Officials concerned shut the doors of polling stations after polling time ended for by-elections on 35 constituencies of National and provincial assemblies on Sunday at 5pm.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) allowed only those voters already present within polling station premises to cast their votes.
By-elections are being held on 11 National Assembly seats and 24 seats from provincial assemblies including 11 seats for Punjab Assembly, nine for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and two each for Sindh and Balochistan.
Prominent politicians have cast their votes in their respective constituencies.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has cast his vote in NA 53 Islamabad, a seat among others he left to retain his paternal one. During his visit, strict security measures were in place.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of Pakistan Sardar Muhammad Raza has visited the election control room to receive briefing about complaints regarding polling for by-election.
During visit to control room, CEC was notified that a total of 10 complaints were received on the election commission s hotline so far, and instructions have been sent to relevant returning officers, in response to the complaints.
CEC has also been informed about the statement of Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) candidate from NA-131, Khawaja Saad Rafique.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has made the Results Transmission System (RTS) and Result Management System (RMS), operational for by-election 2018 while the instructions have also been issued to relevant polling staff for by-election result.
This article is originally published on Dunya News
