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: 54
PML N (Iqbal Shah): 16787
PTI (Jehangir Tareen) 13646
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 has fielded Jahangir’s son Ali Tareen, the Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz Iqbal Shah and Pakistan Peoples’ Party Mirza Mohammad AliBaig. Seven other candidates are contesting 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.
He said that the PTI will respond to the Election Commission of Pakistan’snotice of violating its code of conduct, adding that the institution didnot take any notice when the PML-N legislators were running the campaignfor their candidate.
Tareen said that he will accept the result of the by-poll whatever it maybe, but added that the PTI candidate will surely defeat his opponents.