The unofficial and preliminary results of the by-election in the NA-171 constituency of the National Assembly, Rahim Yar Khan, have been announced, with the candidate of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) emerging victorious.
According to media reports, PPP’s Makhdoom Tahir Rashiduddin got 116,429 votes. On the contrary, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Hissan Mustafa received 58,251 votes.
The election was expected to be a close contest between PPP’s Makhdoom Tahir Rashiduddin and PTI’s Hissan Mustafa, with four independent candidates also entering the fray.
A total of 301 polling stations were established in the constituency, with security provided by 2,700 police officers. Voting took place on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. without interruption.
This post became vacant following the death of PTI Member of National Assembly (MNA), Mumtaz Mustafa. The constituency has a total of 526,973 registered voters.
