SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Aseefa Bhutto Zardari on Sunday filed her nomination papers for by-election on the National Assembly seat, NA-207, left vacant by her father Asif Ali Zardari after being elected as the country’s president.
The returning officer confirmed the news saying that the by-election in the Shaheed Benazirabad-I (formerly Nawabshah) constituency would be held on April 21.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Sajjad Shah, who has also submitted his nomination papers, would contest the election against younger sister of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
On her X account, Aseefa shared pictures of her filing nomination papers with the returning officer in Nawabshah.
She was accompanied by her aunt Azra Fazal Pechuho. Party workers showered rose flower petals on her when she stepped out of the RO’s office.
On March 10, PPP Co-chairman Zardari was elected as the 14th president of the country with a big margin, following which, the NA-207 seat was left vacant.
The population of the constituency stands at 959,756 with 496,037 registered voters — of which 268,522 are male and 227,515 female voters.
Earlier, in the February 8 general elections, Zardari secured victory in NA-207 Shaheed Benazirabad-I constituency as he defeated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed (PTI) Sardar Sher Muhammad Rind by a huge margin.
As per unofficial results, Zardari had bagged 146,989 votes against his rival who got 51,916 votes.
