PPP secures victory in Pak NA-249 by-poll, Imran Khan s PTI, PML-N cry foul ANI | Updated: Apr 30, 2021 10:28 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party s (PPP) Qadir Khan Mandokhail has emerged victorious in the NA-249 by-election in Karachi by a margin of 16,156 votes, according to provisional results released early on Friday.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz s (PML-N) Miftah Ismail came second with 15,473 votes, followed by the candidate from the recently banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), Mufti Nazeer Ahmed Kamalvi, who secured 11,125 votes, Dawn reported citing unofficial results.
Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal came in the fourth place with 9,227 votes, followed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf s (PTI) Amjad Afridi with 8,922 votes.
High-stakes by-poll for Pakistan s NA-249 constituency begins ANI | Updated: Apr 29, 2021 10:30 IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 29 (ANI): The by-election for the highly-contested NA-249 constituency in Karachi began on Thursday morning. The seat had fallen vacant after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf s (PTI) Faisal Vawda resigned over his dual nationality controversy and became a senator.
NA-249, Karachi West II, was created in 2018 by amalgamating areas that previously fell in two NA constituencies (NA-239 and NA-240) during three general elections held from 2002 to 2013, Dawn reported.
A tough contest is expected among the candidates of major political parties contesting the by-election.
Prominent candidates in the run are Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz s (PML-N) Miftah Ismail, Pak Sarzameen Party chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal, PTI s Amjad Afridi, Pakistan Peoples Party s (PPP) Qadir Khan Mandokhail, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan s (MQM-P) Mohamma
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