Several ex-MPs win PPM-PNC parliamentary ticket
283 candidates contested 73 constituencies in the PPM-PNC parliamentary primary.
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By
Ahmed Mizyal
A number of former members of parliament have won tickets in the primary held this Saturday to select PPM-PNC candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Voting for the government coalition's parliamentary primary was held from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday. In the primary:
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283 candidates contested for 73 constituencies
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71,597 people were eligible to vote
So far, the results of several polling booths have been confirmed. Some of the former MPs who won the tickets include:
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Feydhoo South - Ibrahim Didi
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Dhiggaru - Ahmed Nazim
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Villimale - Mohammed Ismail
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Maafannu Central - Asma Rasheed
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Thinadhoo North - Saudullah Hilmy
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Dhidhoo - Abdul Latif Mohammed
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Inguraidhoo - Mohamed Falaah
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Maafannu South - Abdullah Rifau
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Thulusdhoo - Ahmed Naseem
Thirteen PPM-PNC candidates have been given tickets to contest the parliamentary elections without a primary as there was no other candidate to contest the constituency.
