PTI-backed candidate wins NA-171 from Rahim Yar Khan

PTI-backed candidate Mumtaz Mustafa has won the NA-171 seat from Rahim Yar Khan with 103,832 votes, according to provisional results released by the ECP.

Independent candidate Makhdoom Hashim is second in the lead with 56,028 votes.

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