{
  "id": 18944608,
  "title": "By-polls in Gujranwala's NA-77, Sahiwal's PP-203 conclude",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/by-polls-in-gujranwalas-na-77-sahiwals-pp-203-conclude",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T13:22:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2043037/by-polls-in-gujranwalas-na-77-sahiwals-pp-203-conclude"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "By-elections for two Punjab constituencies, Gujranwala's NA-77 and Sahiwal's PP-203, concluded on Sunday. Both seats had become vacant due to the deaths of their lawmakers in September. NA-77 was left empty after Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir Virk's death on September 11 from a prolonged illness, with his son Rashid Basheer Virk among the candidates contesting the by-election. No opposition parties opted for the by-election in NA-77. In Sahiwal's PP-203, polling was held after the death of PML-N MPA Chaudhry Muhammad Hanif Jutt. This is the second by-election held in this constituency since the 2024 general elections, following the disqualification of independent candidate Rai Murtaza Iqbal. On Sunday, around 1,370 polling personnel, including 574 women and 796 men, were deployed at 185 polling stations across the constituency, with 1,100 personnel assigned for security.",
  "summary": "Polling for by-elections in two Punjab constituencies — Gujranwala’s NA-77 and Sahiwal’s PP-203 — concluded on Sunday. Both seats had fallen vacant after the deaths of their respective lawmakers in September. Polling began at 8am and continued till 5pm, with those present inside the polling stations at that time allowed to cast their votes. NA-77 fell vacant following the death of five-time MNA…",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}