| GEO Pakistan | | Polling in 4 constituencies of Punjab, Balochistan begins | Updated at: 0805 PST, Wednesday, March 10, 2010
 LAHORE: Polling on four constituencies of national and provincial assemblies of Punjab and Balochistan has started at 8am in the morning and will remain underway without any break till 5 pm in the evening.
The constituencies included NA-123 Lahore, PP-82 Jhang, PP-284 Bahawalnagar and BP-25 Jaffarabad where the strict security measures have been adopted.
Government has announced public holiday on the occasion of by-polls in three constituencies including Bahawalnagar, Jhang and Jaffarabad.
Government and private educational institutions will remain close in Lahore and Bahawalnagar on account of by-polls.
The Deputy Chairman of Senate Jaan Mohammed Jamali caste his vote in Jaffarabad
Meanwhile, Section 144 has been imposed in Jhang to maintain the law and order situation during the polling.
According to Election Commission sources, 57 contenders are taking on one another in constituency NA-123 of Lahore, while 11 candidates including PPP and PML-N’s contenders are fighting for provincial assembly seat in PP-82 Jhang.
Moreover, PML-N has not nominated any candidate for PP-284 while PPP, Pakistan Muslim League- Quaid-e-Azam and Ijaz-ul-Haq’s party candidates will struggle for the provincial assembly seat. |  |
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