salahuddin and the candidate of PML-N Mir Badshah Qasrani while 35 polling stations were declared sensitive.
Sources said that extra contingents of police and rangers were sent to the sensitive areas in both the constituencies.
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