Electioneering gears up in Sialkot

The election fever is on the rise as the rivals are flexing their political muscles diligently wooing voters to win their support in the elections in Sialkot district. The contesting candidates belonging to different political parties have started canvassing in their respective constituencies of five National and eleven Provincial Assemblies seats in Sialkot, Daska, Pasrur and Sambrial tehsils of Sialkot district.
Official sources told Business Recorder on Thursday that there are 2,334,498 registered voters out of which 1,031,097 are female registered voters in Sialkot district. The total population of Sialkot district is 3.89 million out of which 2.75 million is rural population in the district.
It was observed during the visit of different constituencies that the contesting candidates are actively attending marriages parties and funeral prayers just to win the support of the people in elections. The candidates along-with supporters and the influentials were busy in contacting the voters of their respective constituencies for obtaining their maximum support during fast approaching elections on National and Provincial assembles seats in the district.
Since the announcement of the date of general election the majority of the eligible voters, are enjoying importance for a short time, until the votes are counted. Besides, the voters are reluctant to show their party affiliation and interest in fast approaching elections and adopted policy 'Wait and See' in the district.
The women folk are taking active part in levelling support in favour of their candidates belonging to various political parties during the election in and around Sialkot while contesting candidates and local political leaders belonging to various political parties are holding corner meetings for getting maximum support of the voters of their constituencies in the district.
The supporters of various political parties are using social media as a tool of their election campaign because social media had become an effective instrument in the electoral activity of the country. The basic concept of using social media was to assess the popularity of the political parties and getting quick feedback about the contesting candidates through comments both positive and negative from the social media users.
People sitting on roadside tea stalls were found busy in heated and interested debates on election and comparing performance of the previous governments while female belonging to different political parties were also taking active part in political debates in and around Sialkot.
The main tribes of Sialkot district are 30 percent Jat, 13 percent Aryan, 14 percent Kashmiris, 25 percent Gujars, 14 percent Rajput and 5 percent are others. It may be pointed out that Kashmiris and Gujars are on the top and had always played an instrumental role in deciding the elections in Sialkot district.