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Election commission dismissed results of PK-95 and ordered re-polling

PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday ordered re-polling in the PK-95 constituency of Lower Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to absence of women voters during the May 30 by-election.

ECP has also announced a new election schedule for PK-95 while dismissing the by-election results.

This is the first case where the ECP has dismissed election results and ordered re-polling due to an absence of women voters. There are 127,096 registered voters in the PK-95 constituency of Lower Dir, of which 53,000 of the registered voters are women.

 

Jamaat-e-Islami’s Izazul Mulk, who was also backed by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), won the PK-95 by-election.

Earlier the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, resigned from this seat sfter being elected as member of Senate.

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