The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has swept every election in the 321,786-voter constituency since Sharif first won the seat in 1985. Preliminary results showed a 35% turnout – down from 52% in 2013 – and gave Nawaz nearly 60,000 votes against Rashid total of nearly 46,000. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif party celebrate victory in byelection in Lahore. Nawaz Sharif has gone. With nearly 5,000 votes, MML gained twice as many as the leftwing Pakistan People’s party.

Source: The Guardian September 17, 2017 20:37 UTC