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11 hopefuls vie for Gujranwala NA-77 seat in by-election today
A total of 518,620 registered voters, including 277,480 men and 241,140 women, will exercise their right to vote in the constituency.
A total of 333 polling stations, including 142 male, 137 female and 54 combined polling stations, have been set up for the special election. A total of 963 polling stations have been set up in NA-77, of which 536 are for men and 427 are for women.
Rashid Bashir Virk of the Muslim League, Muhammad Ibrahim Gujjar of the Center Muslim League and Tayyab Mahmood of the Pakistan Ideology Party are in the race, while independent candidate Ulwal Lal Zusur Rahman (Ulfirzoa) Bhinder is also contesting. The constituency includes important areas including Gujranwala Cantt, Qila Deedar Singh, Rahwali and Ludhiana Warraich. Major problems in the constituency include broken roads, health and education facilities, clean water and sewage.
In the 2024 general elections, Mahmood Bashir Virk won with 109,704 votes, while Rashida Tariq came in second with 91,825 votes. There was a difference of 17,879 votes between the two candidates.