SIALKOT: The polling in the by-election for Punjab Assembly constituency PP-52 in Sialkot concluded at diputed time 5 pm.
The polling continued without any interruption from 8 am to 5 pm.
As many as 14 candidates are in the fight for the PP-52 by-election, setting the stage for a potentially nail-biting contest.
A close-fitting race is likely to be between Hina Waraich, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate, and Fakhar Ghumman, who is contesting as an independent.
Out of the 185 polling stations established for the PP-52 by-election, 11 have been declared highly sensitive, and 38 are categorized as sensitive, indicating sensitive security concerns in these areas.
The constituency has a total of 297,185 registered voters .
A force of 1,696 polling staff were deployed to manage the electoral process.
