Polling underway for NA-61 Chakwal 2

Polling begins in NA-61 Chakwal 2 by elections with low turn-out in the morning.

CHAKWAL: Voting has opened in the NA-61 Chakwal 2 by-election.  The seat became vacant with the resignation of the previous incumbent.

The election is for the National Assembly, whose previous member was the PML-N's Faiz Taman.

There are eight candidates standing, but only two front runners.  The front runners are the PML-N's Sardar Mumtaz Taman and independent Mansoor Hayat Taman.

Approximately 363 polling stations have been opened for nearly 400,000 voters.  Out of these 38 polling stations have been declared sensitive and security arrangements have been made in all of the polling. According to Express 24/7 correspondent Syed Ali, the Chakwal SP Investigation has stated that over 1,000 police personnel had been brought in from outside Chakwal to reinforce security arrangements in the area. The polls will close at 5pm.