Peshawar (August 15, 2018): PTI’s Mehmood Jaan wins slot of deputy speaker KP after securing 78 votes, while his opponent Jamshed Mohmand secured 30 votes.
Mehmood Jaan was administered the oath as deputy speaker of the house.
Earlier today, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s Candidate, Mushtaque Ghani was elected Speaker of KP assembly, he secured 81 votes, while his opponent, Laiq Muhammad secured 27 votes of the members of the provincial assembly.
Mushtaque Ghani was administered oath as Speaker of the house later.
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Earlier today, the voting process commenced for the top slots in the assembly. PTI’s candidate Mushtaq Ghani and Laiq Muhammad Khan, the nominee of the opposition alliance, were vying for the seat of Speaker. While Jamshed Mohmand, candidate of opposition parties, are competing against Mehmood Jan of PTI for the position of deputy speaker.
Earlier on August 13, newly Elected MPAs of the KP Assembly took the oath of their office in the Inaugural session of the house.
As many as 112 newly elected members were administered PML-N leader Sardar Aurangzeb Nalota administered the oath to KP members.
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In the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, the PTI has increased its seats share to 64 members after the inclusion of two independent members in the party’s fold. With the numbers in hand, the party has taken its seat total to 84 seats after addition of 16 women and two minority seats.
The MMA is at the distant second with 13 seats including 10 general seats, two women, and a minority reserved seat.
ANP secured a nine-member representation with seven members on general seats and two seats on women reserved seats.
The PML-N won five general seats, and with the addition of one women reserved seat, its tally stands at six in the provincial assembly. The PPP with four general seats and one women reserved sear stands with the total of five seats.
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