PPPP wins Jacobabad PS-14 seat after recount

PPPP's Sardar Muqeem Khoso secures 15,838 votes, PML-N candidate loses by 62 votes.


Sarfaraz Memon June 01, 2013
Khoso was declared the winner after the re-counting with 15,838 votes. PHOTO: AFP/FILE

SUKKUR: Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians’ (PPPP) candidate Sardar Muqeem Khoso, who earlier lost the PS-14 seat from Jacobabad, emerged victorious after recounting at polling station no.38 on Saturday.

According to the May 11 election results, Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz’s (PML-N) candidate Aslam Abro had earlier won the seat. Khoso, who was not satisfied with the results, moved the Sindh High Court which ordered recounting at polling station no.38 set up at Government Primary School Hawaldar Brohi.

The recounting was done under the supervision of the District Returning Officer (DRO), District and Sessions Judge Jacobabad Amjad Hussain Bohio and Returning Officer Ramesh Lal.

Khoso was declared the winner after the recounting with 15,838 votes, while Abro lost with a close margin securing 15,776 votes.

COMMENTS (10)

Asad NYC | 11 years ago | Reply

When people volunteer to be slaves then even God won't help them.

Reality | 11 years ago | Reply

PML is losing each and every vote recount, what if thumb impression proposal applies?

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