MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Returning Officer of LA-17 Haveli has issued the notification declaring PPP candidate, Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore as winner. According to the notification issued by the Returning Officer, Raja Faisal Mumtaz Rathore secured victory by obtaining 33,872 votes, while Pakistan Muslim League (N) candidate Chaudhry Mohsin Aziz remained at the second position with 32,354 votes.
Independent candidate Khawaja Tariq Saeed secured the third position with 12,538 votes, while Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party candidate Chaudhry Aamir Nazir stood third with 5,405 votes.
According to the results released by the Returning Officer, a total of 84,702 votes were cast in the constituency, out of which 464 were rejected.
LA-17 Haveli controversy
It is worth noting that in LA-17, Pakistan Muslim League (N) had staged a sit-in in front of the Returning Officer office, alleging tampering with the results and demanding a recount.
The Election Commission had moved the ballot boxes to Muzaffarabad, while the PML-N candidate claimed that they had been assured of a recount.
Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore stated in the victory speech that if I had lost, I would have accepted the defeat happily, but the closure of roads by Pakistan Muslim League (N) is not an appropriate action.
