PTI in the lead as local govt re-polls close in K-P
Both, the Awami National Party and the Pakistan Peoples Party failed to secure any seats per latest unofficial results
Women cast their votes during the local government polls in DI Khan. PHOTO: ONLINE
PESHAWAR:
The ruling party in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, secured seven district council seats as re-polls for local government in Peshawar concluded.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PLM-N) secured three district seats while the Awami National Party and Pakistan People Party failed to secure even single seat as per initial results.
According to unofficial results in the provincial capital, PTI’s Amir Naveed won by securing 175 votes in Ghari Sherdad UC-45. PTI’s Rehman Afzal was victorious by securing 137 votes in UC-30. PTI’s Naveed Barki won from Urmar Payan. PTI’s Malik Afzal secured 137 votes to win UC-27. PTI’s Usman Bashir is said to have won in UC- 16, but the results were not confirmed till the filing of this report.
Read: Not un[eventful]: K-P inks LG representatives in round two of polling
DRO Riaz Mehsud said results were awaited from far-flung areas, adding that re-polls had been held in at least 29 polling stations in Peshawar alone.
Meanwhile PTI’s Gulab Shah succeeds by securing 791 votes in Bannu ward-16.
ANP’s Bakhtiar Muhammad secured 1,563 votes in Swabi’s ward-38 and is said to be the winning candidate. Independent Ahmed Sultan from Mardan’s ward-31 won after securing 1,739 votes.
The ruling party in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, secured seven district council seats as re-polls for local government in Peshawar concluded.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PLM-N) secured three district seats while the Awami National Party and Pakistan People Party failed to secure even single seat as per initial results.
According to unofficial results in the provincial capital, PTI’s Amir Naveed won by securing 175 votes in Ghari Sherdad UC-45. PTI’s Rehman Afzal was victorious by securing 137 votes in UC-30. PTI’s Naveed Barki won from Urmar Payan. PTI’s Malik Afzal secured 137 votes to win UC-27. PTI’s Usman Bashir is said to have won in UC- 16, but the results were not confirmed till the filing of this report.
Read: Not un[eventful]: K-P inks LG representatives in round two of polling
DRO Riaz Mehsud said results were awaited from far-flung areas, adding that re-polls had been held in at least 29 polling stations in Peshawar alone.
Meanwhile PTI’s Gulab Shah succeeds by securing 791 votes in Bannu ward-16.
ANP’s Bakhtiar Muhammad secured 1,563 votes in Swabi’s ward-38 and is said to be the winning candidate. Independent Ahmed Sultan from Mardan’s ward-31 won after securing 1,739 votes.