Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Qadir Khan Mandokhel has emerged victorious again after vote recount.
As per details, PPP’s Qadir Khan Mandokhel emerged victorious by securing 15,656 votes in vote recount in NA-249 by-elections in contrast to PML-N’s Mifta Ismail who got 14,747 votes.
It is to be noted that Qadir Khan Mandokhel had secured 16,156 votes, whereas Miftah Ismail had got 15,473 votes in NA-249 by-elections held on April 29th last month.
The vote recount has increased the margin of victory of Qadir Khan Mandokhel to 906 from the previous 683 votes.
After recounting of votes of NA 249 PPP’s Qadir Khan Mandokhail won by 906 votes.@BBhuttoZardari
— Senator Saeed Ghani (@SaeedGhani1) May 8, 2021
تمام جمہوریت پسندؤں کوایک مرتبہ پھر #na249 . کی جیت مبارک#NA249_Bhutto_Ka @BBhuttoZardari @SaeedGhani1 @Munirkhattak
— Prof-Dr Qadir Khan Mandokhail MNA/ASC (@MNAmandokhail) May 8, 2021
The development comes as earlier, PML-N’s candidate from the constituency Miftah Ismail had written to ECP chief Sikandar Sultan Raja seeking recounting of vote in the by elections.
PML-N has also sought a forensic audit arguing that presiding officers from 34 polling stations failed to WhatsApp the results and that several ‘Form 45s’ were not signed.
The NA-249 by-elections were contested by various mainstream political parties. However, the notable contest is expected to be between PTI, PPP, PML-N, PSP and MQM-P.
PTI had fielded Amjad Iqbal Afridi, PSP – Mustafa Kamal and Hafiz Muhammad Mursaleen contested the election on MQM-P ticket.
Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) Mufti Nazeer Ahmed Kamalvi came in third with 11,125 votes followed by PSP’s Mustafa Kamal who managed to secure 9,22 votes.
Meanwhile, PTI’s Amjad Afridi secured fifth position with 8,922 votes.
It is to be noted that NA-249 seat was vacated after PTI’s Faisal Vawda resigned from the National Assembly’s seat on March 3rd. He had given up the NA seat in order to contest in the recent Senate elections.
Faisal Vawda had won the NA-249 seat in 2018 General Elections by securing 35,349 votes against Shehbaz Sharif’s 34,626 and Abid Hussain’s (TLP) 23,981 votes.
