Summary The decisions were taken by keeping in view the constituencies and results of the elections.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The appeals submitted by various candidates seeking vote recounting in their respective constituencies have been rejected today (Saturday).
The request of PML-N’s Saqlain Bukhari for vote recount was rejected by returning officer in NA-188 Layyah. PTI candidate Niaz Ahmed Jakhar was declared winner with 109420 votes while Bukhari received 102943 votes.
MMA candidate Asif Iqbal’s petition of recount in PK-67 Peshawar was also dismissed. PTI candidate Arbab Muhammad Waseem Khanwas declared victorious with 16912 votes while Iqbal received 11648 votes.
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Meanwhile, independent candidate Masood Nazir’s request was also disposed of to hold vote recount in NA-105 Faisalabad where PTI’s Raza Nasrullah stood on top slot with 77862 votes while Nazir received 69211 votes.
The petition of former PM and candidate of PML-N Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to carry out vote recounting in NA-57 Murree has been rejected. In this constituency, PTI candidate Sadaqat Ali Abbasi stood first with 136249 votes while Abbasi took 124703 votes.
In PP-106 Faisalabad, the recount appeal of PTI candidate Sardar Dilnawaz Ahmed Cheema was rejected. He took 20402 votes and stood second while independent candidate Umar Farooq won with 22563 votes.
The plea of PPP’s Hakeem Baloch, seeking recounting in NA-237 Karachi was also turned down. In this constituency, PTI candidate Jamil Ahmed Khan emerged victorious after getting 33280 votes while PPP’s Abdul Hakim Baloch stood second with 31907 votes.
