The nomination papers of 74 candidates from eight constituencies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa got accepted on Tuesday for the national assembly by-polls, while the papers of two were rejected by citing various reasons.
Former federal minister Murad Saeed would be the candidate from NA-4, Swat while Ali Amin Gandapur, with 10 other candidates, would contest the election from NA-38. Umer Ayub, with seven other candidates, would take part in the by-elections from NA-17 and from NA-18, former speaker Asad Qaisar would contest the by-polls with 11 other candidates.
From Kohat’s NA-32, Shehryar Afridi and Abbas Afridi would contest with seven other candidates and from NA-25 of Nowshehra, Parvez Khattak would contest against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Ikhtiar Wali and nine other candidates. From NA-43, Noor-ul-Haq Qadri would contest with nine other candidates and Imran Khattak would try his fate from NA-26 along with 12 other candidates.
The nomination papers of Shaukat Bilal from NA-17 and Abdul Rasheed from NA-43 were rejected citing various reasons.
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As per the Election Commission of Pakistan, applications of nomination papers could be submitted by February 16 and the polling would be held on March 16.