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Summary Results of NA 140 Kasur-III have been cancelled and recounting has started for consolidated results.
District Returning Officer Kasur said that no candidate is declared successful till the consolidated results would be obtained. Allegations of poll rigging and disparity in votes counting led to this conclusion, the DRO said.Earlier, Dr Azeemuddin Lakhvis supporters besieged Returning Officers Office over alleged poll rigging.The protesters blocked Lahore-Kasur Road and besieged the Returning Officer’s office. They also chanted slogans against the provincial government and blamed for rigging.As per details, the election result of NA 140 Kasur-III has been changing time to time.Last night, Malik Rashid supported by the PML-N was declared winner in the initial counting but independent candidate Dr Azeemuddin Lakhvi challenged the result and demanded recounting.In the recounting Azeem Lakhvi was declared winner by 264 votes. However, during the third counting the returning officer declared Malik Rashid winner by 73 votes again.
