PESHAWAR The process of polling in NA-4 by-poll has ended as the returning officer and other staff of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has started counting votes to see which political party triumphed.
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According to final results obtained from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), PTI candidate Arbab Amir Ayub got 47, 586 votes followed by PML-N’s Nasir Khan Musazai who bagged 25, 267 votes.
Khushdil Khan of ANP was third with 25, 143 votes. PPP’s Asad Gulzar Khan stood fourth with 12, 014 votes while JI candidate Wasil Farooq received 6, 337 votes.
On the other hand, Dr Shafique Ameeni, an independent candidate who was backed by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), also managed to get 8, 218 votes in their maiden election in the provincial capital.
Speaking exclusively to SAMAA, PTI’s winning candidate Arbab Amir Ayub said that nobody can beat the passion of his workers.
The National Assembly seat had fallen vacant after the demise of PTI’s MNA Gulzar Khan.