17 MPA cast votes in Senate election in KP Assembly so far.

PESHAWAR -- Polling for 12 Senate seats continued in KP Assembly where 17 members provincial assembly cast their votes till 11:20 am.

Prominent among those who polled their votes including MPA Fazal Shakoor Khan, Hidayatur Rehman from PK 12, Shafique Afridi from PK 105, Sirajuddin from PK 102, Speaker KP Assembly, Mushtaq Ghani, Deputy Speaker Mehmood Jan, Provincial Minister for Health and Finance Taimour Salim Jhagra, Minister for Environment and Forest, Syed Ishtiaq Urmar, Inayatur Rehman PK 12, Shafique Afridi PK 105 and Sirajuddin Khan PK 102.

The number of MPAs in KP Assembly is 145 who are electing 12 senators from KP Assembly. The polling started at 9 a.m and would continue till 5 a.m without break. Later, counting of ballot papers would start soon after expiry of the deadline. It merit to mention here that a total of 23 candidates are in run for 12 seats in KP Assembly.

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