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Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi wins PP-212 election

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Usama Leghari

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi an independent candidate has won the election from Punjab Assembly constituency PP-212 Khanewal VIII by securing 38,099 votes.

According to the unofficial result issued by the Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up was Ghulam Murtaza an independent candidate who bagged 12,322 votes.

The voters’ turnout remained 56.78 percent.

PML’s Hassan Sheikh wins PP-248 election

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Usama Leghari

ISLAMABAD, Feb 09 (APP): Pakistan Muslim League’s (PML), Hassan Askari Sheikh has won the Punjab Assembly election from PP-248, Bahawalpur-IV by securing 53,721 votes.

According to the unofficial result issued by the Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up was Saad Masood of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) who bagged 48,188 votes.

Overall voters’ turnout remained 58.19 percent.

General Polls 2024: Independent candidates dominate mainstream political parties

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP):The general elections 2024 witnessed a rare happening in democratic history of the country as independent candidates achieved a significant dominance over the mainstream political parties especially in the National and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assemblies, as per the results issued by the Election commission of Pakistan by Friday midnight.
According to the available results (Form-47) of 231 National Assembly constituencies, independent candidates managed to secure 94 seats, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) 63, Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) 50, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) two, Istehqam-e-Pakistan Party (IPPP) two, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan 14, Grand Democratic Alliance one, Pakistan Muslim League-Zia one, Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Pakistan (MWMP) one and PML three seats.
Out of 294 Punjab Assembly-seat results, independent candidates bagged 135 seats, PML-N 1329, PPPP 10, Tehreek e Labbaik Pakistan one, IPP one, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) seven and PML-Z one.
For the Sindh Assembly, PPPP  secured 83 seats, independent candidates 14, MQM-P 26, GDA two, and Jamaat-e-Islami two, out of the total 127 constituencies’ results announced by the time of filing of this update.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, independent candidates so far clinched 89 provincial assembly seats, PML-N 5, PPPP three, JUI seven, JI three, Awami National Party (ANP) and PTIP one each, out of 105 seats.
In Balochistan, PML-N secured nine seats, PPPP 12, JUI eight, Independent candidates five, JI one, Awami National Party two and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) four, and one each by Balochistan National Party-Awami and National Party (NP), as per the results announced for 43 seats so far.
Polling for the General Election 2024 concluded overall in a peaceful manner on Thursday at 5 pm after commencing simultaneously across the country at 8 am. The nine-hour polling continued without any break to provide maximum time
to citizens to exercise their right to vote enshrined in the constitution.
According to the ECP, over 128 million registered voters were scheduled to exercise their democratic right by casting votes for candidates participating in elections for the national and provincial legislatures. The polling was held for 265 seats of the National Assembly and 590 seats of provincial assemblies.
The voting took place on 51 seats of the Balochistan Assembly, 128 out of 130 seats of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, 296 out of 297 seats of the Punjab Assembly, and 130 seats of the Sindh Assembly.
The polling was held in 855 constituencies out of overall 859; however, due to the death of the candidate, voting was not held in NA 8, PP 266, PK 22, and PK 91.
It was the 5th consecutive general poll for the transfer of power by one democratic set-up to another since the dawn of the 21st century (2002-2024), reflecting the nation’s solid commitment to democracy, democratic values, and norms. The polls were held overall in a smooth and peaceful manner as no major untoward incident was reported throughout the country on election day with active participation of the citizens who came out in droves to exercise their right to vote for electing candidates of their choice.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ensured elaborate arrangements in collaboration with security departments and other state institutions to conduct the election in a free, fair, transparent, and peaceful manner across the country.

Independent Candidate Zameer Ul Hassan Bhatti wins PP- 38 election

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Zameer Ul Hassan Bhatti

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Independent Candidate Mian Zameer Ul Hassan Bhatti won the Punjab Assembly elections from PP-38, Hafizabad -II by securing 52,213 votes.

According to the unofficial results, issued by the Returning Officer/ECP, the runner-up was Pakistan Muslim League (PMLN) Gulzar Ahmed bagged 50,838 votes.

Overall voters’ turnout remained 52.28 percent.

PML-N’s Kazim Pirzada wins PP-245 election

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Sardar Awais Leghari

ISLAMABAD, Feb 09 (APP): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N), Kazim Pirzada has won the Punjab Assembly election from PP-245, Bahawalpur-I by securing 54,223 votes.

According to the unofficial result issued by the Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up was Muhammad Ameer Hamza Khan, an independent candidate who bagged 46,604 votes.

Overall voters’ turn-out remained 53.31 percent.

TLP Ijaz Bashir Chaudhry wins PP-171 election

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Zameer Ul Hassan Bhatti

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan Ijaz Bashir Chaudhary won the Punjab Assembly elections from PP-171 Lahore -XXVII by securing 9,512 votes.

According to the unofficial results, issued by the returning officer/ECP, his runner-up was Bajash Khan Niazi an Independent candidate who bagged 3,514 votes.

Overall voters’ turnout remained 39.5 percent.

PPPP’s candidate Zahoor Ahmed Buledi wins PB-25 election

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (APP): Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) candidate Zahoor Ahmed Buledi won the Balochistan Assembly election from PB-25, Kech by securing 9,099 votes.

According to the unofficial result issued by Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up was Jan Muhammad of NP who bagged 4,895 votes.

Overall voters’ turnout remained 22.11 percent.

MQM-P workers celebrate victory in general election

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KARACHI, Feb 09 (APP): The workers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) on Friday celebrated their party’s victory on National Assembly and Sindh Assembly seats in the general election here at the Pakistan House.

Hundreds of workers attended the ceremony, where sweets were distributed to mark the win.

Speaking on the occasion, MQM-P Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool attributed the party’s victory in the election to the sacrifices of its workers.

Senior Deputy Convenor Mustafa Kamal said by clinching the assembly seats from Karachi and Hyderabad, the MQM-P had probed it was representative of the people of two cities.

Dr Farooq Sattar said the urban area people had once again given their mandate to the party on February 08.

Dr Khalid Maqbool announced that the MQM-P would celebrate its victory on Sunday.

Independent candidate Kashif Naveed wins PP-242

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 09 (APP): Independent candidate, Kashif Naveed won the Punjab Assembly election from PP-242 constituency Bahawalnagar-VI by securing 52,557 votes.

According to the unofficial result issued by the Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up was Mazhar Iqbal of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) who bagged 39,421 votes.

Voters’ turn-out remained at 57.65 per cent.

Independent candidate Sohail Khan Zahid wins PP-240 election

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 09 (APP): Independent candidate, Sohail Khan Zahid has won the Punjab Assembly election from PP-240 Bahawalnagar-IV by securing 42,094 votes.

According to the unofficial result issued by the Returning Officer/ECP, his runner-up was Rana Abdur Rauf of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) who bagged 32,516 votes.

Overall voters’ turn-out remained 53.42 percent.

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