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Zardari gets 246 votes from Punjab in presidential election

Published March 9, 2024
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Presidential candidate Asif Ali Zardari has received 246 votes in the Punjab Assembly while his opponent PkMAP Chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai managed to only get 100 votes, according to preliminary results.

Out of the 352 cast votes, six were rejected. The counting of votes took place under the Election Commission of Pakistan’s presiding officer Nisar Durrani.

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