LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has defeated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) in PK-63 Nowshera and PP-51 Wazirabad by-elections, according to the unofficial results.
In Nowshera’s PK-63, a rush of voters was witnessed at various polling stations and the voting process remained peaceful during the by-elections. According to unofficial results, PML-N’s Ikhtiyar Wali has won by securing 21,122 votes. He was followed by PTI’s Mian Umar Kakakhel, who bagged 17,023 votes.
The seat had fallen vacant after the death of PTI MPA Mian Jamsheduddin, who had died of COVID-19. PPP, JUI-F and Qaumi Watan Party supported PML-N candidate Ikhtiar Wali against PTI candidate Omar Kakakhel and ANP’s Wajahatullah.
Wazirabad’s PP-51
In Wazirabad’s PP-51, PML-N’s candidate Begum Talat Mahmood secured 53,903 votes to win the by-election, while PTI’s candidate Muhammad Yousuf remained second by getting 48,484 votes.
Although the results were not officially declared by the ECP, PML-N workers have started celebrating. Provincial Assembly seat PP-51 Wazirabad was vacated due to death of PML-N MPA Chaudhry Shaukat Manzoor Cheema in June 2020 due to COVID-19.
NA-45 Kurram-I
Meanwhile, unofficial results obtained for Kurram from all 134 polling stations showed that PTI candidate Malik Fakhar Zaman won the election with 16,911 votes while JUI-F’s Jameel Chamkani bagged 15,761 votes.
Independent candidate Haji Syed Jamal received 15,560 votes. A senior JUI-F leader rejected the results, saying their victory has been turned into loss at the last minute.
