PML-N leading in Ayaz, Saad constituencies: surveys

LAHORE: Election preparations are underway on the three seats made vacant by election tribunals’ decisions on the constituencies of NA-122, Lahore, NA-125, Lahore, and NA-154, Lodhran.
Which party can win the elections in case of re-election in these constituencies was estimated after the results of surveys in the three constituencies and more than 800 people from each constituency participated.
In NA-122, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s Ayaz Sadiq won in general elections 2013 by a margin of few thousand votes while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan grabbed second position.
According to a recent survey of Gallup Pakistan, in case of election on this seat, 51 percent want to vote for PML-N while 36 percent people want PTI candidate to succeed.
A similar result was also reported in the survey of Pulse Consultant. According to Pulse Consultant’s survey, 57% people want to vote for the PML-N and 36% want to vote for the PTI.
In NA-125, Lahore-8, PML-N’s Khawaja Saad Rafiq won in general elections 2013, while the runner-up was PTI’s Hamid Khan.
According to Gallup Pakistan’s survey, in case of re-election, 56% of the people would like to vote the PML-N and 30% are those who want to vote the PTI in this constituency.
Whereas, in Pulse Consultant’s survey, 57% of the people want to vote for the PML-N and 34% want to vote for the PTI in NA-125.
In NA-154, Lodhran-1, according to Gallup Pakistan survey, PTI seems to be winning over PML-N as in this constituency 36% want to vote the PML-N while 42% are those who want to vote the PTI.
In Pulse Consultant’s survey, the two parties here are seen exactly equal to each other. Those who expressed to vote for the PML-N are 42%, whereas those who desire to vote for the PTI are also 42% which means there might be a tough contest between Jehangir Tareen and the PML-N candidate.