Low women turnout: ECP holds notification for PK-23

Only 3,500 out of 86,698 women cast votes


Our Correspondent August 07, 2018
Representational image. PHOTO: INP

ISLAMABAD: The victory notification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Shaukat Ali has been halted due to a low turnout of women voters in PK-23 (Shangla).

The Election Commission of Pakistan withheld the notification of Shangla constituency hours before it was due to issue a notification of all the candidates who were elected in the polls. A five-member bench, headed by the chief election commissioner, held the hearing.

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Less than 10 per cent women voters turned out to vote for the provincial seat of PK-23. No one from the petitioner’s side or the winner's side appeared for the hearing. The election bureau ordered to withhold the notification and sought a reply from the concerned authorities. The case will next be taken up on August 13.

Only 3,500 out of 86,698 women cast votes in the constituency while the number of male voters was 66,000 out of 1,14,000 men resulting in a 34 per cent total turnout.

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