LAHORE: An election tribunal on Wednesday ordered re-election on the Punjab Assembly seat of PP-136 (Narowal) after declaring illegal the result of the May 2013 polls held in the constituency, DawnNews reported.
An independent runner-up candidate Muhammad Wakeel Khan Manj had challenged the victory of retired Col Shujaat Ahmad Khan of Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) in the election held on May 11 last year.
Subsequently, the tribunal had ordered an inspection over the plea which lead to the revelation of serious flaws and discrepancies in the record available for the constituency.
The bench added that the disappearance of polling bags and discrepancies in stamps and signatures of the issuing officer on counterfoils had proven the accusations levelled by the petitioner.
Moreover, the tribunal announced that re-elections be held in PP-136.