PPP’s Waqar Mehdi wins senate seat from Sindh

KARACHI: Waqar Mehdi of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has won the Senate seat from Sindh with a total of 111 votes.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement Paksitan (MQM-P) ‘s candidate Nighat Mirza received 36 votes.

A total of 149 votes were cast in the election out of which two votes being declared invalid.

Earleir, polling on by-election for the vacant general seat of the Senate from Sindh has started at the Sindh Assembly.

Voting started at 9:00am and continued without break until 4:00pm in the Sindh Assembly Hall.

The seat fell vacant following the passing of senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Senator Taj Haider.

PPP has nominated Senator Waqar Mehdi as its candidate, while Nighat Mirza is contesting on behalf of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).

According to current Assembly numbers, 116 PPP members and 36 MQM members are eligible to vote.