GILGIT: Chief Election Commissioner of Gilgit-Baltistan Raja Shahbaz has announced decisions on petitions related to election disputes, recount, repolling and other objections in various constituencies.
According to the decisions, most of the petitions have been rejected while the victory of successful candidates has been upheld.
The Chief Election Commissioner rejected the petition for recount in GBA-17 Diamer-3 and upheld the victory of Pakistan Peoples Party candidate Muhammad Naseem.
Similarly, the petition for repolling in GBA-18 Diamer-4 was also rejected, after which the victory of Kifayat-ur-Rehman of Pakistan Muslim League (N) will remain intact.
The election objections filed in GBA-14 Astore-2 were also rejected and the victory of Rana Muhammad Farooq of PML-N was upheld.
Similarly, after the objection was rejected in GBA 20 Ghizer 2, the victory of Abdul Jahan of the Muslim League (N) was upheld.
The Chief Election Commissioner also rejected the objection in GBA 19 Ghizer 1 and decided to uphold the victory of Jalal Shah of the Pakistan Peoples Party. In addition, the objection filed regarding GBA 15 Diamer 1 was also rejected.
The results of several seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly remained upheld after the decisions, which has significantly reduced the uncertainty surrounding the electoral process.
