The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced the reserved decision and rejected the application of Nawaz Sharif's application challenging the verdict of NA-15. “The petitioner may approach the Election Tribunal,” the verdict said. The ECP ordered the Returning Officer RO to complete the results in three days. Election Commission of Pakistan member Sindh Nisar Durrani wrote the decision. Nawaz Sharif's lawyer termed the election “unconstitutional, illegal, and against election rules”. PTI-backed independent candidate Shahzada Gustasap Khan won the seat with 105,249 votes, while Nawaz Sharif finished runner-up with 80,382 votes. The province contributed 45 seats to the National Assembly, including 10 reserved for women. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there were 21,928,119 registered voters includnig 11,944,397 male voters and 9,983,722 were female voters. PTI won majority seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly pur out of total of 115 general seats. There are 26 reserved for women and four earmarked for non-Muslims.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)