SIALKOT: As voting for the by-election in the PP-52 constituency in Sambrial, Sialkot, has closed, unofficial and unconfirmed results of 165 polling stations show that Hina Arshad Warraich of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is leading the race with 69,316 votes and Fakhir Nishat Ghumman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is trailing behind with 35,477 votes. Hina is leading by 33,843 votes at the moment amid allegations of widespread vote rigging.
Earlier, polling for by-election in Punjab Assembly’s PP-52 Sialkot-IX constituency began at 9:00am and continued till 5:00pm without any break. Fourteen candidates are vying for the seat which fell vacant after the death of PML-N MPA Chaudhry Arshad Javed Warraich.Hina Arshad (daughter of Arshad Javed Warraich) from PML-N, Raheel Kamran Cheema from Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), Muhammad Shafaqat from Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), Hassan Toqeer Cheema from Pakistan Nazriyati Party and other independent candidates are contesting by-election in the constituency.
The total number of registered voters in PP-52 Sialkot-IX is 297,185 including 157,725 male and 139,460 female voters where 1696 polling officials are performing their duties.The total number of polling stations in the constituency is 185, including 11 highly sensitive, 38 sensitive and 136 normal polling stations.
A control room has been set up in the office of Provincial Election Commissioner Punjab to monitor the by-election.
