GB chief election commissioner announces decisions on poll petitions

GB chief election commissioner announces decisions on poll petitions
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Summary The decision to hold re-polling in three constituencies of Diamer has been canceled. Both candidates of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) from Diamer have been declared successful

GILGIT (Dunya News) - The Chief Election Commissioner on Monday announced decisions regarding poll petitions filed in several constituencies across Gilgit-Baltistan, Dunya News reported.

According to sources, the decision to hold re-polling in three constituencies of Diamer has been canceled. Both candidates of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) from Diamer have been declared successful. The re-polling request filed by Haji Gulbar against Malik Kifayat of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was also rejected.

In Nagar-I, a request for a recount against the Pakistan People’s Party candidate was dismissed. Similarly, in Ghizer, the recount request filed by Nazir Ahmad of the Pakistan People’s Party against the PML-N candidate was also rejected.

The victory of an independent candidate from Gilgit-III has been upheld.