ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has sought a written reply from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan, who voted in violation of the code of habits right through the polls, a media file stated on Monday.
Khan's recommend Babar Awan seemed earlier than the ECP as of late, after the electoral frame issued a understand to Khan for violating the secrecy of poll, Geo TV reported.
Instead of going behind the vote casting screen to cast his vote in secrecy, Khan was noticed publicly stamping the poll paper on the table with TV cameras filming him. Neither the presiding officer nor different polling workforce objected to the violation in the NA-53 constituency on July 25.
After listening to Awan's argument over the topic, the ECP ordered a written reply from the PTI chairman and adjourned the listening to until August 16, the channel stated.
According to Section 185 of the Election Act, a person can be given a six-month jail sentence and/or high quality of Rs 1,000 for violating secrecy while vote casting.
PTI chief Naeemul Haque previous positioned the blame for Khan's arguable vote on the polling workforce.
Haque argued that there was no position to cast vote in private because the polling sales space had change into crowded far past its capacity, for which the polling workforce are to be blamed.
Khan-led PTI gained 116 National Assembly seats, however fell wanting a easy majority and was striving to get required numbers to form a government.
Khan's recommend Babar Awan seemed earlier than the ECP as of late, after the electoral frame issued a understand to Khan for violating the secrecy of poll, Geo TV reported.
Instead of going behind the vote casting screen to cast his vote in secrecy, Khan was noticed publicly stamping the poll paper on the table with TV cameras filming him. Neither the presiding officer nor different polling workforce objected to the violation in the NA-53 constituency on July 25.
After listening to Awan's argument over the topic, the ECP ordered a written reply from the PTI chairman and adjourned the listening to until August 16, the channel stated.
According to Section 185 of the Election Act, a person can be given a six-month jail sentence and/or high quality of Rs 1,000 for violating secrecy while vote casting.
PTI chief Naeemul Haque previous positioned the blame for Khan's arguable vote on the polling workforce.
Haque argued that there was no position to cast vote in private because the polling sales space had change into crowded far past its capacity, for which the polling workforce are to be blamed.
Khan-led PTI gained 116 National Assembly seats, however fell wanting a easy majority and was striving to get required numbers to form a government.
Pak poll body seeks Imran's reply over controversial vote
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