Pakistan
PTI nominee won Hangu bye-election
HANGU:- Nadeem Khayal of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday won the bye-election in Hangu constituency NA-33, according to unofficial results of all polling stations.
As per the unofficial results, PTI candidate Dr. Nadeem Khayal won with 21,583 votes while JUI-F candidate Mufti Ubaidullah was second with 17,153 votes.
Earlier today, The Chief Election Commissioner directed the District Returning Officers, Returning Officers and Security Officers to be vigilant and said that copy of the results should be provided to all the polling agents at the polling stations.
While polling started this morning and continued till 5 pm without any break.
The competition was between ANP, JUI and PTI candidates.
In the constituency NA-33 of district Hangu in KPK the seat fell vacant due to death of MNA Khayal Zaman. According to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), over 300,000 voters were eligible to cast their votes in the constituency.
Heavy contingents of police and law enforcement agencies were deployed to prevent any untoward incident.
