Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Sardar Kohiyar Domki has emerged victorious in the PB-8 constituency by-election in Sibi, Balochistan.
According to unofficial and unverified results, Domki secured 35,716 votes, while Sibi Ittehad’s independent candidate, Mir Asghar Khan Marri, trailed behind with 11,949 votes.
The by-election was held yesterday following the death of PPP MPA Sardar Sarfraz Domki, leaving the seat vacant. Kohiyar Domki, Sarfraz Domki’s son, contested the election on the PPP ticket and was declared the winner.
Yesterday, independent candidate Mir Asghar Khan Marri, representing Sibi Ittihad, announced a boycott of the election, alleging rigging during the polling process and biased behavior by government officials.
During the polling process, Asghar Marri addressed an urgent press conference and claimed that polling agents from his side were barred from accessing polling stations in Tehsil Lahri, which he alleged had been turned into a no-go area.
Marri accused the provincial government, led by the PPP, of misusing state machinery to support Domki. He alleged that armed men stationed on roads disrupted the democratic process in Tehsil Lahri, preventing a fair election.
He criticized the Quetta administration and the Election Commission for their alleged failure to ensure a transparent electoral process.
While rejecting allegations of irregularities, Sardar Kohiyar Domki stated that his opponents were making baseless claims. He reiterated that the election was conducted transparently and fairly.
