ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Friday notified the six winners of the Senate by-elections held on March 14.
According to the notification, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani from the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has been declared a Senator for a general seat from Islamabad.
Additionally, PPP217;s Jam Saifullah Dharejo and Muhammad Aslam Abro have been declared winners for two vacant Senate seats from Sindh.
Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo from PPP, Abdul Shakoor Khan Ghaibai from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), and Mir Dostain Khan from Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) have been declared Senators from Balochistan, according to the notification.
Earlier on March 14, PPP secured four out of six Senate seats in the by-elections. In the National Assembly, PPP217;s candidate Yousaf Raza Gilani emerged victorious with 204 votes, while Sunni Ittehad Council217;s candidate Chaudhary Ilyas Mehrban came in second with 88 votes.
In the Sindh Assembly, PPP217;s candidates Jam Saifullah Dharejo and Aslam Abro clinched victory with 58 and 57 votes, respectively. SIC217;s Nazirullah and Shazia Sohail managed to secure 4 votes each. A total of 124 MPAs participated in the polling, including 116 from PPP and 8 from SIC.
In Balochistan, PPP217;s Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo emerged victorious with 23 votes, securing a Senate seat. Additionally, JUI-F217;s Abdul Shakoor Khan Ghaibai and PML-N217;s Mir Dostain were declared winners for the other vacant Senate seats.
