79 pc candidates deprived of vote recount in election 2018
The victory margin was below five percent in as many as 248 constituencies.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Another controversy regarding recently held General Elections 2018 has surfaced as 79 percent candidates were deprived of their legal right of vote recount in their constituencies by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The victory margin was below five percent in as many as 248 constituencies of national and provincial assemblies.
On the other hand, the new Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) report has revealed shocking revelations according to which, rejected votes of 169 national and provincial assemblies’ constituencies is greater than the victory margin.
Among 49 NA constituencies, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) managed to garner victory in 21, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in 11, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in six, balochistan Awami Party (BAP) in three and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) in two constituencies.
The report has also revealed that PTI gained success in 41 constituencies of provincial assemblies out of 120, PML-N in 29, PPP in 13, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) in 11, GDA in six, BAP in six, independent in nine and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) in two constituencies.
Meanwhile in terms of rejected votes, Punjab took the first spot, Sindh on second, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on third and Balochistan on fourth.
The PTI had taken the decisive lead by winning 116 seats against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif s Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) and former President Asif Zardari s Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) which won 64 and 43 seats, respectively.
Besides these three major parties, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Pakistan won 13 seats, Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan six seats, Pakistan Muslim League and Balochistan Awami Party four seats each, Balochistan National Party and Grand Democratic Alliance two seats each, Awami Muslim League Pakistan, Awami National Party, Jamhoori Wattan Party and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaniat one seat each.
