Overview
- The returning officer said Form-34 was issued and the Election Commission has notified Tarar’s unopposed return.
- Thirty people initially filed nominations, with eight withdrawing — including candidates from the Sunni Ittehad Council and the PPP — and the rest retiring later.
- PTI nominee Muhammad Ahmed Chattha announced a boycott in line with party policy and withdrew his papers.
- The Pakistan Peoples Party formally backed Tarar, consolidating support behind the PML-N candidate.
- The constituency became vacant when the ECP de-seated PTI leader Ahmed Chattha following his conviction related to the May 9 unrest.