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Sunday, May 19, 2013
Sassi Palejo loses in PS-85 despite vote recount* EC rejects plea for recounting in PP-42
* Recount ordered at seven polling stations of PP-198
THATTA/ISLAMABAD/
MULTAN: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Sassi Palejo lost PS-85 constituency despite the recount of votes.Before the recount, independent candidate Syed Ameer Haider Shah Shirazi had received 21,500 votes and Palejo secured 20,674 votes. However, after the recount, Shirazi secured 20,050 votes and Palejo obtained 19,750 votes.
The election commission had ordered the vote recount on Palejo’s appeal.
Meanwhile, the election commission rejected an application for recounting in PP-42. As per media reports, independent candidate Khuda Bakhsh Tiwana and PML-N candidate Waris Kaloo contested the election in PP-42, and the latter won the polls with the margin of 661votes. Tiwana filed an application, seeking recounting of votes due to alleged rigging. The election commission, while rejecting Tiwana’s plea, issued a notification regarding the success of Waris Kaloo.
Moreover, the Election Commission of Pakistan has ordered the recount of votes at seven polling stations in the PP-198 Multan constituency. According to reports, the decision came after the request of PTI candidate Nawab Zada Waseem Khan Bado Zai. It may be recalled that PML-N candidate Peerzada Mian Shahzad Maqbool Bhutta was declared winner from PP-198 Multan after securing 32,394 votes. agencies
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk