LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday suspended victory notification of PML-N candidate Rana Arshad from PP-133, Nanka Sahib.
The LHC also directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to submit response in the case.
The development took place on a plea moved by Muhammad Atif of Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) who had challenged Rana Arshad’s victory notification.
The petitioner through his counsel submitted that despite winning the election by a margin of 3500 votes, the ECP declared Rana Arshad as the successful candidate after a recount of votes.
He said that the returning officer reduced the petitioner’s votes during the recount which resulted in a declared defeat with a margin of 2500 votes.
On April 6, Rana Muhammad Arshad of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) was announced as the winner from PP-133 after the recount.
As per the returning officer, Rana Muhammad Arshad secured 44,323 votes while independent candidate Mian Atif received 41,632 votes. Rana Arshad’s victory was confirmed with a margin of 2,691 votes.
