The election campaign for the by-elections for eight seats of the National Assembly and three seats of the Punjab Assembly ended on the midnight of October 14 and 15, 2022. Voting will take place on Sunday (October 16), JEE News reported.
According to the ECP, no candidate or party leader shall address rallies or corner meetings or take out processions in their respective constituencies after the prescribed date.
Political parties and candidates must follow the provisions of the law and exercise self-restraint to conduct peaceful elections on October 16, 2022. Legal action will be taken against political leaders and parties violating the rules.
By-elections will be held on Sunday in 11 constituencies, including six in Punjab, three in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two in Sindh.
These constituencies include NA 22 Mardan III, NA 24 Charsadda II, NA 31 Peshawar V, NA 108 Faisalabad VIII, NA 118 Nankana Sahib II, NA 157 Multan IV, NA 237 Malir. II, NA-239 Korangi, Karachi-I. The provincial assembly constituencies include PP-139, Sheikhupura-V, PP-209, Khanewal VII, and PP-241 Bahawalnagar V. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan is contesting the elections from seven out of eight constituencies of the National Assembly. Assembly
The by-election in NA 45 Karam I has been postponed due to law and order situation and the date of polling will be announced later.
The National Assembly seats fell vacant after Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf accepted the resignations of PTI MNAs on July 28, including nine on general seats and two on women’s reserved seats.
The lawmakers whose resignations were ratified included more than 120 members who resigned from their National Assembly seats on April 11, two days after former prime minister Imran Khan was removed from the top post in a no-confidence vote. was given
