LODHRAN: The results for the elections of the NA 154 Lodhran by polls havebeen compiled unofficially
As per the unofficial results the PML-N Candidate has won the contest.
PML N (Iqbal Shah): 116, 736
PTI (Jehangir Tareen) 91, 666
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.