LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) clinched the Senate seat from Punjab as Hafiz Abdul Karim got elected as the member of the upper house of the Parliament on Monday.
The PML-N-backed candidate got 243 votes and became Senator on the seat that fell vacant after the demise of Prof Sajid Mir.
The voting began at 9:00am and continued until 4:00pm. A total of 345 members cast their votes for the seat, with four candidates in the race.
The PML-N appointed Chief Whip Rana Arshad as its polling agent, while the opposition nominated Rana Shehbaz for the role.
The candidates include PML-N’s Hafiz Abdul Karim, PTI’s Mehr Abdul Sattar, and independent contenders Khadija Siddiqi and Ejaz Minhas.
A minimum of 185 votes were required to win. The ruling coalition reportedly had the support of 261 votes, while the opposition had 108.
Out of the total 371 seats in the Punjab Assembly, two are currently vacant, bringing the total number of votes for the election to 369.
This Senate seat fell vacant following the passing of Professor Sajid Mir, the head of Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith Pakistan.
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The Punjab Assembly comprises 371 seats, of which two are currently vacant. A total of 369 members are eligible to vote in this election.
According to party positions: • PML-N holds 229 seats • PPP has 16 • PML-Q holds 11 • PML-Zia has 1 • PTI commands 27 votes • Sunni Ittehad Council holds 76 • TLP and MWM have one vote each • Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) holds 7 votes.