PML-N candidate Asad Hanif Jutt wins PP-203 Chichawatni by-election

WEB DESK -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Chaudhry Asad Hanif Jutt has won the by-election in Punjab Assembly constituency PP-203 Chichawatni, according to unofficial and unconfirmed results.

According to results from all 185 polling stations, Asad Hanif Jutt secured 41,245 votes, while his rival, Awais Mahmood of Tehreek-e-Ehsas Pakistan, received 23,167 votes.

Jutt won by a margin of 18,078 votes, according to the unofficial results.

The provincial assembly seat fell vacant following the death of PML-N MPA Chaudhry Muhammad Hanif Jutt.

A total of 258,122 voters were registered in the constituency. Polling was held at 185 polling stations, beginning at 8am and continuing uninterrupted until 5pm.

Additional police personnel were deployed across the constituency to maintain law and order and ensure security during the polling process.

The results remain unofficial and are subject to confirmation by the Election Commission of Pakistan.