While the outcome of the February 8 general elections and subsequent government formation remain undetermined, the Rawalpindi Division votes became controversial following surprising accusations by Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha of “rigging” under his watch.
In a stunning development, Chatha resigned on Saturday, citing “guilty conscience” for allowing large-scale electoral cheating in the garrison city, escalating the country’s political temperature.
The division in question consists of 13 National Assembly seats and 26 provincial seats.
Here’s an overview of all of Rawalpindi Division’s national and provincial constituencies, as well as the candidates who won them.
Jhelum district has two NA and three provincial assembly seats.
District Attock has two NA and five provincial assembly seats.
Chakwal District has two NA and four provincial assembly seats.
Rawalpindi District has six NA and twelve provincial assembly seats.
Rawalpindi-cum-Murree district has one National Assembly and two provincial assembly seats.
Successful Candidates:
Sheikh Aftab Ahmed of the PML-N occupies NA-49, Malik Sohail Khan of the PML-N occupies NA-50, and Rawalpindi-cum-Murree is represented by NA-51. — Raja Osama Sarwar from PML-N, NA-52 Rawalpindi. Raja Parvez Ashraf of PPP represents Rawalpindi in NA-53. Raja Qamar-ul-Islam of the PML-N represents Rawalpindi in NA-54. Aqeel Malik, an independent candidate, represents NA-55 Rawalpindi. 4 — Malik Ibrar from PML-N, NA-56 Rawalpindi 5: Hanif Abbasi of PML-N, NA-57 Rawalpindi 6: PML-N’s Danyal Chaudhry from NA-58 Chakwal PML-N’s Tahir Iqbal from NA-59 Talagang-cum-Chakwal — Sardar Ghulam Abbasi of PML-N, NA-60 Jhelum 1: PML-N’s Bilal Azhar Kayani, NA-61 Jhelum. 2. PML-N’s Chaudhary Farrukh Altaf
During a news conference at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Chatha announced that step down from his position, admitting he did injustice to the people of his city.
