Tribunal orders re-election in Karachi’s PS-114

An election tribunal in Karachi ordered re-election in Sindh Assembly constiruency PS-114 after the results were challenged by a defeated candidate, a TV channel reported on Friday.

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Published: Sat 26 Jul 2014, 11:44 PM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 1:09 AM

Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) candidate Rauf Siddiqi had challenged the victory of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Irfanullah Marwat.

Siddiqi had accused Marwat of rigging the elections held on May 11, 2013. The Election Commission of Pakistan will announce the date for re-election. The PML-N candidate can challenge the tribunal’s decision in a higher court. The National Database and Registration Authority had informed the election tribunal that 17,504 votes cast in the PS-114 were bogus as they were either cast by someone else or had invalid national identity card numbers.

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