Interesting contests likely for five NA seats in Sialkot
Interesting contests are expected in the five National Assembly constituencies in Sialkot district on February 8.
In NA-70, 71, 72, 73, and 74, there are 2,796,244 registered voters, including 1,503,792 male and 1,292,452 female voters. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will establish 1,809 polling stations, including 536 for males, 536 for females, and 737 combined stations.
There will be 4,477 polling booths, including 2,385 for male and 2,092 for female voters.
In NA-70, Sialkot-I, 24 candidates area in the run, including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Chaudhary Armughan Subhani, Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party’s (IPP) Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Syed Ishtiaq Ul Hassan Gilani, Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) Muhammad Shahid, Pakistan Markazi Muslim League’s Sohail Qaiser and independent candidates.
There are 555,752 registered voters in the constituency, including 301,530 male and 254,222 female voters. The ECP will establish 363 polling stations, including 91 for male voters, 91 female and 181 combined, with 853 polling booths, including 449 for male and 404 for female voters.
In NA-71, Sialkot-II, 18 candidates, including PML-N’s Khawaja Muhammad Asif, PPP’s Khawaja Awais Mushtaq, Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) Dr. Tahir Mehmood Butt, TLP’s Muhammed Aslam Bhatt and independent candidate Rehana Imtiaz Dar are in the election race.
There are 577,281 registered voters, including 305,133 male and 272,148 female. The ECP will establish 358 polling stations with 955 booths, including 495 for male and 460 booths for female voters.
In NA-72, Sialkot-III, 23 candidates, including PML-N’s Ali Zahid, PPP’s Nadeem Ahmad Awan, JI’s Ghazanfar Ali Bajwa, TLP’s Shujat Ali, Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s Sohail Babar, Markazi Muslim League’s Nabi Ahmad Virk and independent candidate Ghulam Abbas are in the race.
There are 589,020 registered voters, including 320,186 male and 268,834 female, in the constituency.
The ECP will establish 385 polling stations with 958 booths, including 517 for male and 441 for female voters.
In NA-73, Sialkot-IV, 26 candidates are in the run, including PML-N’s Nosheen Iftikhar, PPP’s Rana Mehmood Ashraf, JI’s Zulfiqar Ahmed, TLP’s Tariq Maqsood, PAT’s Ghulam Mustafa, PMML’s Khalid Mahmmod Cheema, PTI-Nazariati’s Tasawar Abbas, Pakistan Nazriyati Party’s Waqar Qudoos and independent candidate Ali Asjad Malhi.
There are 534,798 registered voters, including 287,754 male and 247,044 female. The ECP will establish 351 polling stations with 465 booths for male and 386 for female voters.
In NA-74, Sialkot-V, 18 candidates, including PML-N’s Rana Shamim Ahmed Khan, PPP's Choudhry Ijaz Ahmad Cheema, JI’s Qamar Zaman Cheema, TLP’s Sajjad Hussain Shah, PMML’s Zafar Iqbal, Muttahida Qomi Movement Pakistan’s Mahrukh Mirza and independent candidate Muhammad Aslam Ghuman are in the run.
There are 539,393 registered voters in the constituency, including 289,189 male and 250,204 female voters.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 5th, 2024.