Dora Siliya is headed for victory in Petauke early results show.
Siliya who is standing on the ruling Patriotic Front ticket early results indicate that she may win with a big margin.
Results from the three polling stations show a big gap with her close contender Allan Zulu of the opposition UPND.
Kaulu polling station:
PF 364
UPND 97
UNIP 6
Kaombwe polling stations;
PF 218
UPND 47
UNIP 3
Muya polling station.
PF 336
UPND 44
UNIP 2
The PF candidate in Malambo Jacob Shuma was also commanding a comfortable lead with over 1500 votes by press time.