File photo of women lining up to caste their vote in the elections. PHOTO: RIAZ AHMED/EXPRESS
There were over 10,800 registered voters in the district and 91 polling stations with 233 polling booths were arranged for them. A total of 36 polling stations were declared highly sensitive while 55 were declared sensitive.
Women were stopped from casting their votes at the polling station in Garhi Shamozai. The seat was left vacant after Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MPA Israrullah Gandapur was killed in a suicide attack on October 16.
The May 2013 elections and the by-elections that followed had also been marred by women being prevented from voting in K-P and FATA.
In particular, women voters had been prevented from casting their votes in Dera Ismail Khan, in the by-elections that took place in the Union Council Kari Shamuzi NA-25.
Grenade attack
Despite police contingents and army being deployed at all stations, unidentified men threw a hand grenade at a station near Kulachi, injuring two people.
The attackers also resorted to aerial firing and physically assaulted some members of the polling staff.
Earlier, DI Khan Commissioner Mushtaq Jadoon had said the upcoming by-elections in Kulachi may be targeted by terrorists.
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