This is the third election in the constituency in two years, including general elections in 2008 and one bye-polls held the same year. In both elections, the PML-N candidates — Javed Hashmi and Haji Pervaiz Khan — emerged victorious. Javed Hashmi vacated the seat from NA-55 after being elected from four constituencies in the 2008 general elections.
The seat was again retained by PML-N candidate Haji Pervaiz Khan. However his alleged involvement in the examination scandal forced him to resign from his seat.
Former federal minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, PML-N candidate Malik Shakeel Awan are the prime candidates of this election.
The JI and PTI candidates, Dr. Mohammad Kamal and Ejaz Khan Jazi, also contesting the by election.
Stringent security arranagements made for the elections and over 40 polling stations have been declared sensitive.
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