ISLAMABAD: Ruling party of the country Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) lead Islamabad Local Bodies (LB) polls with 21 seats where Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) got 15 seats and 14 independent candidates got success.
According to details, PTI’s worst performances in LB polls continued across the country as PML-N has defeated PTI in the Islamabad LB polls as well. The contest was held for 50 Union Councils (UCs) of capital city.
According to unofficial results, the PML-N won 21 seats while the PTI got 15 and independents pocketed 14 seats of the union councils. The results of three union councils were withheld due to various reasons. The union councils, from where PML-N candidates won, included UC-5, UC-18, UC-24, UC-45, UC-48, UC-49 and those won by the PTI include UC-29, UC-36 and UC-37.
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and other parties failed to make anymark during the electoral bout. The PTI lost the election in its chairman Imran Khan’s union council Mora Noor, while minister Dr Tariq Fazal’s nephew lost the battle with the PTI.
Against 650 seats of 50 union councils of the ICT, about 2,400 candidates were in the electoral arena. Of these, 972 were independents. Over 684,000 voters were given the choice of electing their representatives for the first ever local bodies system in the capital city.
Meanwhile, in a statement, the Chief Election Commissioner, Justice (retd) Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan was happy over the peaceful electoral exercise and praised the army, Rangers and police for their role in the maintenance of peace and order during the polling process.
He also spoke highly of the local administration for its cooperation on this count. The Election Commission Secretary Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad visited some polling stations and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements and appreciated the voters who had queued up since early morning.
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