LAHORE: In a third consecutive win of the Hamid Khan-led Professional group, Malik Asif Ahmad Nissoana was elected president of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) in an election held on Saturday for the year 2025-26.

Nissoana defeated Saqib Akram Gondal of the Independent group in a one-on-one contest with a margin of 590 votes.

The winner, who was backed by lawyers` wings of PTl and JI, secured victory with 7,050 votes while Gondal bagged 6,460 votes.

Gondal contested for the second time as he had lost his previous election to Asad Manzoor Butt.

For the vice president position, Abdul Rehman Ranjha won with 8,255 votes. His closest competitor Haseeb bin Yousaf secured 4,503 votes while third candidate Abdul Rauf Chadhar received 679 votes.

A tough competition was observed for the secretary`s slot, where PTI-backed Farrukh Ilyas Cheema emerged victorious with 6,833 votes. His opponent, Qasim ljaz Sumra secured 6,630 votes, losing by a margin of 203 votes.

For the finance secretary position, Ham bin Shoaib has already been elected unopposed.

A total of 13,603 lawyers exercised their right to vote in the polling.

The supporters of the newly-elected office-bearers celebrated their victory by chanting slogans in favour of their candidates. The PTl lawyers also chanted slogans in support of incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan.