PTI backed candidates gain ground in KP as Aftab Sherpao, Aimal Wali, Pervez Khattak lose Election 2024
PESHAWAR (APP): The independent candidates backed by Pakistan Tahrik e Insaf has gained ground during election 2024 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where veteran politicians and Chairman Qumi Watan Party, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, Provincial President of Awami National Party Aimal Wali Khan, Pakistan Tahrik e Insaf Parliamentarians Chairman, Pervez Khattak and former Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti had lost in their respective national assembly constituencies.
According to results issued by Retuning Officers, independent candidate and former senior minister Muhammad Atif Khan has won NA 22 Mardan II with 114,748 votes, defeating Ameer Haider Hoti who bagged 66,159 votes while former MNA Anwar Taj regained NA 23 Charsadda-I after defeating Aftab Sherpao who secured 34,415 votes.
On NA 24 Charsadda-II, Aimal Wali who bagged 67,876 votes has been defeated by PTI backed independent candidate Fazal Muhammad Khan who secured 100,713 votes respectively.
Similarly, former speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser who contested election as independent candidate with 115,635 votes retained his native NA 19 Swabi-I defeating JUIF Fazal Haqqani who bagged 45,567 votes respectively.
The political stalwarts that lost election 2024 including PTI Parliamentarians Chairman Pervez Khattak on NA-23 Nowshera-I and former Environment Minister Wajid Ali Khan at Swat.
PTI backed candidate and former MNA Ali Muhammad Khan has also won NA 23 Mardan after securing 102,175 votes and independent Shandana Gulzar secured victory at NA 30 Peshawar defeating former MNA Nasir Musazai of JUIF.
PTI backed candidate and former MNA Amir Ayub has also won election at his native constituency at Peshawar.
