Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s son and former member of the Punjab Assembly, Abdul Qadir Gilani was on Thursday declared returned successful in the by-poll for NA-151, Multan constituency, a seat falling vacant after his father’s disqualification as PM on charges of committing contempt of court. Abdul Qadir had resigned from his provincial assembly seat to contest election from his father’s constituency on a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) ticket. According to unofficial results, Abdul Qadir bagged 64,628 votes, closely out-voting rival Shaukat Hayat Bosan who secured 60,532 votes. The ECP had earlier announced setting up 245 polling stations for 308,871 voters across the Multan constituency, of which 64 had been declared sensitive, and a public holiday had been declared in the city.
Gilani’s scion wins back NA-151
