Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Mohsin Leghari on Sunday won the NA-193 Rajanpur by-election by an overwhelming margin beating PML-N’s Ammar Awais Leghari.
According to unconfirmed, unofficial results of 233/237 polling stations, PTI’s Mohsin Leghari polled 89,274 votes, his main rival of PML-N’s Ammar Awais Leghari could only secure 54,132 votes, while the PPP’s Akhtar Gorchani came third with 19,402 votes.
Despite the provincial government’s request to defer the by-polls due to security concerns, voting for the National Assembly constituency of NA-193 in Rajanpur began on schedule on Sunday.
Upon the passing of PTI MNA Sardar Mohammad Jaffar Khan Leghari in December 2022, the NA-193 seat became vacant.
A total 11 candidates are contesting NA-193 Rajanpur by-poll, but the main contest is expected between the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Emaar Owais Leghari and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Mohsin Leghari.
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There are 237 voting places in the district, 68 of which have been designated as sensitive. Rangers and Army forces were also on patrol, while 2,650 police officers had been sent out to cope with any unexpected situations.
Earlier, Commissioner Dera Ghazi Khan Division Khalid Manzoor mentioned the security concerns in his letter to the caretaker provincial government.
But the ECP, Saturday, dismissed these concerns on the grounds that adequate security measures were being taken by the Punjab Police and Rangers for the provision of security at all the polling stations.
