The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has lost the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assembly seat PK-71 seat to Awami National Party (ANP) in Peshawar.

ANP’s Salahuddin won the by-election, securing 11,257 votes with his rival candidate from PTI, Zulfiqar Khan managing to bag 9,854 votes. Dildar Khan, Independent candidate, came third with 5,409 votes, according to unofficial results.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had announced by-elections on the Peshawar seat after The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Shah Farman assumed charge as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa governor

A total of five candidates were contesting for the slot, however a close contest was expected between Awami National Party’s (ANP) Salahuddin Mohmand and PTI’s Zulfiqar Ali – the brother of Governor Shah Farman.

A total of 86 polling stations were established across the constituency.