LAHORE: PTI candidate Malik Asid Ali has emerged victorious in the by-election of PP-168, unofficial results show.
According to results obtained from all polling stations under RTS system, Asad Khokhar has secured the win with a narrow lead.
He got 17,579 votes against Rana Khalid Mahmood who managed 16892 votes.
The Punjab Assembly constituency PP-168 was vacated by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz stalwart Khawaja Saad Rafique.
A total of 11 candidates from different political parties and independents were vying for the seat with actual contest expected between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Malik Asad Khokar and PMLN's Rana Khalid Mehmood Qadri.
The Pakistan People's Party is backing the PMLN candidate in the constituency where total number of voters are 126912.
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