PPP secured victory in NA-249 by-election

PPP’s Abdul Qadir Mandokhel bagged 16,156 votes to win the seat, adopted by PML-N’s Miftah Ismail who secured 15,473, unofficial outcomes from polling stations confirmed. Whereas Nazir Ahmed of outlawed TLP trailed on the third place by receiving 11,125 votes.

PSP’s Mustafa Kamal might purchase solely 9,227 votes, adopted by PTI’s Amjad Afridi with 8,922 votes and MQM-P’s Muhammed Mursaleen with 7,511 votes.

Each events had claimed victory for his or her candidates mid-way into counting, capturing the eye of audiences awaiting outcomes.

The PML-N pulled no punches in blaming the PPP for making an attempt to rig the end result, saying they’d not settle for the end result with out difficult the Election Fee.

After the ultimate rely was introduced, the PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz stated the election had been “stolen” from her occasion.

“The Election Fee ought to have withheld the outcomes of this controversial election,” she stated.

“Even when it would not withhold the end result, this win will likely be non permanent. This seat will return to PML-N quickly,” Maryam claimed.

In the meantime, the ECP assured that each one complaints will likely be heard in mild of the legislation and if any proof of irregularity is discovered, strict motion will likely be taken.

The remaining outstanding candidates of the 30 complete contesting have been the banned TLP’s Nazeer Ahmed, who for essentially the most half maintained third place, adopted by PTI candidate Amjad Iqbal Afridi, former Karachi mayor and PSP candidate Mustafa Kamal, and MQM-P candidate Hafiz Muhammad Mursaleen.

You possibly can see the detailed outcomes right here.

PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz requested how in a by-poll the place voter turnout of barely 15-18% was witnessed counting was “nonetheless underway after eight hours”.

“Did fog descend right here as effectively that the election workers reached late?”

“Do you are taking us for fools?” she requested.

Celebration spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb demanded that the Election Fee of Pakistan be aware of what she claimed have been irregularities within the outcomes being reported.

She questioned what she claimed have been higher vote counts than the whole voter turnout percentages reported from sure polling stations.

“The PML-N and Miftah Ismail have received the election,” she claimed, including: “We is not going to enable a rehearsal of ‘Daska Recreation Plan 2’ to happen at sure polling stations.”

Aurangzeb requested that the ECP examine this “Daska fog of deception” which sure quarters want to have descend into Baldia.

“Why has the counting of votes stopped for the previous two hours?” she requested.

The PML-N chief claimed that the varied Type 45s current within the returning workplace are in such a state that they “can’t be learn”.

“We is not going to enable this rigging to happen. We is not going to let the election be stolen from Baldia voters,” she stated.

She additionally claimed that PPP’s Saeed Ghani was reporting outcomes regardless of the occasion’s presiding officer “not having reached the returning officer’s workplace”.

PML-N’s Muhammad Zubair, in the meantime, questioned the way it was that amid a low voter turnout counting was taking so lengthy.

“Till we get the Type 45s, we is not going to budge from right here,” he stated, including: “The folks have voted in favour of PML-N. The outcomes should now be declared.”

He claimed that the occasion’s candidate (Miftah Ismail) and their lawyer weren’t being allowed into the DRO’s workplace.

Zubair added that the occasion’s polling agent “was not given the Type 45 of two polling stations” — polling stations 260 and 261.

“Each presiding officers locked up the station and left,” he claimed, including that the cellphone of the presiding officer from polling station 260 “has been turned off”.

Saeed Ghani stated he was sharing statistics on Twitter from the Type 45s that his occasion was receiving.

“It’s upsetting that PML-N — which claims to be a democratic occasion — is casting blame on others.”

Responding to the declare by Aurangzeb of presiding officers not offering Type 45, Ghani stated he had with him the Type 45 of polling station 261.

“The presiding officer within the polling station 260 didn’t give anybody Type 45.”

The presiding officer had requested all polling brokers to take a photograph of Type 45 that he had pasted on a wall, Ghani stated.

He continued to share what he claimed have been the newest outcomes, every displaying PPP within the lead.