By-elections are slated to be held on April 21 for 21 national and provincial seats across Pakistan. The Election Commission of Pakistan has already designated returning officers and granted them magisterial powers.
As per the schedule issued by the ECP, polling is scheduled for April 21, with campaign activities set to conclude by midnight on April 19.
Initially, elections were planned for 23 constituencies. However, results for two seats, one provincial and one national, have already been announced. Aseefa Bhutto Zardari secured victory uncontested from NA-207 Shaheed Benazirabad, while Zubair Ahmad Junejo emerged victorious from PS-80 Dadu.
Nevertheless, elections are slated for NA-8 Bajaur, where independent candidate Rehan Zeb was fatally shot just days before the elections. His brother Mubarak Zeb is now competing for the seat as an independent candidate.
Moreover, elections will also take place for NA-44 Dera Ismail Khan-I (vacated by Ali Amin Gandapur), NA-119 Lahore-III (vacated by Maryam Nawaz), NA-132 Kasur-II (vacated by Shehbaz Sharif), and NA-196 Kamber Shadadkot-I (vacated by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari).
In total, 50 candidates will vie for the five National Assembly seats in the by-elections.
Additionally, by-polls will be conducted for various provincial constituencies:
KP:
- PK-22 Bajaur IV
- PK-91 Kohat-II
Balochistan:
- PB-20 Khuzdar-II
- PB-22 Lasbela
Punjab:
- PP-22 Chakwal/Talagang
- PP-32 Gujrat-VI
- PP-36 Wazirabad-II
- PP-54 Narowal-I
- PP-93 Bhakkar-V
- PP-139 Sheikhupura-IV
- PP-147 Lahore-III
- PP-149 Lahore-V
- PP-158 Lahore-XIV
- PP-164 Lahore-XX
- PP-266 RY Khan XII
- PP-290 DG-Khan-V
In total, 154 candidates will compete for these provincial seats.
