A lowdown on Rawalpindi Division's election results

By Web Desk
February 17, 2024

Polls in garrison town turn controversial after startling revelation by Commissioner Chatha about rigging under his watch

Shahida Praveen, 55, a voter, registers herself before casting her vote at a polling station during the general election in Rawalpindi, February 8, 2024. — Reuters

While uncertainty around the outcome of the February 8 general elections and following government formation prevails, the polls in the Rawalpindi Division turned controversial after startling revelations by Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha of "rigging" under his watch.

In a dramatic development, Chatha Saturday tendered his resignation, which he said was out of "guilty conscience" for abetting large-scale electoral rigging in the garrison city further raising the political mercury in the country.

The division under question comprises 13 National Assembly seats and 26 provincial seats.

Here is a lowdown on all the national and provincial constituencies in Rawalpindi Division and the candidates who won on them.

Successful candidates:

Addressing a press conference at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Chatha announced to step down from his position, admitting he did injustice to the people of his city.

The claims made by Chatha were rejected by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and met with severe criticism from PML-N and the Punjab government.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf welcomed the development and the Pakistan Peoples Party demanded a probe into the matter.


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