ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has stated that voter turnout in by-elections is generally low.
Speaking in Islamabad, he explained that public interest tends to be limited in such elections, as these contests rarely alter the overall political balance. “The numbers were not expected to change with this election, which is why turnout remained low,” he said.
The Chief Election Commissioner also highlighted that the Election Commission has taken action without discrimination against those violating the code of conduct.
Some reports were submitted by District Returning Officers (DROs), while the Commission also took suo moto notice of certain complaints. Additionally, PTI leader Talal Chaudhry has been summoned today in connection with code violations.
Complete results of NA and PA By-elections
The by-elections for several National and Provincial Assembly seats across Pakistan concluded with significant results, including a major upset in NA-18 Haripur, where the PTI-backed independent candidate Shehernaz suffered a heavy defeat.
National Assembly Highlights:
NA-18 Haripur: PML-N’s Babar Nawaz Khan won with 163,996 votes, defeating Shehernaz Umar Ayub, wife of former opposition leader Umar Ayub Khan, who received 120,220 votes. The seat became vacant after Umar Ayub was disqualified over a May 9 incident.
NA-129 Lahore: PML-N’s Hafiz Mian Muhammad Noman led with 63,441 votes, while PTI-supported independent Arsalan Ahmed got 29,099 votes.
NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan 2: PML-N’s Mahmood Qadir Khan won 82,416 votes, defeating PPP’s Dost Muhammad Khosa, who secured 49,262 votes. The seat was vacated following PTI’s Zartaj Gul’s disqualification.
NA-143 Sahiwal 3: PML-N’s Muhammad Tufail Jutt won with 136,223 votes; independent Zarar Akbar Chaudhry received 13,220 votes. The seat was vacated by PTI’s Hassan Nawaz.
NA-104 Faisalabad 10: PML-N’s Daniyal Ahmed took 52,791 votes, defeating independent Rana Adnan Javed with 19,262 votes.
NA-96 Faisalabad: PML-N’s Bilal Badr Chaudhry, brother of Federal Minister Talal Chaudhry, won 93,009 votes.
Provincial Assembly Highlights:
PP-87 Mianwali: PML-N’s Ali Haider Noor Khan Niazi won 67,986 votes, independent Mohammad Ayaz Khan Niazi got 3,310 votes.
PP-98 Faisalabad 1: PML-N’s Azad Ali Tabassum won 44,388 votes, defeating independent Mohammad Ajmal with 35,245 votes.
PP-115 Faisalabad 18: PML-N’s Mohammad Tahir Pervez secured 49,049 votes, defeating independent Mohammad Asghar with 18,098 votes.
PP-116 Faisalabad 19: PML-N’s Ahmed Shaharyar, son-in-law of PM’s adviser Rana Sanaullah, won 48,824 votes; independent Malik Asghar Ali Qaiser got 11,429 votes. The seat was vacated by PTI’s Ismail Silla.
PP-203 Sahiwal 6: PML-N’s Muhammad Hanif won 46,900 votes, defeating independent Falak Sher with 10,895 votes.
PP-73 Sargodha: PML-N’s Sultan Ali Ranjha secured 71,770 votes, independent Mehr Mohsin Raza got 12,970 votes.
PP-269 Muzaffargarh 2: PPP’s Mian Alamdar Abbas Qureshi won by securing 55,611 votes.
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The by-election results have reinforced PML-N’s dominance in most constituencies, while PTI-backed candidates faced significant losses, with the biggest upset recorded in NA-18 Haripur.
