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Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission Halts Result Consolidation Pending Re-polling
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Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission Halts Result Consolidation Pending Re-polling

From Dawn · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission has ordered that election results cannot be consolidated until re-polling is completed in five constituencies.
  • Re-polling is scheduled for specific polling stations within constituencies GBA-8, GBA-13, GBA-15, GBA-16, and GBA-17.
  • Election officials are instructed not to count postal ballots or announce final results until the re-polling process is concluded and results are included.

The Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission has halted the consolidation of election results, mandating re-polling in five constituencies before final outcomes can be determined. The decision affects constituencies Skardu-II (GBA-8), Astore-I (GBA-13), Diamer-I (GBA-15), Diamer-II (GBA-16), and Diamer-III (GBA-17). The commission issued a directive on June 8 to returning officers, specifying that the results from the re-polled stations must be incorporated into the constituency-wide tallies. Consequently, officials are prohibited from opening, scrutinizing, or counting postal ballots, and are forbidden from finalizing, consolidating, or announcing any results until the re-polling is successfully completed. This measure ensures that all votes are accounted for under the provisions of the Elections Act, 2017 and Elections Rules, 2017, maintaining the integrity of the electoral process.

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Originally published by Dawn in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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