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PESHAWAR, Oct 30 (APP):Polling for the by-election on the general seat of the Senate from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa started in the Jirga Hall of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly.
Polling started ar 9 a.m and will continue to 4 p.m. The MPAs are casting their votes.
This seat had fallen vacant due to the disqualification of Syed Shibli Faraz. In this regard, all arrangements have been completed by the Election Commission.
Three candidates are in the run. The candidates include Taj Muhammad Afridi, Khurram Zeeshan, and Irfan Saleem.
Two candidates, Abid Khan Yousafzai and Nisar Khan, have withdrawn from the election race.
The Provincial Election Commissioner of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Saeed Gul, has been appointed as the Returning Officer, while Joint Provincial Election Commissioner Muhammad Farid Afridi, Director Elections Muhammad Nadeem Khan, Deputy Director Admin Zaheer Ahmad, Deputy Director Media Coordination Sohail Ahmad, Deputy Director Elections Fahad Ali Shah, and Deputy Director Law Muhammad Amjad have been appointed as polling officers.