Parties boycott NA-249 recount over non-provision of Form 46
Say ballot counterfoil also not checked; no precedent of recount without counting of empty ballots
KARACHI:
All parties, except the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and independent candidates seeking a recounting in the NA-249 constituency boycotted the process on Wednesday over non-provision of Form 46 and counterfoil of ballot papers not being checked.
In a letter addressed to the returning officer (RO), the parties maintained that, For want of non-provision of Form 46 and denial to allow access to the counterfoil of ballot paper, we cannot participate in [the] subject proceedings.
The signatories to the letter included the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP), Pasban and others.
NA-249 Karachi by-election results held back for recount
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said it will be done on May 6.
The final results of the by-election to NA-249 in Karachi were held back on Saturday, after the results were challenged by PML-N’s Miftah Ismail.
All candidates have been called May 4. Miftah Ismail wanted a recount in the entire constituency. He applied for a recount and the two-member ECP bench decided to grant it. The ECP said in a two-page note that since every candidate was complaining of how polling had taken place, that they could withhold the results, which had not been declared final anyway.
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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.
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April 30, 2021
KARACHI: The PPP has secured victory in the NA-249 by-election held on Thursday in the city s District West, with unofficial, provisional results showing a close contest between the PML-N and PPP in the final count.
PPP s Abdul Qadir Mandokhel bagged 16,156 votes to win the seat, followed by PML-N s Miftah Ismail who secured 15,473, unofficial results from polling stations showed. While Nazir Ahmed of outlawed TLP trailed on the third position by receiving 11,125 votes.Â
PSP s Mustafa Kamal could acquire only 9,227 votes, followed by PTI s Amjad Afridi with 8,922 votes and MQM-P s Muhammed Mursaleen with 7,511 votes.
Both parties had claimed victory for their candidates mid-way into counting, capturing the attention of audiences awaiting results.
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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. It