LODHRAN: The results for the elections of the NA 154 by polls have startedto pour in. As per the initial results the PML-N Candidate is leading thecontests.
Polling Stations: 280
PML N (Iqbal Shah): 93, 543
PTI link> (Jehangir Tareen) 69, 076
Polling for the by-election in the National Assembly constituency of NA-154concluded on Monday evening. The seat fell vacant in the wake of thedisqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareenby the Supreme Court in December 2017.
The government had deployed 4,000 security personnel, including armypersonnel, in the constituency in view of avoiding any unforeseendevelopment and to ensure free and fair conduct.
The PTI link> has fielded Jahangir’s sonAli Tareen, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Iqbal Shah and PakistanPeoples’ Party Mirza Mohammad Ali Baig. Seven other candidates arecontesting as independents.
Jahangir Tareen, while speaking to the media after casting his vote, statedthat there is no possibilityof rigging in the by-election today with thepresence of army personnel outside polling stations.