RAJANPUR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) candidate Mohsin LEghari has won the NA-193 Rajanpur by-election by securing 90392 votes.

PML-N candidate Amaar Awais Leghari is standing second with 55218, whereas PPP’s Akhtar Gorchani is third by receiving 20074  votes. So far results of all 237 polling stations out of 237 have been received.

Congratulations to Mohsin Leghari, Meena Leghari, PTI workers & voters for the NA 193 emphatic victory despite govt machinery, neutrals & ECP all working against PTI. My only worry is that this will scare PDM & its handlers more. Therefore, expect greater pressure on SC judges.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) February 26, 2023

Vote count began after polling ended in the National Assembly constituency NA-193 Rajanpur amid strict security.

I want to thank the people for coming out to vote for PTI with such jazba and janoon – such passion and commitment – to defeat the mafias in NA 193 and stand with PTI. pic.twitter.com/zIFtIcHHly

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) February 26, 2023

Earlier, polling began at 8am and continued till 5pm without any break. The seat fell vacant due to the death of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Jaffar Khan Leghari. He died in Lahore on December 31, 2022, after a prolonged illness.

172 Pollong Stations
65.793 PTI

37.280 PMLN
Clear defeat to PDM pic.twitter.com/6uM2mMaY7F

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— Farrukh Habib (@FarrukhHabibISF) February 26, 2023

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) set up 237 polling stations in the constituency out of which 68 were declared sensitive. At least 2,650 police personnel were deployed to deal with any untoward situation while Pakistan Army and Rangers personnel were also patrolling the area.

11 candidates are contesting NA-193 Rajanpur by-poll, but the main contest is expected between the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Amaar Awais Leghari and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Mohsin Leghari.

On Friday, Punjab’s caretaker government approached the ECP with a written request to postpone the by-election citing security  concerns.

Earlier, Commissioner Dera Ghazi Khan Division Khalid Manzoor mentioned the security concerns in his letter to the caretaker provincial government.

But, the electoral watchdog on Saturday dismissed these concerns on the grounds that adequate security measures were being taken by the Punjab Police and Rangers for the provision of security at all the polling stations.

ECP’s Central Control Room starts monitoring Rajanpur by-polls. A Central Control Room set up at Election Commission Secretariat Islamabad has started monitoring by polls being held in NA 193, Rajanpur on Sunday.

A spokesman of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said in a statement on Sunday that the Control Room would continue working till receipt of the last result.

Senior officers were monitoring the electioneering process from the Control Room, Islamabad. Separate Control Rooms established at Lahore and Rajanpur have also started registering complaints of election process. Immediate action would be taken against election code violators.