Bilal Farooq Tarar elected unopposed in NA-66 Wazirabad by-election

WAZIRABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Bilal Farooq Tarar has been elected unopposed in the NA-66 Wazirabad by-election.

The Returning Officer has issued result and officially notified his victory.

The constituency has 648,872 registered voters, and initially, candidates from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), and six independents were contesting. However, following the ban on a religious party and the boycott by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), all other candidates withdrew, leaving Bilal Farooq Tarar as the sole contender, thus securing the seat without a contest.

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Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif congratulated Tarar, saying his unopposed victory reflected “the people’s unwavering trust in the leadership of PML-N.”

It is noteworthy that the by-election was held after PTI leader Ahmad Chattha was disqualified. The decision followed Section 75(1) of the Elections Act, 2017.