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April 30, 2021
KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PMLN) Miftah was Thursday leading the race in NA-249 by-election with Ismail Pakistan People's Party's (PPP) Abdul Qadir Mandokhel trailing behind him, unofficial and unconfirmed results from 149 of a total of 276 polling stations show.
According to Geo News, the PMLN got 8,681 votes while PPP bagged 7,586.
The banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan is third in the contest.
Although a total of 30 candidates contested the by-polls, the major contestants were Miftah Ismail of PMLN, Abdul Qadir Mandokehl of PPP, Amjad Afridi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Nazeer Kamalvi of TLP, Mustafa Kamal of Pakistan Sarzameen Party, and Hafiz Mursaleen of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan. The seat fell vacant after the PTI leader and federal minister Faisal Vawda tendered his resignation. Voter turnout remained disappointingly low in most polling stations despite the hype created by major political parties over the past few weeks.