QUETTA, May 13: Balochistan National Party-Mengal chief Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal was elected to the Balochistan Assembly from PB-35 Khuzdar-III.

The Election Commission of Pakistan announced the result on Monday night, three days after the polling held on May 11. Sardar Mengal has served as chief minister in the 90s.

Two other former chief ministers, Mir Jan Mohammad Khan Jamali and Sardar Mohammad Saleh Bhootani, have also been elected to the Balochistan Assembly.

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