Summary PML-N secured a landslide of votes winning 884 seats in the province.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led the polls Saturday night as results poured in from all over Punjab for the third and final phase of Local Government (LG) polls. It seems that the ‘Lion’ has emerged victorious once again in Punjab as PML-N secured a landslide of votes winning 884 seats in the province according to unofficial and inconclusive results. 2140 out of 2497 results have been announced up until now.
PML-N’s opponents failed to cause any major upsets. Independent candidates’ secured 858 seats while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) winning 241 seats. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) managed to secure 107 seats. JI only managed to win 2 seats from the province.
The third phase of the local body elections were conducted in 12 districts of Punjab: Layyah, Rajanpur, D.G. Khan, Muzaffargarh, Rawalpindi, Jhang, Khushab, Multan, Sialkot, Narowal, Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalpur. 14,470 polling stations were established in Punjab for 1,335 Union Councils (UC). 31,848 candidates battled for General seats in the province.
PML-N also managed a landslide victory in Rawalpindi’s constituencies of NA-55 and 56. Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif thanked the people of Rawalpindi for voting for Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) and welcomed them for their return to PML-N. PML-N’s arch rivals PTI had done much better in the district during 2013 General Election which was once seen as PML-N’s stronghold. The party had since been bitter about its 2013 loss but now rejoiced over the success.
