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Ruling PTI gets nazim slots in nine districts of KP
PESHAWAR: The candidates of ruling PTI were elected nazims in nine districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, followed by four district nazims of its coalition partner Jamaat-i-Islami, as the process of local government elections completed on Sunday in the province.
PML-N secured three slots of nazims, whereas PPP, ANP and JUI-F got two posts of district nazims each in the province. PTI had absolute majority only in few districts where it did not require support of any other party, however, in most of the districts political parties had formed alliances with each other.
The candidates of PTI were elected district nazims in Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Karak, Haripur, Battagram and Torghar.
The ruling party faced setback in Abbottabad where its dissident group emerged victorious against the party candidate with the support of PML-N.
JI grabs four nazim seats, followed by PML-N with three, while PPP, ANP and JUI-F get two seats each
JI managed to secure berth of district nazim in Upper Dir, Lower Dir, Buner and Chitral. PML-N won the post of district nazim in Mansehra, Swat and Shangla. ANP emerged victorious in Swabi and Mardan whereas district nazim of PPP were elected in Malakand and Lakki Marwat. JUI-F won posts of district nazims in Hangu and Kohat.
In Peshawar, PTI candidates Mohammad Asim Khan and Syed Qasim Ali Shah were elected district nazim and as naib nazim respectively.
The tripartite alliance of ANP, PPP and JUI-F boycotted the election process for having some reservations at the schedule of the election.
With the election of nazim and nazib nazims of district, tehsil/town, village and neighbourhood councils, the process of the three-tier local government system took five months to complete. In the new local government system, over 40,000 people were elected for different tiers mostly to the village and neighbourhood councils.
PTI also won the slots of nazim and naib-nazim of three towns in Peshawar while PML-N candidate was elected nazim of Town-IV and JUI-F candidate got the slot of naib-nazim. The party-based elections were conducted through opened division.
Three candidates including Mohammad Asim Khan and Younas Zahir of PTI and Raham Dil Nawaz of PML-N were in the run for Peshawar district nazim. However, prior to commencing of the polling at District Council Hall, Younas Zahir and Raham Dil Nazaz withdrew from the contest. Three other candidates for the slot of naib-nazim also withdrew in favour of Qasim Ali Shah.
However, Osama Ahmed Waraich, the returning officer, insisted to continue the polling because under the rules it was mandatory for the winning candidate to get at least 70 votes.
The Peshawar district council consists of 138 members including 86 of PTI, 14 of ANP, 12 of PML-N, eight each of JUI-F and PPP, seven of JI and three are independent. Out of them, 107 members were present in the hall during the polling and 98 of them voted for Mohammad Asim Khan and Qasim Ali Shah while 11 abstained from voting.
Announcing the results, the returning officer first administered oath to Naib-Nazim Qasim Ali Shah and then to Nazim Mohammad Asim Khan.
In his brief speech, the newly elected district Nazim said that all efforts would be made for the development of Peshawar. He said that the protesting members of the opposition would be persuaded to come to the house.
In Haripur, PTI nominees Adil Salam and Agha Shabbir Ahmed won the slots of district nazim and naib nazim respectively. Each one bagged 53 out of 69 votes. PML-N candidates Javed Khan and Dad Mohammad bagged only 15 votes each.
Similarly, PTI candidates Tariq Mehmood Khan and Syed Ahsan Shah won tehsil nazim slot by getting 43 votes out of the total 56 votes while two voters didn’t turn up. PML-N candidates Sajjad Khan Jadoon and Raja Ayaz each polled eleven votes.
Aslam Hayat Khan and Haji Anwer, both PTI nominees for Ghazi tehsil, have been elected unopposed.
In Swat, the six-party alliance of PML-N, ANP, JUI-F, JI, QWP and PPP grabbed majority of votes in the elections for nazim and naib nazim slots.
Mohammad Ali Shah, the candidate of the alliance, was elected district nazim while Abdul Jabbar Shah was elected naib nazim. Both of them grabbed 62 out of 101 votes.
PTI candidate for nazim slot Ali Khan and Mohammadzeb Khan, its nominee for naib nazim slot, secured 37 votes each.
The six-party alliance formed its governments in five tehsils while PTI candidates won in two tehsils.
In Swabi, ANP candidate Ameer Rehman and JUI-F candidate Asar Khan were elected district nazim and naib nazim respectively. Both of them got 57 votes while their rival Azizullah Khan and Asif Iqbal of PTI received only 27 votes.
The PTI candidates won nazim slots in Chota Lahor and Topi thesils while ANP candidate won nazim and JUI-F naib nazim seats in Razar tesil and JI candidate won nazim and ANP nominee got naib nazim slot in Swabi tehsil.
In Nowshera, PTI candidates Liaquat Khattak, the brother of Chief Minister Pervez Khattak, and Ashfaq Khan won elections for district nazim and naib naiz slots repectively.
PTI also got nazim and naib nazim slots in Nowshera, Jehangira and Pabbi tehsils.
In Abbottabad, PTI forward bloc candidate Sardar Sher Bahadar and Shaukat Tanoli got the district nazim and naib nazim slots respectively.
Sardar Sher Bahadar defeated Ali Khan Jadoon, the candidate of his own party, with the support of PML-N.
Sardar Asad Pervez of PLM-N was elected nazim and Habibullah naib nazim of Havelian tehsil by defeating PTI candidates Iftikhar Khan and Habib. In Abbottabad tehsil, PTI nominee M Ishaque was elected nazim and JI candidate Sardar Shuja naib nazim.
In Karak, PTI candidates Umer Daraz, brother of PMA Gul Sahib Khan, and retired Major Sajjad won district nazim and naib nazim slot by securing 21 votes.
JUI-F candidate Abdul Wahab and Jehanzeb won got nazim and naib nazim slots of Karak tehsil respectively. JUI-F candidates Malik Shaukat Ali and Speena Jan Won elections for nazim and naib nazim slots in Banda Daud Shah tehsil.
Re-election will be held in Takht-i-Nusarti tehsil for nazim slot on September 7 as ANP’s Sajjad Ahmad and PTI’s Ataullah both secured four votes each.
In Lower Dir, JI candidates Haji Mohammad Rasool Khan and Abdul Rashid were elected district nazim and naib nazim respectively.
JI also formed governments in five tehsils of the district including Lal Qilla Maidan, Munda, Samaar Bagh, Balambat and Timergara while PTI succeeded to form government in Adenzai tehsil with the support of JI.
In Mansehra, PML-N candidate Said Ghulam won district nazim slot by securing 45 votes against PTI’s Shafaht Ali, who got 40 votes. QWP candidate Ghulam Murtaza was elected naib nazim, who also secured 45 votes.
In Torghar, PTI candidates Noor Mohammad Khan and Shamzad Khan were elected district nazim and naib nazim by securing 14 votes each. Babar Khankhel and Obaidullah Khan of ANP got only nine votes for nazim and naib slots.
In Battagram: Attaur Rehman and Fahim Akbar Khan of PTI were elected district nazim and naib nazim after JUI-F boycotted the elections alleging pre-poll rigging by PTI.
In Buner, JI candidate Dr Obaidullah and ANP’s Yousaf Ali won district nazim and nabi nazim slots respectively by bagging 24 out of total 44 votes.
In Chitral, JI candidate Maghfirat Shah was elected district nazim while Maulana Abdul Shakoor of JUI-F naib nazim.
Both of them polled 22 votes against 15 votes of their rivals in the house of 38.
The two-party alliance of JI and JUI-F clinched nazim and naib nazim slots of Chitral and Mastuj tehsils.
In Kohat, Maulana Niaz Mohammad of JUI-F was elected district nazim and PML-N candidate Malik Taimoor naib nazim.
Shahid Mehmood of JUI-F was elected naib nazim of Kohat tehsil while Ishfaq Qureshi of PTI was elected nazim of Lachi tehsil and JI’s Nazir Gul nazib nazim of the same tehsil.
In Mardan, The alliance of ANP, PPP, JUI-F, PML-N and independent councillors won the district nazim slot. It also won nazim slot of Takhtbai tehsil while PTI, JI and JUI-F (forward bloc) succeeded to form governments in Mardan and Katlang tehsils.
Himayatullah Mayar was elected district mazim and Asad Ali Kashmiri naib nazim by getting 60 votes each out of total 112 votes.
In Charsadda, PTI candidate Fahad Riaz and JI’s Haji Musaweer Shah were elected district nazim and naib nazim respectively.
The tripartite alliance of PIT, QWP and JI also won tehsils nazim slots in Tangi and Shabqadar while tehsil nazim slot in Charsadda was clinched by ANP and naib nazim slot by JUI-F.
In Shangla, PML-N candidate Niaz Ahmed Khan, son of Amir Muqam, was elected district nazim and PPP’s Kamran Iqbal got the slot of naib nazim.
Mohammad Tahir Khan of PML-N was elected nazim Al Puri tehsil and Raja Usman Ali nazim of Poran tehsil.
In DI Khan, PTI candidate Azizullah Khan was elected district nazim. The PTI candidates also won elections for tehsil nazims in Paharpur, Kulachi and Dera nazims. Elections tehsil nazims of Draban Kalan and Prova will be held later.
In Hangu, JUI-F won elections for district nazim and naib nazim as well as tehsil nazims in Hangu and Tall.
In Lakki Marwat, PPP candidate Ishfaq Ahmad Khan Meenakhel and PTI’s Arab Khan were elected district nazim and naib nazim respectively.
Published in Dawn, August 31st, 2015
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Some people still question & doubt the success of PTI. KPK , first province to complete local election. Sharifs of Punjab are still trying to decide.
This is good for Paksitan's democratic system. It will make our democratic culture more strong. I am a critic of PTI on several issues but this time "Well done PTI".
People still question integrity of PTI! and Appreciate honesty of PMLN!
Well done PTI!
The most experienced & old rulers of PPP in Sindh & PML-N in Punjab are still far to conduct local bodies election and transfer power to grass root people. It shows that PPP & PML-N both need to rule Sindh & Punjab as lords to maintain their family rule. They have no sympathy for democracy and common people. Well done PTI, who delivered their promise.
I cannot imagine now Pakistan without PTI irrespective of whether its in govt or in opposition. PTI has successfully changed the landscape of politics in Pakistan which no party could do it in the history of Pakistan.
Firstly, the govt. (PML(N)) has been trying hard since the pre-election success of PTI in Lahore when IK addressed the nation, to win the hearts of people of Pakistan (though PML(N) have played both positively and negatively, keeping the negatives aside for now) for which the credit goes to PTI.
Recently, PPP has announced they cannot remain as friendly/reconciliation opposition-again credit goes to PTI for the change in PPP politics.
Well Done KP , Congratulations Imran Khan , Basic Democracy is the only way we can hope to have a real democracy in the country some day in the future ! My only question is when Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan will have the nazim elections ? can some one shed some light please ??
There is no comparison in the magnitude difference between KPK and Punjab local elections. PTI has won 9 Nazims but others have won a total of 13 , so the majority is tilted towards the anti PTI vote. However, it is great to have these local body Nazims, thanks to the agitation of the opposition and a re poll, otherwise, there would be more PTI Nazims through rigging that took part in the first round of polling.
Welcome to the democracy of Modern World , where we are not ruled by few families
@Raju Thanks Raju for the comment. It is a first time for PTI for many things. Give them time and chance. I trust IK, no matter what, he will not let us down. He simply does not give up! And he has taught us also not to be demoralized. No matter if you have black sheeps in PTI, keep working, time will point out the black sheeps and they will leave. But keep supporting.
@Dawar
Great words,
I only know IK is honest and wipe out all dishonest through his power!!! And I like his power in the party that people call dictatorship
Naya Pakistan right!!
As i believe Its not the matter of PTI Nazims, A much appreciated thing is that all representatives selected by local masses so irrespective of party affiliation they will have to deliver in their areas other wise they will be thrown out next time. also 40,000+ representatives put their efforts to uplift community, so if they perform sincere duties, entire province will get benfit :) so well done KP n all the best..
@Imran AB Probably you forget the re-polling in certain constituencies made PTI to grab more seats than before.
Congratulations PTI and KPK. Alas to see the black sheep of PTI in Abbottabad district. These opportunists are better to slip aside in time for not to be a part of long struggle against the prevailing status quo system of country.
Great news for KPK. It is irrelevant to which party the Nazims belong but they are the representatives of their localities and will try their best to deliver. PTI has introduced a very healthy competition in political parties which is in the benefits of the common man.
@MJK First province was Baluchistan to complete local elections. all the the other three provinces were compelled by SC to hold local elections.