The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the ruling party in Punjab, on Tuesday swept by-polls conducted in two national and six constituencies of Punjab, while the Pakistan People’s Party returned victorious in by-polling held in a single constituency of Sindh.
The PML-N candidates only lost a single seat in Punjab’s by-polls to PML-Quaid in Narowal, putting critics in their place. However, analysts opine that by-polls at such a late stage in legislature’s life usually return candidates of ruling parties victorious, as the masses attempt to garner maximum benefits from parties sitting in assemblies.
Tuesday’s polling generally remained peaceful despite sporadic reports of violence and jubilatory firing at various polling stations. The by-polls were conducted in NA-107 Gujrat constituency, NA-162 Sahiwal, PP-226 Kasowal, PP-26 Jehlum, PP-92 Gujranwala, PP-122 and PP-129 Sialkot, PP-129 Narowal and PS-21 Naushero Feroz constituency of Sindh.
Per details, PML-N’s Hanif Jatt defeated PPP and PML-Q’s joint candidate Begum Naseem Langrial, bagging 42,294 against 35,369 votes in PP-226 Kasowal constituency.
PML-N’s Chaudhry Ikram bagged 27,291 in PP-122 Sialkot to outclass PPP’s Raja Amir, who managed 4,797 votes, while Moshin Ashraf, also from the PML-N, polled 55,120 votes in PP-129 Sialkot constituency to beat PML-Q’s Ansar Baryal, who got 30,848 votes.
Results in PP-92 Gujranwala also favoured the PML-N, where Nawaz Chohan got 36,547 votes to win against PPP’s Lala Asadullah with 16,492. PML-N Zahid Iqbal won the NA-162 Sahiwal by-polls by securing 75,970 votes, defeating independent candidate backed by PTI, Rai Hassan Nawaz, who secured 65,755. In NA-107 Gujrat, PML-N’s Hanif Awan won with 106,658 votes against PML-Q’s Chaudhry Rahman Naseer with 76,041 votes.
Lady luck also favoured the PML-N in PP-26 Jehlum where Chaudhry Khadam Hussain won the seat with 39,154 votes, defeating Muhammad Afzal Khan with 19,044 votes. Hussain later announced joining the PML-N.
The only seat the PML-N lost in Punjab by-polls was the PP-133 Narowal constituency where the PML-Q’s Umer Sharif won the polls.
In the by-polling conducted in PS-21 Naushero Feroz constituency, PPP’s Sarfraz Shah returned victorious. A clash also occurred between members of the PPP and National People’s Party in Naushero Feroz, after which polling was suspended for a while. Also, voters boycotted the voting at one of the polling stations in PP-26 Jhelum constituency.
Meanwhile, PML-Q’s Senator Kamil Ali Agha accused the PML-N of “worst kind of rigging” with the help of the administration and police in the by-elections in Punjab. Talking to reporters, he said that fearing its sure defeat in the by-elections, the Punjab government used official machinery and shattered the code of ethics set by the Election Commission of Pakistan in an unprecedented manner. However, Election Commissioner Punjab Mehboob Anwar said the polling was held in peaceful manner and only a few complaints were received.
He said the commission had summoned a report over the complaints and responsibility would be fixed after receiving the reply.
KBDAM LHC JUDGES SCAM EFFECT .. PUNJABI LAHORI MAFIAS BASTA-DS DESTROYING PAKISTAN !!! NOW WIAIT FOR SC CHAUDHARY GANG .. ALL THE PUNJABI MAFIAS ISI SCUMBGS LHC SC SCUMBGS CANNOT DESTROY KARACHI BALOCH PAKTOON .. NOT EVEN DRONES !!!
Good grief dude,do you ever think before you talk or write? you seem to know it all,all the money people receive,everything.If you were really that smart,you would make a educated comment,but no,you are s*h*i*t* for brains therefore full of s*h*i*t*.You have a lotta for a brain.You really are an idiot.
election results are a clear manifestation of Punjabi regionalist mindset.
As a consolation prize to the losers, theyshould be given one night each with SHAH HUSSAIN/SACH HAQ's mother. I am sure she will make them feel better by the morning.
Nawaz Sharif ko PML(N) ky head sy hata ky Shahbaz Sharif ko laga do. Main kia meray saray dostoun aur khandan ka vote PML(N) ka ho jy ga :p
Imran Khan by his role of Opposition to the Opposition has disapppointed people of Pakistan. time for IK to rethink be4 it is too late.
Sharifs are the rulers of Punjab and at the same time they are pretending to be opposition! PML-N has never won an election without the support of ISI/army and let us see what they do this time. With the passive role of the weak PPP govt the army may not put all their money on Sharif brothers this time. However, the friendly judiciary is helping PML-N all these four years. Now with the LHC “ordering” the Kalabagh Dam it has helped Sharifs in Punjab just before this by-election. If PTI and IK do not play their cards right Sharifs would give them a defeat in Punjab that they never dreamed. In general the election results would not be much different from 2008.
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