Karzai polled the great majority of votes in results from the south and east, while Abdullah took most of the votes in provinces immediately north of
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Karzai bagged 1151 votes, followed by Ramazan Bashardost with 52, at one polling centre that had eight stations in Mehtarlam -- capital of eastern Laghman province. Dr. Abdullah received 51 votes and Dr. Ashraf Ghani 22.
Similarly, the president outpolled his rivals with 98 ballots at the Haider Khani centre in the same city, where Abdullah obtained 19 votes.
The president maintained his lead by obtaining 1069 votes in Kharoti
In the eastern city of
According to initial results from a polling station in Sirajul Amarat area of the city, 748 votes went to Karzai, 115 to Ghani, 38 to Ramazan Bashardost and 51 to Abdullah.
At the Imam Bukhari polling centre, the president gained 603 ballots, Ghani 134, Bashardost 58, Abdullah 32 and Mirwais Yasini 11. Results from three polling stations in Achin district say Karzai secured 1677 votes and Ghani 55.
In Ghanikhel district, Karzai received 89 votes, Yasini 79, Ghani 17, Dr Ferozan Fana nine and Abdullah one.
Vote counts from 28 polling stations in Asadabad -- capital of eastern Kunar province -- reveal Karzai secured 6843 votes, Abdullah 251 and Ashraf Ghani 175.
At the
At another centre in Loya Wala area of the southern city, Karzai received 450 votes, Ghani 80 and Abdullah 30. All the 400 votes cast by women at a station in
According to results from Khairkhana neighbourhood of
Results from the Spin Jumat centre in the Sixth Police District show 747 votes for Karzai, 502 for Bashardost and 28 for Abdullah.
Abdullah got 370 votes, Karzai 111 and Bashardost five at the Qalacha polling centre in Bagram district of Parwan province.
At the Qarya-i-Miana polling station in Jabalus Siraj district, Abdullah was on top with 428 ballots, followed by Karzai with a mere 15. At another polling station in the same district, Abdullah received 417 votes against 32 for Karzai and five for Bashardost. Elsewhere in the district, a similar trend prevailed. Abdullah received 1735 votes and Karzai 136.
The president bagged 34 votes against Abdullah's six in Tagab district of central Kapisa province. According to results from another station in the same town, Karzai grabbed 68 votes and Abdullah nine. At a third station, the president got 28 votes and Abdullah 13. At a fourth station, Karzai emerged with 13 votes and Abdullah 12. The incumbent received 96 votes and Abdullah 16 at another station in Tagab.
In Aibak, the capital of Samangan, Karzai received 232 votes, Abdullah 133, Bashardost 23. At another station, Karzai obtained 170 votes and Abdullah got 117.
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