Summary Imran Qureshi of PML-N had won from this constituency in May 11, 2013 general elections.
MUZAFFARGARH (Dunya News) – The vote recounting of 14 polling stations was underway in PP-256 on Monday.
The runner-up independent candidate Chaudhry Amir had filed a petition with the election tribunal against the results of the polls The election tribunal had directed to recount the voting in 14 polling stations.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Imran Qureshi had been declared successful from this constituency.
It is to mention here that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been accusing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of carrying out rigging during May 11, 2013 elections.
Several petitions were filed by the PTI against the candidates of PML-N who were declared successful from different constituencies.
The PTI chairman had filed a petition in June 2013 in the Supreme Court seeking the verification of thumb impressions in NA-110 Sialkot, NA-122 Lahore, NA-125 Lahore and NA-154 in Lodhran.
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq was elected on NA-122 when he defeated PTI chief Imran Khan; Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had won from NA-110; Railway Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique defeated PTI’s Hamid Khan in NA-125 and Sadiq Baloch outvoted PTI’s Secretary General Jahangir Tareen in NA-154.
The SC registrar office had returned that application, telling the party to approach another forum. PTI cousel Hamid Khan has filed an appeal against the registrar office.
Later, the Supreme Court had admitted PTI’s petition for preliminary hearing regarding the verification of thumb impressions in four constituencies.
After six months of filing the case, the three-member bench ordered its registrar office to fix PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s civil miscellaneous petition in the Workers Party Pakistan case within seven days for regular hearing.
On December 16, 2013, a three-member bench of Supreme Court heard case of thumb verification in four constituencies filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The SC bench remarked why the process of vote verification was not conducted in these constituencies despite the court orders. The court directed Secretary Election Commission to submit the para wise reply.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan at that timer told the newsmen that massive rigging would take place in local bodies elections in Punjab.
The PTI chief said his party accepted the results of general elections keeping in view the current situation of the country.
Imran had said democracy cannot flourish until transparent elections were held in the country.
