Multan (July 28, 2018): Independent candidate Abdul Hayi Dasti has been declared the winner from PP-270 Muzaffargarh 3 after a vote recount was conducted in the constituency on Saturday.
According to unofficial results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan after the polls, Pakistan Awami Raaj (PAR) candidate Muhammad Ajmal Khan had won the Punjab Assembly constituency PP-270 Muzaffargarh 3 by securing 17,669 votes.
Independent candidate Abdul Hayi Dasti had been the runner-up with 17,645 votes in the narrowly fought contest.
However, after the recount, a notification was issued declaring Dasti as the winner by a margin of 17 votes.
The re-tabulation of votes in different constituencies across the country began earlier today. Among the constituencies where votes are being recounted are Faisalabad’s NA-108 and NA-106, Multan’s NA-154 and NA-157, NA-230 Badin, and NA-57 Murree.
Pleas for vote recount filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Saad Rafique and Abid Sher Ali were approved by the respective Returning Officers on Friday, as well as the plea by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleem Khan.
Rafique challenged his opponent Imran Khan’s victory in the closely contested NA-131 Lahore 9 constituency, alleging that the presiding officer deliberately rejected hundreds of votes.
Imran won NA-131 Lahore 9 with 84,313 votes, defeating Rafique who managed 83,633 votes.
Abid Sher Ali challenged PTI’s Farrukhh Habib in NA-108 Faisalabad.
PTI’s Aleem Khan requested for a vote recount in NA-129 Lahore. After accepting his plea, the RO summoned the winning candidate, PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq, for a recount of votes today.
Returning Officer of NA-129 has also summoned the winning candidate, PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq for a recount of votes for the constituency.
Sadiq received 103,021 votes from NA-129 Lahore 7 constituency to win a seat in the National Assembly. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Abdul Aleem Khan was the runner-up, trailing behind Sadiq with 94,879 votes.
Pakistan’s prominent political parties rejected the outcome of elections won by the Imran Khan-led PTI. The All Parties Conference (APC) announced protests demanding new polls after foreign observers criticised the pivotal vote over rigging allegations.
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