Adequate security arrangements were in place at the time of re-polling. PHOTO: @adeelabadshah
Dr Alvi garnered over 16,000 votes from NA-250, defeating Naimatullah Khan of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) who lagged behind with 360 votes.
From PS-113, PTI candidate Samar Ali Khan earned a majority with 3,135 votes whereas, in PS-112, Khurram Shair Aman of PTI took the lead with 2,581 votes.
Rangers and Army personnel were present throughout the day to provide security, but voter turnout was reportedly low.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and JI had announced that they would be boycotting the re-polling of NA-250.
In a press conference earlier on Sunday, Farooq Sattar had called the re-polling "unfair", claiming that it should have been held for all the polling stations of the constituency and not just in the selected 43.
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Owais Bayunus Actually its the MQM that rigged the elections as evident form numerous videos and reports. u guys should not have used illegal means to make him win.
Dont know why media is mentioning JI in contest by writing "Naimatullah Khan of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) who lagged behind with 360 votes" even JI had boycotted. Dont know whats the reason behind to show JI as defeated even they didn't participated the election.
MQM and other parties not have boycotted the re-polling in NA-250. It is now a sour victory for PTI, and is like "winning a one man race".
The only way PTI could win election in NA 250 was by cheating. Actually Arif Alvi PTI candidate should have been barred from re election as he carried the actual ballot papers and stamps in his car to the polling station. Khushbakht Shujaat the MQM candidate is a woman with grace and not cheap politics as PTI has exhibited. Karachi voters should realize that only MQM works for them, and Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif and PPP are for their constituencies only. Karachi will suffer in the hands of Imran Khan. PTI should not use illegal means to win. They have lost respect in my eyes. PTI SHOULD LEARN TO ACCEPT DEFEAT WITH GRACE. BUT THEY ARE TOO LOW TO ACCEPT THAT. OWAIS BAYUNUS
PTI has won this seat by 40,000 margin. Slap on the faces of 'Namaloom afraad'. Symbolic victory.
Winning a one man race
In free & fair elections, PMLN was no way near to PTI..! Unfortuantely on May 11 it was mere selection in most of the constituencies!
How sad. Alvi Sahib now himself should ask for re-polling in entire NA-250, as it will not be befitting for him to proceed in such low turnout circumstances.
Democracy under the guns, how shameful such a system.
Yayyyy! 3 more seats!! :D 2 Provincial & 1 National Assembly