The polling process kicked off at 8 am in PK-22 by-elections and as per the ECP polling schedule, vote casting will conclude at 5pm.
Mubarak Zeb, who was elected as an independent, had vacated the seat of PK-22and ECP announced the elections on vacant seat.
There are more than 179,000 voter in PK-22 including 99038 male voters and 79972 female voters. ECP DRO said 43 polling stations on PK 22 are sensitive, 23 have been declared highly sensitive.
ECP said 91 polling stations established for 179,000 voters. Polling started at 8 am and will continue till 5 pm. The contest in the by-election is between 11 candidates. A total of 11 candidates are in the fray on PK 22.
Abid Khan of Jamaat-e-Islami, Nisar Baz of ANP, Rahatullah of Sunni Ittehad, Pakistan People's Party's Abdullah, independent Akhtar Gul, Najibullah Khan, Mian Habib Gul are main candidates.
Voters termed unrest, lack of education facilities and health facilities are major issues off the constituency.