The Gilgit-Baltistan Election Fee has directed that the outcomes of the June 7 elections shouldn’t be consolidated till re-polling in 5 constituencies is accomplished.
In a round issued to the involved returning officers on June 8, the fee acknowledged that re-polling had been ordered at sure polling stations in Skardu-II (GBA-8), Astore-I (GBA-13), Diamer-I (GBA-15), Diamer-II (GBA-16), and Diamer-III (GBA-17).
The fee mentioned the method of consolidating election outcomes below the Elections Act, 2017 and Elections Guidelines, 2017 can solely be accomplished after the outcomes from the re-polled polling stations are included within the constituency-wise outcomes. Returning officers had been instructed to not open, scrutinize, or rely postal ballots and to not finalize, announce, or problem the ultimate outcomes of their respective constituencies till the re-polling course of is accomplished.
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Election Commissioner Raja Shahbaz Khan mentioned re-polling will happen on June 15 at 26 polling stations throughout the 5 constituencies. These embrace 10 polling stations in Skardu-II, one in Astore-I, one in Diamer-I, three in Diamer-II, and 11 in Diamer-III.
A day earlier, the Election Fee had additionally ordered recounts in two extra constituencies. One recount was accredited in Ghizer-II (GBA-20) after impartial candidate Safdar Ali Shirazi and PPP candidate Nazir Ahmed Advocate raised issues over alleged irregularities through the vote counting course of. The recount was scheduled to happen right now. The fee additionally ordered a recount in Gilgit-III (GBA-3).
In accordance with unofficial outcomes based mostly on Kinds-47 from the June 7 elections, the Pakistan Peoples Get together (PPP) stays within the lead, securing 11 out of the 24 seats within the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Meeting.
