The polling started on Tuesday morning in LA-27 and three union councils of LA-28 constituencies in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
In LA-27, a total of 26 candidates are contesting in the elections, including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Noreen Arif, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Sardar Javed Ayub, and Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) candidate Sardar Tabarak Ali.
Meanwhile, LA-28 is witnessing a contest among 24 candidates, including PPP’s Syed Bazil Ali Naqvi and PML-N’s Chaudhry Shehzad.
Authorities said comprehensive security measures have been put in place to ensure peaceful and orderly polling in both constituencies.
The elections in the above-mentioned two constituencies were postponed during the second phase of elections after polling staff and election material could not reach 57 polling stations on time due to bad weather.
Reporter: Hashir Warraich