--- title: "Voting underway in Bahawalpur NA-168 by-election with 20 candidates" description: "Most outlets reported that polling was underway in the NA-168 by-election in Bahawalpur, noting the number of registered voters and candidates. BOL News and Aaj News provided the exact number of registered voters (483,143) and polling stations (292), while 24 News HD added the start time of 8am. Aaj News also mentioned the voting would continue until 5pm, though it was cut off mid-sentence. The framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with no significant differences in emphasis." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10916-polling-underway-in-bahawalpur-s-na-168-by-election site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Voting underway in Bahawalpur NA-168 by-election with 20 candidates pakistan · updated 27 Sep 2026, 6:28 PM PKT · 27 Sep 2026 · 7 articles from 5 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that polling was underway in the NA-168 by-election in Bahawalpur, noting the number of registered voters and candidates. BOL News and Aaj News provided the exact number of registered voters (483,143) and polling stations (292), while 24 News HD added the start time of 8am. Aaj News also mentioned the voting would continue until 5pm, though it was cut off mid-sentence. The framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with no significant differences in emphasis. ## Same story from 5 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [NA-168 by-election: Vote count underway as polling ends in Bahawalpur](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/27-Sep-2026/na-168-by-election-vote-count-underway-as-polling-ends-in-bahawalpur) · 27 Sep 2026, 6:28 PM PKT > BAHAWALPUR – Polling for the by-election in National Assembly constituency NA-168, which began at 8am, ended at the scheduled time of 5pm. According to the Election Commission, voters present inside polling stations at the close of polling will be allowed to cast their ballots. A total of 20 candidates are contesting the by-election for the […] - **Minute Mirror** — [Polling ends peacefully in NA-168 Bahawalpur by-el...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/polling-ends-peacefully-in-na-168-bahawalpur-by-election-636250/) · 27 Sep 2026, 6:20 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Polling for the NA-168 Bahawalpur by-election concluded on Sunday after voters cast their ballots in a closely watched contest. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Polling underway in Bahawalpur’s NA-168 by-election](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330474181/polling-underway-in-bahawalpurs-na-168-by-election) · 27 Sep 2026, 11:29 AM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > Polling was underway on Sunday in the by-election for National Assembly constituency NA-168 in Bahawalpur, which will continue without a break until 5pm. A total of 483,143 voters are registered in the constituency. For the by-election, 292 polling stations and 896 polling booths have been established, with 16 polling stations declared highly sensitive. Twenty candidates are contesting the by-e... - **24 News HD** — [Polling begins in Bahawalpur for NA-168 by-election](https://www.24newshd.tv/27-Sep-2026/polling-begins-bahawalpur-na-168-by-election) · 27 Sep 2026, 8:47 AM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Polling began at 8am on Sunday in Bahawalpur's National Assembly constituency NA-168 for a by-election to choose a new member of parliament. - **BOL News** — [Bahawalpur goes to polls as 20 candidates vie for NA-168 by-election](https://bolnews.com/pakistan/bahawalpur-goes-to-polls-as-20-candidates-vie-for-na-168-by-election) · 27 Sep 2026, 2:36 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Voting is underway in the NA-168 Bahawalpur by-election, with 20 candidates competing and 483,143 registered voters across 292 polling stations. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [ECP schedules NA-168 Bahawalpur by-election for September 27](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2735-ecp-releases-schedule-for-na-168-by-election-in-bahawalpur) · 11 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 78% related - [PML-N candidate wins Bahawalpur by-election](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10920-na-168-by-elections-polling-underway-in-bahawalpur-amid) · 28 Sep 2026 · 6 outlets · 3 developments · 77% related 7 articles from 5 outlets, 27 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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