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PTI Fazal Maula has won PK-7 Swat by-poll

SWAT: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Fazal Maula has won PK-7 Swat by-poll by security 18,042 as per the unofficial and unverified results, ARY News reported on Sunday.

As per facts, PTI has beaten the 12-party alliance of PDM. PTI’s Fazal Maula secured 18,042 votes, although PDM-supported ANP candidate, Hussain Ahmed achieved to bag 14,665 votes, as per unverified and unofficial results.

The seat had fallen empty following the death of ANP MPA Waqar Ahmad Khan from cardiac arrest on April 30.

Haji Fazal Maula of the PTI, Hussain Ahmad Khan of the ANP, Daulat Khan of the Tehreek-i-Inqilab Political Movement and independent Mohammad Ali Shah are in the successively.

The conventional political parties except the PTI had definite not to challenge the election citing the sacrifices of the deceased’s family during the 2007-09 Swat insurgency as the reason.

PK-7 is the home constituency of the central PTI leader and former communications minister, Murad Saeed. The ANP has previously complained about the ‘active campaign’ by provincial ministers for the PTI nominee.

Rendering to the Election Commission of Pakistan, the constituency has 183,308 registered voters, containing 102,088 men and 81,220 women. The polling will begin at 8am and remain until 5pm.

A total of 124 polling stations recognized for the by-election. Of them, 41 have been avowed sensitive and 12 sensitive.

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