SARGODHA – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Amir Sultan Cheema onSaturday won the Sargodha’s NA-91 after the ECP ordered re-polling in theconstituency after finding evidence of ballot tampering.
According to unofficial and unconfirmed results, Cheema won the election bysecuring 114,66217. He was followed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawazcandidate Dr Zulfiqar Bhatti, who secured 107,971 votes.
Earlier, PML-N’s Zulfiqar Bhatti won the seat in the July 25 generalelections. He defeated PTI’s Amir Sultan Cheema by a margin of 279 votes.
Total 346 polling stations resultAmir Cheema PTI = 114662Zulfiqar Bhatti PMLn = 107971 @PTIofficiallink has won #NA91link with thelead of 6691 votes.
— Fakhruddin Khan (@FakhruKakarPTI) February 2, 2019link
After the general elections results, PTI’s candidate filed an applicationin the ECP and levelled allegations on his rival PML-N’s candidate ofballot tamperings in the 20 polling stations.
On this, an investigating team advised the electoral body to hold re-pollson 20 polling stations of NA-91 constituency.
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Meanwhile, PTI supporters gathered outside the office of Cheema celebratinghis victory in the election.
Polling for the re-voting started at 8am and continued until 5pm today.
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar congratulated PTIcandidate on his success in the election.
“The result has proved that people fully trust the policies and leadershipof Prime Minister Imran Khan and wonderful performance of PTI has ensuredits success in the election,” the chief minister said.
