Polling for 1 NA, 3 PA seats underway

Poling for the by-elections on one National and two Provincial Assembly seats in Lahore, Jhang, Bahawalpur and Jaffarabad is underway. The constituencies included NA-123 Lahore, PP-82 Jhang, PP-284 Bahawalnagar and BP-25 Jaffarabad where strict security measures have been adopted and heavy contingents of police and rangers have been deployed to avert any untoward situation.Over half a million voters in the said constituencies would use their right to vote.A tough contest is expected at NA-123 Lahore, where PML-N candidate Malik Mohammad Pervez, Hafiz Sulman of Jamaat-i-Islami and Mian Miraj of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf are battling for the National Assembly seat.A total of 57 candidates are contesting elections for the seat, where 268 polling stations have been established for 279,000 total registered voters.After Mondays suicide attack in Lahore, all 268 polling stations in the constituency have been declared sensitive, where some 7,000 police personnel and additional contingents of Rangers have been deputed for security.