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Imran Khan was elected Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman by a massive margin of votes during the PTI's intra-party poll, according to results announced by the party's spokesperson on Tuesday.
PTI intra-party poll results:
- PTI vice chairman: Shah Mahmood Qureshi
- PTI secretary-general: Jahangir Tareen
- Central Punjab president: Aleem Khan
- Sindh chapter president: Arif Alvi
- Balochistan chapter president: Yar Muhammad Rind
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa south president: Ali Amin Gandapur
Khan, who was chairing the Insaf panel, earned 189,055 votes whereas the rival Ehtesab panel secured 41,647 votes. Around 26,256 votes were rejected.
Party workers cast a total of 256,957 votes during the two-day polling process.
PTI Chief Election Commissioner Azam Swati earlier told Dawn that the party was holding its intra-party election in a hurry to regain its election symbol of 'bat' from the ECP as the 2018 General Election draws nearer.
PTI Spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry told DawnNews that the party had submitted the results of the intra-party polls to the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Earlier, the PTI Election Commission re-drafted the party’s constitution and developed software for the intra-party poll that gave registered voters just two choices: panel 1 or 2. Anything written besides 1 or 2 would disqualify the vote.
As per the amended constitution, 2.7 million voters had to decide between Imran Khan or Naik Muhammad Khan.
No party member was allowed to choose anybody besides the two panels, the Insaf panel and the Ehtesaab panel, with 14 members each.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:22pm
Imran will be next Prime Minister of Pakistan, Inshallah
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Jun 13, 2017 12:27pm
PMLN, where are your intra party election? Do other people not have a chance to become the PM?
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Jun 13, 2017 12:37pm
"No party member was allowed to choose anybody besides the two panels, the Insaf panel and the Ehtesaab panel, with 14 members each." NO different from other parties so called 'elections'....just a camouflage !
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Jun 13, 2017 12:38pm
@Haris khan: Rejection of over 26,000 votes within the party proves enough of the negative elements in the party. Besides, all other elected members having been re-elected also is another proof of the lack of transparency. Gandapur is the example.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:40pm
What a joke in the name of intra-party elections. Imran Khan has been a disappointment on all fronts just like Nawaz. Taking corrupt to core politicians from other parties and doing gimmicks like this, Mr. Khan you cannot fool us anymore.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:40pm
Another u turn - PTI's joke intra party elections - very muck similar to PLMN and PPP's intra party elections. Now what differenciates PTI on this front too? PTI is not a true democratic any more.
Party members were forced to vote for one of two panels presented to them and not for individual posts.
Voting for Imran khan as a party chairman meant, also voting for SMQ as vic chairman, JTK as sec general. Aleem khan as president central Punjab, Yar Rind president Baluchistan and Ishaq Khan Khaqwani president south Punjab along with other lootas and corrupts.
Justice Wajih Ahmed and Tasneem Norani refused to conduct such joke intra party elections but another loota Azam Sawati was prepared to do so.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:41pm
Quite interesting to see whole panel of Imran Khan gets just less then 2 lac votes from whole Pakistan. Difficult to become PM with this performance.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:41pm
What a fair election it is.Naik Muhammad Khan who suddenly appeared as contestant got 41647 votes in just 2 days campaign and the founder of party Imran Khan with the effort of 20 years got 189055 votes. When our nation would get rid of these fraud Intra party election system.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:41pm
if king party is removed on corruption charge then next era is of IK.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:43pm
good example set by PTI
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Jun 13, 2017 12:48pm
Sham of an election. Every seat should have been contested independently.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:49pm
@Owais 100％ Agree.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:49pm
What Fawwad Chaudhary, Raja Riaz and Dr. Farduous Ashiq Awan elected for?
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Jun 13, 2017 12:51pm
Someone not very well known - Naik Muhammad Khan and the Ehtesab panel getting almost 25% of the intra-party vote is a big wakeup call for Imran and the career politicians like SMK etc that he has chosen to partner with. If it was not for Imran leading that panel, I am sure that panel would have lost since it is only his name that people vote on and 25% of the votes going to an un known person against Imran Khan in PTI is very disturbing trend. Imran should focus on why people want PTI in power and why they are upset with the same corrupt faces joining PTI from other parties.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:51pm
IK is making PTI an institute to serve Pakistan unlike family run parties PMLN, PPP, ANP etc
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Jun 13, 2017 12:52pm
What a joke. Looks like a trade union elections where entire panel wins or loses.
Doing the same nominating grassroots organizations.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:54pm
Congratulations to elect Rind , Gandapur (honey fame) Aleem, Tareen to build NAYA PAKISTAN, also accommodate KHAR, FIRDOUS , Liaqat Jatoi and GONDAL to contribute in building NAYA PAKISTAN.
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Jun 13, 2017 12:59pm
Party elections are same with all parties and not a real democratic way !
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Jun 13, 2017 01:03pm
@M.Saeed This is Pakistan Bro, If you want to win, you just need some politics tactics to WIN otherwise there is no rules of law. We all know how about our Politics, but Imran is not only good but much better than others, atleast he is not corrupt or thief.
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Jun 13, 2017 01:07pm
What a drama election,, the same old faces with the same old portfolio,,, just to get "symbol of Bat"
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Jun 13, 2017 01:17pm
Was it election or an election drama ....joke of the June
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Jun 13, 2017 01:27pm
Party wasted 3 years protesting on elections shows how to conduct election by appointing Swati as an election commissioner and selecting kitchen cabinet on key posts.
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Jun 13, 2017 01:34pm
Sham election done in total secrecy - so much
for upholding democratic values! No middle class, educated youth made it to the top. Only the rich and elite (with combined net worth running into billions of rupees) selected by a life-time dictator!
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Jun 13, 2017 01:35pm
So no election was held for each individual position. Vote for Inran Khan was a defacto vote for Shah Mahmood for example. What a joke!
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Jun 13, 2017 01:45pm
Where are tailors, common workers, all these are leftovers of PPP and I could not see Janab inqalabi Ex-governer who left everything including UK and N league for PTI.
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Jun 13, 2017 01:48pm
@Owais what? How is it a camouflage?
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Jun 13, 2017 01:50pm
@Haris Khan: PM with only 185,055 votes?
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Jun 13, 2017 01:53pm
@Haris khan There's nothing wrong with well wishing. PTI likely to get between 20-30 NA seats.
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Jun 13, 2017 01:56pm
what a sham election..... some body should do a dharna against it.....
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Jun 13, 2017 02:00pm
@Owais - Your observation is correct. But, to be fair they were conducting elections in hurry to make sure that their registration does not gets cancelled. These elections were not even close to their previous intra party election.
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Jun 13, 2017 02:10pm
Congrats on the obvious. I just dont know why we have this rule of intra party elections.
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Jun 13, 2017 02:10pm
@Owais - Do you really think anyone else can be elected as PTI head in presence of IK. IK is PTI and PTI is IK.
It doesn't matter if "No party member was allowed to choose anybody besides the two panels, the Insaf panel and the Ehtesaab panel, with 14 members each." If party members would have been allowed to choose anybody beside the two panels this would have divided Ehtesaab panel votes only, no harm to IK's votes.
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Jun 13, 2017 02:16pm
PTI is a one man party...
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Jun 13, 2017 02:35pm
Unbelievable results! What an example of fair and free election. PTI believes if same protocols for general election is followed in 2018, IK certainly will become PM. A very interesting fact that our 2.7 million only 0.25million which is less 1% turn out ratio. What does it reflect that rest 99% are ghost, not interested or left PTI.
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Jun 13, 2017 02:37pm
PTI is finally correcting its internal problems.
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Jun 13, 2017 02:58pm
@Owais Am a PTI supporter and I fully agree. However, I put 95% of the blame on ECP for allowing rubber stamp elections within the political parties. PTI's is still much better than others. PMLN intra-party election took all of 2 hours. Secondly, they didnt have any choices for almost all the party slots.
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Jun 13, 2017 03:03pm
It is fake elections as other political parties in Pakistan. PTI has become same as others.
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Jun 13, 2017 03:04pm
PTI next time should contemplate doing a reality show.
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Jun 13, 2017 03:06pm
@Haris khan There were over a 100 candidates in my constituency the last time. Everyone's election posters sad the same Inshallah MNA, Inshallah MPA. Just Inshallah are not enough. You need to be sincere and you need to be competent. Imran Khan ain't - both
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Jun 13, 2017 03:15pm
it will be interesting to see how spin doctors defend or dissect this intra party election farce. Just to obtain bat as election symbol, these were conducted in absolute haste in itself defeats the purpose of intra party polls. I think ECP should set aside such an eye wash exercise and ask PTI to go back and do this exercise properly. If not, am sure many a PTI disgruntled workers will soon be knocking at courts to get these results annulled. BTW, such haste only exposes PTI and its tall claims. only 250K voted. IK got 189K votes and his unknown till few days ago, opponent gets 41K votes. its a massive embarrassment for PTI and IK for such a dismal show
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Jun 13, 2017 03:16pm
Irmran Khan is the PTI.
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Jun 13, 2017 04:27pm
Nothing surprising! Azam Swati was their Chief Election Commissioner. Imagine the rest!
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Jun 13, 2017 04:47pm
Thank you Ahtasaab panel.
Winning is not important. making the election genuine is important.
Congratulations to both of the panels.
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Jun 13, 2017 04:55pm
You see there's an absolute despotic environment within their party, how would such a party bring change at a country level, we have also seen their performance in KP for last 4 years which is depressing of course
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Jun 13, 2017 05:11pm
welcome to naya pakistan
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Jun 13, 2017 06:39pm
We can not vote to single person over 14 person....its just like 14 people package....
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Jun 13, 2017 06:59pm
Good start. Example for others
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Jun 13, 2017 07:10pm
@sfomann, Good point. However getting elected for party's post should not mean that the person should be nominee for PM. Very few people would even know the names of Republican and democratic party chairman and other posts. Obama, Hillary etc have no party position.
Party chairman like IK should ensure that his party is a good nursery and provides level playing field for the able people to come and get to the their right potential. IK can contribute a lot more this way then by becoming a PM himself. Unfortunately the culture in PTI is similar to other parties where feudal, and business influence is considered rather than genuine leadership and community building qualities
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Jun 13, 2017 08:41pm
Great show of election infrastructure.
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Jun 13, 2017 08:51pm
No different from any other party. Same old tactics. The party which claims to be champion of democracy has bulldozed democracy. Imagine the morale stature of the party leadership, they don't even believe in what they preach.
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Jun 13, 2017 10:20pm
Goodluck imran khan
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Jun 13, 2017 10:49pm
Vote for IK in 2018.
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Jun 14, 2017 03:40am
This is a real change, true elections lota style. PTI has a lifetime chairman since its inception and would remain for life. His term is much longer than ZAB, or BB and still going strong. Only NS can compete with him in this so-called party elections.
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Jun 14, 2017 04:05am
@Haris khan how ? With only 189000 voters on Social media.? Against Registered voters approx 2.7 million.?
Pathetic .
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Jun 15, 2017 02:16am
we want imran khan to be next prime minister of pakistan
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Jun 15, 2017 02:17am
we want imran khan to be next pm of pakistan
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Jun 15, 2017 07:01pm
@Haris khan Anyone honest and IK is honest :)
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