Independents secure 40 seats in KP's LG by-elections: unofficial results
Pakistan
At least 256 polling stations had been set up in the province by Election Commission of Pakistan.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Independents emerged victorious in the Local Government (LG) by-elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday as they bagged 40 out of 72 seats.
According to unofficial and unconfirmed results, independent candidates won 40 seats. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) came second with 14 seats and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan-Fazl (JUI-F) got third position with six seats.
The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) won five seat, Awami National Party (ANP) got four seats, Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) secured two seats and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan grabbed one seat.
The polling held on vacant local government seats in 65 villages and neighbourhoods of 21 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday. The polling started at 8am and continued till 5pm without any interruption.
At least 256 polling stations had been set up in the province by the Election Commission of Pakistan out of which 102 were for males, 89 for females, and 65 were joint polling stations.
