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A report regarding thumb print verification of votes cast at NA-256 constituency in Karachi released by the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) revealed that 57,642 bogus votes cast during the May 11 elections, Express News reported on Monday. Out of the 84,448 votes cast only 6,805 were verified. It was revealed that 5,893 votes were cast twice and 741 votes were not related to the area. Moreover, there were 11,346 votes cast from 40 Computerised National Identity Cards. Muttahida Quami Movement’s candidate Iqbal Muhammad Khan had won the elections in the constituency. Read details in Express Tribune