Unofficial results: PTI emerges victorious in Cantt polls

According to the unofficial preliminary results, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has got 51 seats followed by 49 independent candidates. While, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) managed to win 14 seats and Mutahidda Quomi Movement (MQM) got 10 seats.

Jamat-i-Islami has also won five seats while Balochistan Awami Party (BMP) got 2 seats.

Following the victory, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain turned to twitter and said the cantonment boards election results show that the opposition has left with no standing following the crushing defeat.

“The contest in the elections was between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ticket holders and the workers, who could not get party tickets and they vied in the polls as independents,” he added.

Fawad further added that results of Cantonment Boards' elections have again proved that PTI is only party of federation which enjoys vote in every nook and corner of the country.

کنٹونمنٹ بورڈز الیکشن میں مقابلہ #PTI کے ٹکٹ ہولڈرز اور ان کارکنان کے درمیان رہا جن کو ٹکٹ نہیں مل سکا، اور انھوں نے آزاد حیثئت میں انتخابات میں حصہ لیا، نتائج نے ظاہر کیا ہے کہ اپوزیشن کی رہی سہی حیثئت بھی ختم ہو چکی ہے اور وہ بری طرح شکست کھا چکے ہیں #بلے_کی_بلےبلے

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) September 12, 2021

Election Commission of Pakistan has appreciated all law enforcement agencies, Police and provincial and district administrations for peaceful conduct of Cantonment Boards' elections.

In a Press Release, the Commission also lauded Defence Ministry for cooperation in ensuring law and order during polling process.

The Election Commission has expressed the hope to conduct Local Government elections in the country soon with the cooperation of Federal and Provincial governments.

Over 1,300 candidates were in the run for 119 general seats in these cantonments, where about one million voters casted their votes.

The total number of registered voters in their respective constituencies was 466,695 of which 244,317 were males while 222,198 were female voters.

Both, PTI and opposing PML-N have fielded candidates for all (20) seats, while the banned organization TLP was running for 19 slots.

In addition, keeping the sensitivity of the highly charged elections seen as the litmus test of the political power of several parties, the head of Clifton Cantonment Board (CBC) has barred members of national and provincial assemblies from visiting.

In an official letter, the CBC said that the ECP is trying to hold elections in accordance with the code of conduct.