Election campaign to end midnight tonight

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Islamabad July  23, (TNS): The election campaign by political parties will end across the country at midnight tonight for the General Polls, which will be held on Wednesday.

Political leaders and contesting candidates are making last-ditch efforts through public gatherings, corner meetings and door to door campaigns to garner maximum public support.

Over 12,570 candidates are in the run for seats of National and four provincial assemblies. Against the National Assembly’s seats, about 3,675 candidates are in the electoral race whereas about 8,895 for the provincial legislatures.According to the data shared by the ECP, 1,696 candidates are vying for the National Assembly’s constituencies from Punjab and 4,242 for the provincial legislature. From Sindh, 872 are contesting for the National Assembly seats and 2,382 for the provincial assembly. Total contesting candidates for the National Assembly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are 760 and 1,264 for the provincial assembly.