ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The by-polls on 35 constituencies across the country will be held on (Sunday) as over 9.9 million ballot papers have been printed for the purpose.

Over 100 candidates, including some big names of politics, are contesting for 35 national and provincial assembly seats in these by-elections.

The seats include 11 from National Assembly, nine from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly, 11 from Punjab and two each from Balochistan and Sindh assemblies.

According to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), over 5 million registered voters,  2.3 million women and over 2.7 million men, will cast their votes.

The campaign time for the candidates ended on Friday midnight as they increased the pace of their campaigns during past week.

ECP spokesperson stated that the ballot papers have been handed over to the presiding officers under the supervision of army personnel.

“641 candidates submitted their nomination papers for the by-elections but only 372 will be contesting in the by-elections,” the spokesperson further said.