- Voting began at 8:00 am and continued until 5:00 pm without interruption..
- Five candidates, including one each of PTI, ANP, and JUI-F, and two independents who voted.
- 210 polling stations set up in constituency with 110 sensitive and 77 highly sensitive stations.
HANGU: PTI Candidate Dr. Nadeem Khayal won by-election in constituency HA-33 of Hangu, according to an unofficial, preliminary results.
development confirmed the representative of election Committee of Pakistan.
Preliminary results from all 210 polling stations show that Ubaid Ulla of JUI-F stood second providing 18,244 people, Said Umar of The ANP garnered 3,314 votes while the independents Atik Ahmed and Muhammad received 256 and 25 votes respectively.
The position became vacant after the death of PTI MNA Haji Khayal, after which PTI released ticket to his son Nadim Khayal, to participate in the elections.
Voting began at 8 am. with about 4,500 police officers involved in in area to prevent any unpleasant incident, and continued uninterrupted until 17:00.
A sharp fight was expected between PTI, JUI-F and ANP. for seat in the National Assembly in Hangu, but PTI reached success.
Hangu Ikramullah district police officer said while talking to media that security arrangements have been finalized by the ECP prior to the election to allow for a peaceful and transparent by-vote.
Rapid Reaction Forces and Rapid Reaction Force personnel patrolled the constituency during voting, while the Border Reserve Police remained on on standby at police lines to handle with any emergency.
More than 0.314 million people exercised their right to vote and five candidates contested by-elections in ON-33.
representative of ECP previously claimed 210 polling stations, including 55 for women only and 91 combined for both men and women set up for poll.
According to official110 of these polling stations were declared secret, and 77 – especially secret.
In the control room it was also was set up in office of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Electoral Commissioner to oversee the by-elections. The Chief Electoral Commissioner urged voters to exercise their right to vote without any fear, saying no interference in the voting process will be tolerated and immediate action will be taken against any violation.
