Polling concludes for by-election in PS-67 Mirpurkhas

MIRPURKHAS: The polling for by-elections in PS-67 Mirpurkhas has concluded at 5:00PM and the counting is underway here.

The seat had fallen vacant on the death of a PPP MPA, Jameel Bhurgari, who had defeated Mir Janullah Khan Talpur of the PML-F in May 2013 general elections.

A total of 10 candidates are in the run for the seat. PPP’s Noor Ahmad Bhurgari and Pakistan Muslim League-Functional Faqeer Ghulam Qadir Mangriyo are strong candidates and a nail biting contest is expected between these two.

The number of registered voters in the constituency is 37,171.