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MULTAN: In a major upset, PTI’s Zain Qureshi has won Multan’s PP-217 constituency with 46,963 votes as per unofficial results, giving his party a major edge in the Punjab by-elections.
According to the unofficial results from all 124 polling stations of the constituency, Zain’s opponent — PML-N’s Muhammad Salman Naeem — stood second with 40,104.
Qureshi alleged that throughout the day, the PML-N-led Punjab government and its officials flouted the election’s code of conduct. He said that PPP’s Ali Haider Gillani continued visiting different police stations under security protocol.
“I have video evidence of that, which I will send to the returning officer so that action could be taken against them,” he said.
The polling in 20 constituencies of Punjab, which started at 8am today, came to an end at 5pm amid reports of isolated clashes and arrests. The counting of votes is underway, and according to unofficial results, the PTI was in the lead by 8pm.
