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PESHAWAR, Jul 21 (APP):The polling process is underway for 11 Senate seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here Monday.
Polling began at 11:00 AM and will continue until 4:00 PM. The jirga hall of the KP Assembly has been designated as the election room, and strict security arrangements have been made for the Senate elections.
To prevent horse-trading during the Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the government and opposition have agreed on a 6-5 seat formula. According to this arrangement, the government will get 6 seats, while the opposition will get 5.
Four out of five dissident PTI candidates have withdrawn from the Senate election in KP.
On the general seats from KP, four candidates from the government and three from the opposition are contesting. For the women’s and technocrat seats, both the government and the opposition have fielded two candidates each.
PTI has nominated Murad Saeed, Faisal Javed, Mirza Afridi, and Noorul Haq Qadri for general seats, while Rubina Naz and Azam Swati are also among the party’s candidates.
From the opposition, the general seat candidates include Niaz Ahmed from PML-N, Talha Mahmood from PPP, and Ata-ul-Haq from JUI. Rubina Khalid (PPP) and Dilawar Khan (JUI) are also in the race.
The KP Assembly has 92 members supporting the government and 53 supporting the opposition. A total of 19 votes are required to win a general seat, while 49 votes are needed for the women and technocrat seats.
The opposition will need 4 additional votes to win a third general seat. After the withdrawal of 4 out of 5 dissident members, Khurram Zeeshan remains in the race for a general seat.