LODHRAN: The recounting of votes will be held in NA-154 Lodhran today, following the rigging allegations in the election of 2024 across the country.
As per details, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) earlier ordered the recount of votes in NA-154 on Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Abdul Rahman Kanju’s request.
According to the returning officer, the recount is scheduled to begin at 11 am today in the sports complex.
According to the official results, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed independent candidate Rana Faraz won this seat after bagging 134,937 votes whereas Muslim League-N’s Abdul Rehman Kanju was second with 128,438 votes.
Major political parties such as PML-N, PPP, or the PTI-backed independent candidates secured a simple majority in the National Assembly in general elections which were held earlier this month on February 8.
