NA-4 by-poll: What you need to know

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Geo Election Cell
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Sajjad Haider
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On Thursday, voters from the NA-4 constituency in Peshawar will go to the polls in what is expected to be a closely contested and an up for grabs by-election. 

The National Assembly seat fell vacant in August after the death of Gulzar Khan, a seasoned parliamentarian elected on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf ticket in 2013. Now, his son, Asad Gulzar Khan is in the arena to win back his father’s constituency, but this time he is using the platform of the rival Pakistan Peoples Party.

Imran Khan’s PTI that governs the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is expected to put up a steep battle, through its candidate Arbab Amir Ayub.

The canvassing ended at midnight, 24 hours before polling was scheduled to begin on October 26. 

As the anticipation builds up, here is all you need to know about the constituency, the voters and the candidates: