LAHORE: Election Commission of Pakistan has turned down the allegations of former Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Food Security Jamshed Iqbal Cheema who was Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate for NA-133 by-elections.
According to the election commission, the proposers for Jamshed Iqbal Cheema are voters of NA-130 since 2018.
On the other hand, the proposer of the PTI candidate has said that he is a resident of NA-133 and was not aware how his vote was transferred to NA-130 as his whole family’s votes are still registered in NA-133.
Earlier on Saturday, the ECP had rejected the nomination papers of Jamshed Iqbal Cheema.
During a hearing of petition regarding the rejection of nomination papers, PML-N’s Naseer Bhatta had argued that Bilal Hussain – the proposer of Jamshed Iqbal Cheema and his wife Musarrat Jamshed Cheema – is a resident of NA-130, while the constituency of election is NA-133.
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Under section 60 of the Election Act, the proposer should belong to the election’s constituency. Under the election rules, Jamshed Iqbal Cheema and his wife are not qualified for contest election. The nomination papers of Jamshed and Musarrat should be rejected.
Announcing the decision over a matter of NA-133 by-election, the ECP rejected the nomination papers of PTI candidate Jamshed Cheema and his wife.
The returning officer said that the proposer of the PTI’s Jamshed Cheema and his wife is not from NA 133.
