The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday suspended the victory notification of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Rana Arshad from PP-133, Nankana Sahib.
In response to a plea by rival independent candidate Muhammad Atif contesting the announcement of Rana Arshad’s victory, Justice Shahid Karim issued the rulings. The court also issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and other respondents, seeking their replies.
The petitioner through his counsel submitted that despite winning the election by a margin of 3500 votes, the ECP declared Rana Arshad as the successful candidate after a recount of votes.
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He said that in addition to being pronounced victorious in the vote recount by a margin of 2,500 votes, a notification had also been sent out in this regard. He implored the court to revoke the notice and put it on hold until the petition’s outcome was determined.
After hearing initial arguments, the court suspended the notification for Rana Arshad’s victory and sought replies from the respondents.
As per the returning officer, Rana Muhammad Arshad secured 44,323 votes while independent candidate Mian Atif received 41,632 votes. Rana Arshad’s victory was confirmed with a margin of 2,691 votes.
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