KARACHI: The referendum held here in KESC after collapse of 10 years has been won by the Labour Union (LU) with heavy majority.

The Labour Union was announced as victorious side with 5782 votes while the union is said to enjoy support of the political parties Jamat-e-Islami (JI), Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N).

The Peoples Workers Unity Union (PWUU), supported by the ruling parties MQM and PPP, was hit by upset defeat in KESC referendum held after 10 years of gap.

The polling remained continuous from 9am to 5pm on Thursday while the PWUU could only secure 5066 votes against LU which got 5782 votes.

According to final results, Ikhlaq Ahmed has been elected as the president of LU meanwhile, the Ameer Jamat-e-Islami Karachi Muhammad Hussain Mehanti offered congratulations to LU on winning KESC referendum. more