Mahmud Khan Of PTI Elected Chief Minister Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Mahmud Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was elected 22nd chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province through secret balloting wherein he defeated the candidate of joint opposition Mian Nisar Gul Kakakhel by margin of 44 votes

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Aug, 2018 ) :Mahmud Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was elected 22nd chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province through secret balloting wherein he defeated the candidate of joint opposition Mian Nisar Gul Kakakhel by margin of 44 votes.

Mahmud Khan of PTI secured 77 votes whereas Mian Nisar Gul obtained 33 votes in the election held through secret balloting in the provincial assembly today.

Speaker Mushtaq Ghani announced the result after counting of the votes declaring Mahmud Khan as winner and elected as Leader of the House. In all 110 votes were polled for the election of chief minister.

The newly elected chief minister belongs to Matta Tehsil of Swat district and returned to the provincial assembly from PK-9 constituency on ticket of PTI.

Mahmud has started his political career as union council Nazim Khadzai Matta Tehsil.

He joined PTI before the 2013 election and was elected member of the house.

Mahmud Khan was provincial minister in the cabinet of Pervaz Khattak(2013-18) and was holding the portfolio of sports, culture tourism and irrigation.

Speaker Mushtaq Ghani who chaired the assembly proceedings held for the election of chief minister election congratulated the entire house over the smooth conduct of polling and fulfillingthe Constitutional obligations.