{"id":84770,"date":"2024-09-14T21:12:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T21:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/by-polls-in-na-171-underway-with-pti-and-ppp-candidates-in-close-contest-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-09-14T21:12:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T21:12:07","slug":"by-polls-in-na-171-underway-with-pti-and-ppp-candidates-in-close-contest-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/by-polls-in-na-171-underway-with-pti-and-ppp-candidates-in-close-contest-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"By-polls in NA-171 underway with PTI and PPP candidates in close contest | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"flex items-center text-center\"><figcaption class=\"text-3 font-sans uppercase mr-3 whitespace-no-wrap\"><span class=\"ls-art\">Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article<\/span><\/figcaption><audio class=\"h-5 w-60 sm:w-80 rounded-none\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate nodownload\" id=\"tts\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/attachments\/speech_20240912063449769-VAa5M.mp3\"\/><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Polling for the NA-171 by-election in Rahim Yar Khan is currently underway and will continue uninterrupted until 5 pm today.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The local government has declared a public holiday in the district, and Section 144 has been imposed for security purposes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A total of 526,000 voters are registered in the constituency, with 301 polling stations set up, including dedicated booths for men and women.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The polling process is being monitored by 2,700 police personnel, and CCTV cameras have been installed to ensure security, particularly at 62 sensitive polling stations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The by-election was triggered by the death of former PTI MNA Mumtaz Mustafa Advocate.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The contest is expected to be closely fought, with PPP&#8217;s Makhdoom Tahir Rasheed and PTI\u2019s Hassan Mustafa Advocate as the leading candidates.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The district police office is overseeing the election&#8217;s security operations, which are divided into four sectors and 23 sub-sectors, while a control room at the DPO office monitors the situation in real-time.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Last monthin August, the Election Commission of Pakistan had announced and scheduled a by-election for the National Assembly seat NA-171 in Rahim Yar Khan on September 12, following the death of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Mustafa Mumtaz.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A public notice for the by-election will be issued on August 13, as stated in a notification by ECP Additional Director General (Elections) Nadeem Haider.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mumtaz Mustafa passed away due to a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He was one of the 39 PTI Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) confirmed by the ECP on July 26, in line with a Supreme Court decision on the reserved seats issue.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The court&#8217;s July 12 ruling noted that, of the 80 MNAs in question, 39 were registered as PTI members while the remaining 41 were listed as independents.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">After the February 8 general elections, all 80 lawmakers joined the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) in a strategic move to secure reserved seats after the ECP denied the PTI an electoral symbol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article Polling for the NA-171 by-election in Rahim Yar Khan is currently underway and will continue uninterrupted until 5 pm today. The local government has declared a public holiday in the district, and Section 144 has been imposed for security purposes. 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