The PML-N emerged victorious in a by-election held on a provincial assemblyseat (PP-20) in Punjab’s Chakwal district on Tuesday, unofficial andunconfirmed results show.
According to unofficial results from all 227 polling stations, PML-N’sChaudhry Sultan Haider Ali secured 75,655 votes as compared to therunner-up, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) candidate Raja Tariq MehmoodAfzal who bagged 45,702 votes.
The PML-N candidate beat the PTI contestant by a margin of 29,953 votes.
Chaudhry Nasir Abbas of the Tehreek-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah stood third,with impressive 16,112 votes
Voting ended at 5pm after a largely peaceful polling process for the PP-20by-election that may set the course in the district for the upcominggeneral elections.