PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supported candidates, Mahmood Jan and Kamran Bangash, have filed challenges against the election results of Constituencies PK-72 and PK-82, respectively.
The challenges have been filed through Advocate Ali Gohar Darani, who has submitted petitions to the Election Tribunal. The petitions name the Election Commission, District Returning Officers (DROs), and successful candidates as respondents.
It is alleged in the petitions that discrepancies were found between Form 45 and Form 47, where successful candidates were declared winners in Form 45 but opposition candidates were declared successful in Form 47. The signatures of Presiding Officers on Form 45 and Form 46 also differ.
The petitions have requested the tribunal to summon polling agents and Presiding Officers as official witnesses to verify Forms 45 and 46. Concerns have been raised about multiple Form 45s being filled by one person, casting doubts on the election results.
Despite filing complaints with the Election Commission, the candidates claim that their grievances were not properly addressed and their requests were dismissed. However, according to the results on Form 45, the petitioners have emerged victorious.
The Election Tribunal has been urged to rearrange constituency results in accordance with the results on Form 45 and to ensure a fair investigation into the matter.
