PTI retains Rajanpur NA-193 seat by huge margin

RAJANPUR: Mohsin Leghari retained the National Assembly (NA) constituency, NA-193, from Rajanpur for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), inflicting a crushing defeat on the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the by-election on Sunday, ARY News reported.

According to unofficial results, Mohsin Leghari won by securing 90,392 votes while Ammar Leghari of the PML-N bagged 55,218 votes. The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) trailed third with its candidate Akhtar Hassan getting 20,074.

The by-election was necessitated by the death of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) MNA Sardar Mohammad Jaffar Khan Leghari, who passed away in December 2022.

Taking to Twitter, the PTI’s official Twitter account stated that people have proved in all the by-elections held in the last 10 months that the power of vote rests only with party chairman Imran Khan.

عوام نے پچھلے دس ماہ میں ہونے والے تمام ضمنی انتخابات میں یہ ثابت کیا ہے کہ ووٹ کی طاقت صرف اور صرف اب عمران خان کے ساتھ ہے اور آج #جام_پور_ضمنی_الیکشن میں ایک بار پھر #عوام_کی_جیت ہوئی ہے pic.twitter.com/oxlVfqL6qA

— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 26, 2023

The voting in the constituency began at the scheduled time of 8 am and continued till 5 pm. The polling remained peaceful, as no untoward incident was reported. The turnout remained at 47.15 percent.

In videos shared by the electoral body today, a number of voters can be seen gathered inside the polling stations.

#ECP
ضمنی الیکشن برائے قومی اسمبلی اين اے 193 راجن پور -l کے حوالے سے مختلف پولنگ اسٹیشنز پر پولنگ کا وقت شروع ہوتے ہی خواتین کی ایک بڑی تعداد موجود – ضمنی انتخابات کو مدنظر رکھتے ہوئے ووٹرز کا وقت کی پابندی کرتے ہوئے اپنی قومی زمہ داری نبھانا خوش آئند ہے

ترجمان اليكشن کمیشن pic.twitter.com/CzudZIPa3F

— Election Commission of Pakistan (OFFICIAL) (@ECP_Pakistan) February 26, 2023

A total 11 candidates contested NA-193 Rajanpur by-poll, but the main contest was between the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Emaar Owais Leghari and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Mohsin Leghari.

237 polling stations have been set up in the constituency, of which 68 are declared sensitive. 2,650 police personnel have been deployed to deal with any untoward situation while Rangers and Army personnel will also patrol the area.

Earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) accused the district administration of non-cooperation in the organisation of by-polls in NA-193 Rajanpur constituency.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) wrote a letter to the Punjab chief secretary to register a complaint against the non-cooperation of the district administration of the NA-193 Rajanpur by-poll.