The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Thursday decided to proclaim Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan the winning candidate from all seven National Assembly seats.

Announcing the decision — reserved by a five-member bench on December 20, 2022 — the ECP revealed that the former prime minister had submitted all details of the election expenses that he acquired during the by-elections held in October

Last year, the ECP had taken notice of the PTI chief’s failure to submit the details of election expenses for the constituencies he had contested in October 2022.

Khan won the majority of seats in by-elections on October 16 as he contested seven of eight seats and won six. After making history by winning six seats in by-polls, the PTI chief added another feather to his cap by winning from the NA-45 Kurram constituency later in the same month.

In its verdict proclaimed today, the electoral body ignored the delay in the submission of the details of the expenses and directed officials to notify Khan as the winning candidate accepting the PTI plea.

According to the election laws, “Every returned candidate shall, within five days from the date of the election, submit return of election expenses in accord with the provision of section 29.