Imran Khan leads in by-elections on 6 NA and 2 Punjab Assembly seats.
PML-N candidate is leading in Sheikhupura constituency as an exception, based on unofficial and elections results that are inconclusive.
The outcomes being initial to trickle in after polling for today’s by-polls concluded at 5pm.
According to “The Express Tribune” Unofficial and results being unconfirmed
NA-118 (Nankana Sahib)
In accordance with unofficial link between all polling stations, Imran Khan has received 90,180 votes to defeat Shezra that is PML-N’s Mansab Khan Kharal who secured 78,024.
NA-108 (Faisalabad)
PTI Chairman Imran Khan defeated PML-N’s Abid Sher Ali by securing 99,841 votes against his rival while the latter bagged 75,266 votes
NA-237 (Karachi Malir)
In a setback to your PTI, PPP’s Hakim Baloch defeated Imran Khan in Malir by-election by a margin of over 10,000 votes. The PPP candidate secured 32,567 votes against former minister that is prime Khan who bagged 22,493 votes.
NA-24 (Charsadda)
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has defeated ANP leader that is senior Wali Khan in Charsadda by-election by securing 78,589 votes while the latter bagged 68,356 votes.
NA-22 (Mardan)
PTI chief Imran Khan has defeated JUI-F’s candidate Maulana Qasim by a margin of 8,500 votes. Imran secured 76,681 votes while the candidate that is rival second with 68,181 votes.
NA-31 (Peshawar)
According to unofficial link between all 265 polling stations, PTI chief Imran Khan has secured triumph by securing 57,824 votes against ANP’s Ghulam Ahmed Bilour whom came second with 32,253 votes.
Reacting to your total results, Bilour refused to accept the defeat and announced to challenge the end in court.
He additionally accused the PTI-led government that is k-P of its influence to win the by-poll.
NA-57 (Multan)
PPP’s Ali Musa Gillani has defeated PTI’s Meher Bano Qureshi with a margin that is huge of 20,000 votes. Ali has secured 79,743 votes while Meher Bano has bagged 59,993 votes.
PP-209 (Khanewal)
PTI candidate Faisal Khan Niazi has won the by-election by securing 71,586 votes against PML-N’s Chaudhry Ziaur Rehman who bagged 57,864 votes.
PP- 241 (Bahawalnagar)
According to your unofficial results of all polling stations, PTI prospect Malik Muzaffar Khan won the by-poll by securing 55,005 votes while PML-N’s Amanullah Sattar Bajwa arrived second with 48,650 votes.
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NA-239 (Karachi Korangi)
According to the link between 33 polling stations, Imran has secured 4,440 votes while MQM-Pakistan’s Nayyer that is syed Raza 913 votes.
PP-139 (Sheikhupura)
According to the total outcomes of 97 polling stations, PML-N’s Chaudhry Iftikhar is leading with 23,765 votes and PTI’s Muhammad Abu Bakr has bagged 21,881 votes.
Clashes in Karachi and Peshawar
Earlier, sporadic clashes were reported between the workers of PTI and Awami National Party (ANP) in Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), and PTI and PPP in Karachi, Sindh.
A clash between workers associated with the PPP and PTI took invest Karachi’s Malir area. According to reports, PTI MPA Bilal Ghaffar sustained injuries.
“People from the PPP camp forced me personally to the ground and 10-15 individuals threw bricks at me,” said Ghaffar. He accused PPP MPA Saleem Baloch associated with attack and stated that the police did not come to their rescue.
Meanwhile, Sindh Minister of Labour and Human Resources Saeed Ghani said, “Ghaffar, fearing the defeat that is confirmed of Niazi in NA-237, tried to spoil the situation.”
He included that Baloch reached the polling station after receiving information about Ghaffar’s hooliganism. The minister further requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) take immediate notice of the “bullying”.
“The Imran group has already started looking for excuses because of its certain defeat. It really is afraid that after the crushing defeat in Karachi, Imran Niazi will abandon his team that is incompetent, Ghani furthered.
An altercation between ANP and PTI members occurred in Preshwar’s Shaheed Hasanain School, resulting in a celebration that is latter worker getting injured. Police personnel present at the spot, but, defused the situation straight away and detained both workers.
A scuffle broke out between the gunmen of the PTI mayor and law enforcement away from Municipal Inter College in the provincial capital in another incident.
A policeman was hurt during the altercation. The police arrested the gunman and transferred him to Faqirabad Police Station.
According to the information that is first (FIR) filed, the gunmen misbehaved with government officials. The FIR also includes conditions for the exhibition of arms.
Another clash between ANP and PTI agents which can be polling Peshawar’s quantity one polling station had been reported, video of which is available with the Express Tribune. The location was reached by the authorities and asked both agents to leave the premises.
The by-elections that began at 8 am had been held on two seats in K-P, four seats in Punjab and two seats in Sindh, which fell vacant after the resignation of the PTI members through the NA today.
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and the government’s coalition parties had a tough fight with the PTI in most three provinces.
PTI chief Imran Khan himself had been a candidate in seven seats, while Mehrbano, the child of PTI frontrunner Shah Mehmood Qureshi, was contesting the election on a PTI admission on a single seat.
Maulana Qasim was contesting the election on behalf of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) in the constituency NA-22 Mardan of K-P, while Awami National Party’s (ANP) provincial president Aimal Khan Wali was given the ticket from Charsadda’s NA-24 constituency.
All of the coalition parties within the nationwide government have announced their support of those two candidates.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) offered tickets to Abid Sher Ali and Dr Shezra Mansab Ali through the three seats of NA-108 Faisalabad and Nankana Sahib NA-118 constituency. These prospects likewise have the support of the PDM.
Former premier Imran Khan the competitor of the candidates in these two constituencies too.
In Multan, Mehrbano Qureshi will contest from the PTI admission on NA-157 seat, against Ali Musa Gilani, son of PPP leader Yousuf Raza Gilani.
In Karachi, the PDM nominated Abdul Hakeem Baloch and Nayyar Raza of MQM-P against Imran Khan in constituencies NA-237 and 239.
An overall total of 11 candidates were contesting in constituency NA-237, while a total of 22 candidates had been contesting in constituency NA-239.
Apart from eight constituencies of the NA, by-elections were also held in three constituencies associated with Punjab Assembly, PP-139 Sheikhupura, PP-209 Khanewal and PP-241 Bahawalnagar.
Leaders urge individuals to vote
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged people to “fully participate” in by-polls and said that voters should make a decision that is“thoughtful the development and prosperity of you as well as your country depends on it.”
“People participate fully in polling for by-elections in 8 constituencies of [the] National Assembly and 3 constituencies of Punjab Assembly. This is a constitutional and process that is legal only the individuals have the straight to choose who they want,” he added.
PTI chief Imran Khan also asked people to turn out and vote.
Today“Everyone must turn down to vote in most of the constituencies where by-elections are increasingly being held. This is a referendum for Haqiqi Azadi through the cabal of crooks. We are contesting against all of PDM, the Election Commission and “namaloom afraad”,” the PTI chief said.
Sikh community cast votes
The youth and elders of the city that is sikh the NA-32 polling station in Peshawar to cast their votes.
Voters of the Sikh community cast their votes at the populous city’s Asia Park Polling Station.
More than four thousand Sikhs exercised their right to vote in Peshawar.
Security arrangements
To make sure law and purchase in the election, foolproof security arrangements were made while the electoral materials were shifted to your polling station under the supervision of returning officers.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared most of the polling stations of both NA-237 and NA-239 of Karachi as sensitive or very sensitive.
Polling proceeded from 8 am to 5 pm without any break. The ECP issued a notification for the visit of Rangers, Frontier Corps and the Pakistan Army.
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