Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaqat Ali Chattha’s claims about massive rigging in the Feb 8 elections on Saturday raised serious concerns about the transparency of recently held general elections.
After the commissioner’s resignation and allegations, incumbent authorities including the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected Liaqat Ali Chattha’s shocking claims and ordered an inquiry into the matter.
During the recently held election, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) remained the top political party in Rawalpindi and adjoining districts, securing 11 seats of the National Assembly out of 13 in the general elections 2024.
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Following the Rawalpindi Commissioner’s accusations of rigging during a news conference13 National Assembly seats and 27 Punjab Assembly seats in Rawalpindi division came under serious doubt, whether they were given fairly to winners or not.
As per ECP data, there are two NA and four Punjab Assembly seats in the Jhelum district, and two national and five provincial seats in Attock. In District Chakwal, there are two NA and four Punjab Assembly seats while six NA and 12 Provincial Assembly seats come in Rawalpindi district. Murree holds one National and two Provincial Assembly seats.
National Assembly seat winners from Rawalpindi Division
| NA-49 | Sheikh Aftab Ahmed | PML-N |
| NA-50 | Malik Sohail Khan | PML-N |
| NA-51 | Raja Usama Sarwar | PML-N |
| NA-52 | Raja Pervaiz Ashraf | PPP |
| NA-53 | Raja Qamarul Islam | PML-N |
| NA-54 | Aqeel Malik | Independent |
| NA-55 | Malik Abrar | PML-N |
| NA-56 | Hanif Abbasi | PML-N |
| NA-57 | Daniyal Chaudhry | PML-N |
| NA-58 | Tahir Iqbal | PML-N |
| NA59 | Sardar Ghulam Abbas | PML-N |
| NA-60 | Bilal Azhar Kayani | PML-N |
| NA-61 | Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf | PML-N |
