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    Posted Date: 19th July, 2012 Last updated at 00:00 PST
    Radio Pakistan broadcast special transmission regarding by-election of NA-151 Multan
    Abdul Qadir Gilani of PPP has won the by-election of NA 151 Multan. Radio Pakistan broadcast the election activities moment to moment. Latest situation of the polling could also be accessed by following PBC twitter account. Packages‚ interviews‚ debates‚ ECP arrangements were also uploaded on youtube channel of Radio Pakistan.

    According to unofficial results‚ Abdul Qadir Gilani of Pakistan Peoples Party has won the NA-151 Multan by-election.

     


    He received 64628 votes while his rival Shaukat Hayat Bosan got 60532 votes.

     

    President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf have congratulated former Premier Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on his son's victory.


    The polling which started at eight in the morning and ended at five p.m was largely peaceful barring few incidents of violence at some polling stations where casting of votes was halted for some time.



    Election Commission made all necessary arrangements for fair‚ free and transparent election.

     

    For the first time Commission provided free fetch and drop facility to the voters in the far-flung areas.

     

    Radio Pakistan arranged marathon transmission and all its networks including NBS‚ medium wave station Multan and FM-93 and 101 channels to cover the by-election.




    Polling remained peaceful by and large except a few incidents of sporadic violence at some polling stations due to which polling was halted at these polling stations for sometime.


    Polling‚ which began at eight in the morning continued till five in the evening without any break.

     

                          NA -151-Constituency Details

    Total Voters: 3‚07‚ 871

    No of Voters Male: 1‚67‚791

    No of Voters Female: 1‚ 40‚ 080



    Total Polling Stations: 245

    Male: 62
    Female: 59
    combine: 124


    Total Polling Booths: 412


                                                                                                    Total Candidates of NA-151 Multan: 10



    1: Hakeem Moeenuddin ---Election Symbo: CAT
    2: Dr Aleem Chaudhry----Sparrow
    3: Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani---Arrow
    4: Shaukat Hyat Bossan---Jug
    5: Shehla Shaheen Advocate----Spectacle
    6: Ghulam Mehar Shabir Sial---Loud Speaker
    7: Muhammad Abid ---Rikshaw
    8: Muhammad Latif Ansar Lajpal---Torch
    9: Nawab Muhammad Iqbal Advocate--Elephant
    10: Muhammad Husnain Bosan--Racket




    The polling agents of all candidates are performing duty inside the polling stations.



    The Election Commission of Pakistan announced the schedule for by-election in NA-151 Multan-IV for the National Assembly seat‚ which fell vacant following the disqualification of Yousuf Raza Gilani as prime minister.


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