Election tribunal declares result of PP-136 Narowal null and void

Runner-up Muhammad Wakeel Khan Manj had challenged PML-N candidate Colonel (retd) Shujah Ahmad Khan's victory.

LAHORE: An election tribunal on Wednesday declared the result of the PP-136 constituency in Narowal null and void, Express News reported.

Colonel (retd) Shujah Ahmad Khan of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had won the seat with 47,475 votes while independent candidate Muhammad Wakeel Khan Manj was the runner-up with 31,423 votes.

Manj had accused the winning candidate of rigging the votes.

Today, the election tribunal nullified the result stating that ballot papers and counter files were missing from the record.

The voter turnout at the constituency during the May 11, 2013 elections was 60.2 percent.