Sunday, October 21, 2018

#ByElection2018 - #Pakistan - #PK71 - #PTI loses #Peshawar seat to #ANP

The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has lost the PK-71 seat to Awami National Party (ANP) in Peshawar.
ANP’s Salahuddin won the by-election, securing 11,257 votes with his rival candidate from PTI, Zulfiqar Khan managing to bag 9,854 votes. Independent candidate Dildar Khan came third with 5,409 votes, according to unofficial results.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had announced by-elections on the Peshawar seat after The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Shah Farman assumed charge as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa governor.
PK-71 (Peshawar VI)
A total of five candidates were contesting for the slot, however a close contest is expected between Awami National Party’s (ANP) Salahuddin Mohmand and PTI’s Zulfiqar Ali – the brother of Shah Farman.
The ANP candidate was being supported by an alliance of different political parties, including Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), PPP and Mutahhida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).
A total of 86 polling stations have been established across the constituency, where 133,451 voters – 79,836 men and 53,615 women – will cast their votes.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1830608/1-elections-polling-underway-karachi-peshawar/

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