PPP’s Attaullah Shah edges past IPP's Imam Malik after counting of postal ballots for Diamer seat
GILGIT: PPP’s Attaullah Shah was declared the winner for the GBA-16 (Diamer-II) seat in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Monday following the completion of verification and counting of postal ballot papers. Final consolidated results detailed in the Form-49 released by the GB Election Commission showed that Shah garnered 6618 votes, beating the first runner-up, Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party’s (IPP)…
The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election in the Diamer-II seat saw a close contest between PPP's Attaullah Shah and IPP's Imam Malik, with the final results revealing a narrow margin of 13 votes. Shah secured 6,618 votes, while Malik, who initially won the June elections but later joined the IPP, received 6,605 votes. The Election Commission's Form-49 confirmed Shah's victory, but Malik's suspension from the IPP following a petition filed by Shah led to a tribunal's order for the verification and counting of postal ballots.
The proceedings took place under the supervision of senior civil judge Fahad bin Naqeeb, Assistant Registrar Raj Mir, and Deputy Election Commissioner Muhammad Ali, with no candidates or their representatives present due to a Section 235 of the Election Act, 2017. Despite Malik's supporters outside the Election Commission Secretariat, PPP supporters celebrated Shah's victory.
Malik's appeal against the election tribunal's decision to suspend his membership is pending before the Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court.
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