KARACHI – Former National Assembly speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza has retainedthe NA-230 seat in Badin following recounting of votes ordered by the SindhHigh Court (SHC).
Dr Mirza of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) bagged 95,064 votes whilePakistan Peoples Party’s Haji Rasool Bakhsh Chandio secured 93,999.According to unofficial results, Mirza retained the seat with a lead of1,065 votes.
On Friday, the SHC had dismissed a petition of the former NA speaker tostop the recount in the NA-230 constituency, from where she has beenelected for the fifth consecutive time.
She had prayed to the court to suspend the Election Commission ofPakistan’s July 30 directives to the Returning Officer to complete therecounting in the Badin constituency.