Electioneering in Sialkot district has gained momentum as the candidates contesting for National and provincial assemblies have resumed their campaign after the Ashura and holding corner meetings in their respective constituents.
The printing, publishing and flex boards business is thriving due to massive publicity campaigns by political bigwigs taking part in upcoming polls scheduled for February 18. The contestants are paying door-to-door visit for ensuring voters support in their favour. Besides, they are also exploiting the biradaries.
The heart of the city, Chownk Allama Iqbal, has been decorated with huge banners, hordings and posters of candidates of different political parties. Sialkot district consists on Sialkot, Daska, Pasrur and Sambrial tehsils while the tehsil wise population of Sialkot district is, Sialkot tehsil urban 439876 and 768568 rural, Sambrial tehsil urban 83546 and rural 214050, Daska tehsil urban 112212 and 493358 rural and tehsil Pasrur urban 76089 and 535782 rural while total population of the district is 272348. As many as 1475270 are registered voters of which 667241 are female voters in Sialkot district.