SIALKOT: The polling process for the by-election in constituency (PP-38, Sialkot-IV) Sialkot began here on Wednesday morning amid tight security.
As many as eight candidates are in the run and a tough competition is expected between the candidates of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Ahsan Saleem and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Tariq Subhani.
According to Election Commission, there are total 233, 422 registered voters (including 128, 128 male voters and 105, 294 female voters) in constituency (PP-38, Sialkot-IV).
ECP has setup 165 polling stations and 487 polling booths, including 262 booths for male voters and 225 booths for female voters, for the by-election.
The polling started at 8: 00 am to continue without break till 5: 00 pm.
The seat (PP-38) got vacated due to demise of PML-N MPA Chaudhry Khush Akhtar Subhani.