LAHORE: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday accepted the nomination papers of former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif's wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz and 54 other candidates.
Election Commission of Pakistan dismissed all the reservations over nominations of the PML-N's candidate, a spokesperson for the ECP said.
Earlier today, the nomination papers for Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) candidate Yasmin Rashid were also given the go-ahead by the ECP. Andleeb Abbas has been fielded as PTI's covering candidate.
Meanwhile, nominations of Ghulam Shabir, Shakeel Shah Gillani, Faisal Mir, Aziz-ur-Rehman Chan, Sajida Mir, Ajasim Sharif and Zikrullah Mujahid were also approved.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had started scrutiny of nomination papers on Tuesday and the scrutiny process had been completed now.
The last date for filing of appeals against decisions of the returning officer regarding rejecting, or accepting the nomination papers is August 21.
The revised list of candidates will be issued on August 26, while the polling will be held on September 17.
It is pertinent to mention here that total registered voters of the constituency are 321,633. The ECP will set up 220 polling stations and 568 polling booths.
The staff of bye-election included 220 presiding officers, 568 assistant presiding officers and 568 polling officers.
The constituency comprises Sanda, Shamnagar, Chauburji, Islamapura, Sanatnagar, Rajgarh, Riwaz Garden, Mozang, Lake Road, Lower Mall, New Anarkali, Lytton Road, Queens Road, Hall Road, Cooper Road, Mayo Hospital, Urdu Bazaar, Bilal Gunj, Ravi Colony, Kasurpura, Khokhar Town and Mominpura.
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