BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Malik Munir Iqbal Channar has won the by-election for National Assembly constituency NA-168 Bahawalpur-V.

According to unofficial and unverified results from all 292 polling stations, Malik Munir Iqbal Channar secured 79,306 votes, while independent candidate Wali Dad Cheema stood second with 42,623 votes.

The PML-N candidate won by a margin of 36,683 votes.

The NA-168 seat fell vacant following the death of PML-N lawmaker Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channar. The PML-N fielded his son, Malik Munir Iqbal Channar, in the by-election.

Wali Dad Cheema is the son of former federal minister Tariq Bashir Cheema. Before the by-election, the Pakistan Peoples Party withdrew its candidate and announced support for the PML-N nominee, while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Jamaat-e-Islami announced a boycott of the election.

A total of 483,143 voters were registered in the constituency, with 292 polling stations established for the election. Polling started at 8am and continued until 5pm.

The final official results will be issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan.