Most of the seats where the by-polls were held had been vacated by those elected on more than one seat in the July 25 general elections, including Prime Minister Imran Khan who won in all the five National Assembly (NA) constituencies he had contested, reports media.
The PTI believes that the main reason for its failure to achieve a clear majority in the by-elections was the absence of the senior party leaders, including Khan, from the campaign. Overall polling remained peaceful with only a few incidents of scuffle and brawls being reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, said media
This was the first time overseas Pakistanis participated in by-polls. Out of 7,364 registered overseas Pakistanis votes, 6,233 polled their votes through i-voting. The Election Commission of Pakistan is yet to officially declare the results of Sunday’s polls
