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People gather outside a polling station. DawnNewsTV
The by-election for the NA-249 constituency in Karachi kicked off on Thursday as voters began arriving at polling stations to cast their ballots.
NA-249, Karachi West II, was created in 2018 by amalgamating areas that previously fell in two NA constituencies (NA-239 and NA-240) during three general elections held from 2002 to 2013.
The seat had fallen vacant after PTI s Faisal Vawda resigned over his dual nationality controversy and became a senator.
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Radio Pakistan, 276 polling stations comprising 796 polling booths have been established in the constituency. The voting process, which began at 8:00am, will continue till 5pm without any break.
People gather outside a polling station. DawnNewsTV
The counting process for the NA-249 by-election in Karachi began on Thursday as a tough contest was expected among major parties vying for the seat in one of the city s most ethnically diverse constituencies.
According to media reporters, the voter turnout remained disappointingly low in most polling stations across the constituency, despite the hype created around the election for the past few weeks.
NA-249, Karachi West II, was created in 2018 by amalgamating areas that previously fell in two NA constituencies (NA-239 and NA-240) during three general elections held from 2002 to 2013.
The seat had fallen vacant after PTI s Faisal Vawda resigned over his dual nationality controversy and became a senator.
People gather outside a polling station. DawnNewsTV
The counting process for the NA-249 by-election in Karachi began on Thursday as a tough contest was expected among major parties vying for the seat in one of the city s most ethnically diverse constituencies.
According to media reporters, the voter turnout remained disappointingly low in most polling stations across the constituency, despite the hype created around the election for the past few weeks.
The polling was held amid tight security under the supervision of 2,800 policemen and 1,100 Rangers personnel while shooters were also deployed around sensitive polling stations.
Tension was reported at some polling stations as workers of rival parties exchanged heated arguments with each other, according to officials.
High-stakes by-poll for Pakistan s NA-249 constituency begins ANI | Updated: Apr 29, 2021 10:30 IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 29 (ANI): The by-election for the highly-contested NA-249 constituency in Karachi began on Thursday morning. The seat had fallen vacant after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf s (PTI) Faisal Vawda resigned over his dual nationality controversy and became a senator.
NA-249, Karachi West II, was created in 2018 by amalgamating areas that previously fell in two NA constituencies (NA-239 and NA-240) during three general elections held from 2002 to 2013, Dawn reported.
A tough contest is expected among the candidates of major political parties contesting the by-election.
Prominent candidates in the run are Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz s (PML-N) Miftah Ismail, Pak Sarzameen Party chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal, PTI s Amjad Afridi, Pakistan Peoples Party s (PPP) Qadir Khan Mandokhail, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan s (MQM-P) Mohamma