Re-Polling In Khuzdar: Rauf Mengal wins by narrow margin

QUETTA: Abdul Rauf Mengal of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal has won a National Assembly seat from Khuzdar by a narrow margin, polling 25,606 votes against 25,564 bagged by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI F)’s Maulana Qamaruddin, according to unofficial results.

The election result came through following Tuesday’s re-run of the May 11 polls in some polling stations of Khuzdar.

The Election Commission of Pakistan had ordered re-polling at stations where balloting could not be held on May 11 due to security concerns.

As per May 11 results Maulana Qamaruddin was in the lead with 25,476 votes while Abdul Rauf Mengal was in second place with 24,990 votes.

Congratulating his party workers, BNP-M chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal said the result proved that BNP is a popular party in the province.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 22^nd, 2013.