PTI-backed candidates win NA seats in Charsadda, Nowshera

Published February 9, 2024

PTI-backed independent candidate Anwar Taj has won the NA-24 seat from Charsadda with 89,801 votes, according to the provisional results released by the ECP.

Meanwhile, Syed Shah Ahad Ali Shah, another PTI-backed independent contestant defeated PTI-Parliamentarians’ Pervez Khattak to win from Nowshera’s NA-33.

According to the ECP’s provisional results, Shah bagged 93,429 votes while the former KP chief won 26,574 votes.

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