Election 2024: Rehana Dar challenges Election Results of NA-71

LAHORE: Rehana Dar, the independent candidate backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, filed a writ suit in the Lahore High Court (LHC) contesting the NA-71 election results.

Rehana cited Khawaja Asif, the returning officer, the Election Commission, and other parties as respondents in her plea, refusing to acknowledge the success of the PML-N candidate.

She contended that Khwaja Asif was named the winner in Form 47, but he had acknowledged defeat in Form 45. Khwaja Asif was officially pronounced the winner by the returning officer. Form 45 results are currently accessible.

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In addition to asking the court to declare Form 47 void, order a recount, and prevent the Election Commission from disclosing the final results, the petitioner also sought for the results to be released in accordance with Form 45.

Unofficial and non-governmental results indicate that Khwaja Asif defeated Rehana Dar in the National Assembly’s NA-71 Sialkot constituency.

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Khwaja Asif received 118,000 votes in NA-71, whereas Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s endorsed candidate, Rehana Imtiaz Dar, received 102,000 votes.

In NA-71, there were 358 polling places. The electoral constituency had 577,281 registered voters, of whom 305,133 were men and 272,148 were women. In NA-71, 251,371 people made use of their right to vote. A 43.54% voter turnout was recorded.

It is noteworthy that some well-known politicians have lost this election, and that the process of declaring election results is still in progress following nationwide general elections.