In general elections being held on February 8, 2024, as many as 851 candidates would contest polls from 31 seats of Faisalabad, which is the third major metropolis of the country.
A spokesman for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said on Wednesday that there were 10 National Assembly and 21 provincial assembly seats in the district. He said that 277 candidates are in the run for the National Assembly seats, whereas 574 candidates would contest election in provincial assembly seats.
The spokesman said that in National Assembly constituencies, maximum candidates were contesting from NA-103 where 45 candidates are in the run, while the minimum number of candidates was recorded in NA-100 where 15 candidates would contest the election.
Similarly, in provincial assembly constituencies, maximum 41 candidates would contest from PP-114 while minimum number of candidates i.e. 13 would contest from PP-108, he added.
