KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Khalil Ahmed Hot has won the by-election for the vice-chairman seat of Union Council (UC) 8, Kalri Shah Baig Town Municipal Corporation (TMC), according to unofficial and unconfirmed results.
According to the results released by the returning officer, Khalil Ahmed Hot secured 5,109 votes, while Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Sameer Baloch finished second with 1,615 votes.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) candidate Jibran received 651 votes, while independent candidate Muhammad Nadeem Tajik secured 20 votes.
A total of 7,545 votes were cast in the by-election, out of which 7,416 were declared valid and 129 were rejected.
The total number of registered voters in UC 8 was 53,900, while voter turnout remained at 13.998 per cent.
A total of 28 polling stations were established for the by-election to the vice-chairman seat of UC 8.
