The chair was vacated by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) personality Khawaja Saad Rafique, after he was inaugurated as a member of a National Assembly.
PML-N has fielded Rana Khalid Qadri as their claimant while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Malik Asad Ali Khokhar is contesting for a seat.
Pakistan Peoples’ Party has announced to support PML-N in a by-poll.
According to a Election Commission of Pakistan, there are 126,912 purebred electorate in a subdivision with 83 polling stations set adult for voters.
Rangers’ participation has been requested while a army is on standby.
Article source: https://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/punjab/item/78674-polling-under-way-for-by-election-on-punjab-assembly-seat-pp-168.html