PML-N retains both Gujranwala's NA-77 and Sahiwal's PP-203, unofficial results show
LAHORE: The ruling PML-N retained Gujranwala’s National Assembly constituency NA-77 and Sahiwal’s Punjab Assembly constituency PP-203 in Sunday’s by-election. Both seats had fallen vacant after the deaths of their respective lawmakers in September. Polling in the constituencies began at 8am and concluded at 5pm, with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) reporting an uninterrupted and largely…
Both Gujranwala's National Assembly constituency NA-77 and Sahiwal's Punjab Assembly constituency PP-203 were retained by the ruling PML-N in Sunday's by-election, according to unofficial results. The seats had become vacant after the respective lawmakers' deaths in September. PML-N candidate Rashid Basheer Virk won NA-77, securing 43,365 votes, while Mohammad Ibrahim of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League secured 30,218 votes.
In PP-203, Muhammad Asad Hanif Jutt of the PML-N won with 42,114 votes, defeating Muhammad Awais Mahmood of Tehreek-i-Ehsas Pakistan with 24,512 votes. Both by-elections saw low voter turnout, with 15.7% in NA-77 and 27.6% in PP-203. The PML-N party leader, Maryam Nawaz, claimed victory as a rebuke to conspiracy peddlers and hate mongers.
Notices were issued to several PML-N lawmakers for alleged violations of the election code, including visiting polling stations.
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