MULTAN: Fourteen candidates including the son of former Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani have submitted nomination papers for NA-151 by-election, Geo News reported.
The National Assembly seat NA-151 fall vacant as a result of disqualification of Yusuf Raza Gilani by the Supreme Court on June 19.
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) nominated Abdul Qadir Gilani for the NA seat. Malik Ishaq Bacha, Malik Jahanzeb Bacha, Nawab Matinud Din and Farhan Ansari submitted papers from the PML-N.
Malik Shaukat Bosan, Malik Hasnain Bosan, Rana Mehboob Alam, Dr Aleem Chaudhry, Shehla Shaheen Advocate, Abid Yusuf Jutt, and Hakim Sheikh Ghulam Mohiuddin are independent candidates.
As per schedule of the by-election, nomination papers of the candidates will be received on June 25 and 26 while the poll will be held on July 19.