ECP directs NA-171 candidates to follow election rules

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed the candidates of NA-171 Rahim Yar Khan-III by-election to follow the election rules. The Election Commission has drawn the attention of the candidates to Section 182 of the Elections Act, 2017, According to which no candidate can hold, participate in any public meeting or promote any procession or participate in the meeting during the period of 48 hours before the end of the poll. The spokesperson of the ECP says that violation of the rules can be punished with two years imprisonment or a fine of Rs 100,000 or both. Election campaigning in NA 171 will end on the intervening night of 10th and 11th September 2024. Political parties and candidates are requested for a peaceful and orderly election process. The spokesperson of the ECP says that the polling will be held on September 12, 2024, and public participation is requested. [embedpost slug="zulfiqar-bhinder-wins-na-79-in-recounting-in-gujranwala"] Earlier,  Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Zulfikar Bhinder was successful in the re-counting of votes in National Assembly Constituency NA-79 Gujranwala. According to Returning Officer Shabbir Hussain Butt, Zulfikar Bhinder secured 95,604 votes while Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI)-backed Ehsan Ullah Virk secured 92,581 votes. Zulfiqar Bhinder’s victory was celebrated by the Muslim League-N workers and fireworks were also carried out.