By-Elections in Pakistan (April 2024)
The results of the by-elections in the National Assembly . The 2024 Pakistani by-elections were held on 21 April 2024 to fill 21 vacant seats in National and Provincial Assemblies. The elections were characterized by extensive security measures, including the deployment of Pakistan Army and Civil Armed Forces.[ 1] [ 2]
The by-elections were scheduled after the 2024 Pakistani general election . These seats fell vacant due to various reasons such as candidates winning multiple seats or delay in polling due to the death of a candidate.[ 3] [ 4]
The federal government approved the deployment of Pakistan Army and Civil Armed Forces personnel during the by-elections.[ 5] [ 4] [ 6] [ 7]
About 13,800 police personnel were deployed to guard 921 polling stations.[ 8] [ 9]
Communication suspension [ edit ] The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that cellular service will be temporarily suspended in certain districts of Punjab and Balochistan on April 21 and 22 during the by-elections. The move was directed by the Ministry of Interior and aimed at ensuring the integrity and security of the electoral process.[ 10] [ 11]
National Assembly [ 12] [ 13]
No
District
Constituency
Candidates
Registered Voters
Polling Stations
Male
Female
Total
1
Bajaur
NA-8
7
368,531
304,060
673,591
366
2
D.I Khan
NA-44
19
210,992
185,621
396,613
358
3
Lahore
NA-119
9
281,586
248,581
530,167
338
4
Kasur
NA-132
10
295,702
236,885
532,587
342
5
Qambar Shandadkot [ 14] NA-196
4
230,580
193,201
423,781
303
Total
49
1,387,431
1,168,356
2,556,787
1,707
Punjab [ 15] [ 16]
No
District
Constituency
Candidates
Registered Voters
Polling Stations
Male
Female
Total
1
Chakwal
PP-22
9
146,798
143,324
290,122
215
2
Gujrat
PP-32
13
135,650
119,253
254,903
168
2
Wazirabad
PP-36
13
171,833
146,711
318,544
185
4
Narowal
PP-54
14
132,304
110,533
242,857
155
5
Bhakkar
PP-93
6
115,028
101,929
216,957
155
6
Sheikhpura
PP-139
6
103,424
85,781
189,205
123
7
Lahore
PP-147
11
201,680
173,167
374,847
232
8
PP-149
14
180,879
164,569
345,448
218
9
PP-158
21
102,818
82,798
185,616
116
10
PP-164
19
80,338
63,057
143,395
99
11
R.Y Khan
PP-266
20
122,772
101,331
224,103
138
12
D.G Khan
PP-290
7
105,454
88,506
193,960
117
Total
153
1,598,978
1,380,959
2,979,957
1,921
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [ 17]
No
District
Constituency
Candidates
Registered Voters
Polling Stations
Male
Female
Total
1
Bajaur
PK-22
13
96,978
78,859
175,837
91
2
Kohat
PK-91
10
121,570
102,807
224,377
168
Total
23
218,548
181,666
400,214
259
Balochistan [ 18]
No
District
Constituency
Candidates
Registered Voters
Polling Stations
Male
Female
Total
1
Khuzdar
PB-20
8
53,383
41,068
94,451
100
2
Lasbela
PB-22
4
76,328
62,740
139,068
129
3
Kila Abdullah
PB-50
23
104,161
59,592
163,753
125
Total
35
233,872
163,400
397,272
354
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(April 2024 )
National Assembly
Party
Votes
Seats
No.
%
+/-
Contested
Won
+/-
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
215,755
30.21
4
2
Sunni Ittehad Council
239,338
33.50
4
1
Pakistan People's Party
117,620
16.46
3
1
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
18,416
2.58
1
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan
9,800
1.37
3
Others & Independents
113,423
15.88
N/A
33
1
Total valid votes
714,352
98.35
49
5
Rejected ballots
11,956
1.65
Total votes polled
726,308
100
Registered Voters
2,551,131
28.47
Party
Votes
Seats
No.
%
+/-
Contested
Won
+/-
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
502,012
43.33
10
9
Sunni Ittehad Counci
332,407
28.69
12
0
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
71,357
6.16
1
1
Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party
47,722
4.12
1
1
Pakistan People's Party
47,520
4.10
2
1
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan
31,589
2.73
11
0
Others & Independents
125,999
10.87
N/A
116
0
Total valid votes
1,158,606
98.59
153
12
Rejected ballots
16,546
1.41
Total votes polled
1,175,152
100
Registered Voters
2,979,957
39.44
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly [ edit ]
Party
Votes
Seats
No.
%
+/-
Contested
Won
+/-
Sunni Ittehad Counci
30,559
29.97
2
1
Jamaat-e-Islami
10,544
10.34
2
0
Others & Independents
60,874
59.69
N/A
19
1
Total valid votes
101,977
97.01
23
Rejected ballots
3,143
2.99
Total votes polled
105,120
100
Registered Voters
400,214
26.26
Balochistan Assembly [ edit ]
Party
Votes
Seats
No.
%
+/-
Contested
Won
+/-
Awami National Party
72,032
31.76
1
1
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
49,853
21.95
2
1
Balochistan National Party (M)
28,175
12.42
1
1
Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
57,132
25.19
1
0
Others & Independents
19,688
8.68
N/A
30
0
Total valid votes
226,813
98.30
35
3
Rejected ballots
3,929
1.70
Total votes polled
230,742
100
Registered Voters
397,272
58.08
[ edit ]
National Assembly
No
National Assembly Constituency
Winner
Runner-up
Margin
Turnout
Candidate
Party
Votes
Candidate
Party
Votes
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
%
1
NA-8 Bajaur
Mubarak Zeb Khan
PMLN
74,008
40.60
Gul Zafar Khan
SIC
47,282
25.94
26,726
14.66
28.04
2
NA-44 Dera Ismail Khan-I
Faisal Amin Khan
SIC
66,879
70.06
Adul Rasheed Khan Kundi
PPP
21,979
23.03
44,900
47.03
24.5
3
NA-119 Lahore-III
Ali Pervaiz Malik
PML(N)
61,086
61.25
Shahzad Farooq
SIC
34,197
33.74
26,889
27.51
19.12
4
NA-132 Kasur-II
Rasheed Ahmed Khan
PML(N)
146,849
60.86
Sardar Muhammad Hussain Dogar
SIC
90,980
37.71
55,869
23.15
45.80
5
NA-196 Qambar Shahdadkot-I
Khursheed Ahmed Junejo
PPP
91,581
96.42
Muhammad Ali
TLP
2,763
2.91
88,818
93.51
22.79
The general elections for Bajaur NA-8 had been postponed because of the murder of a candidate,Rehan Zeb Khan.
NA-44 Dera Ismail Khan, the constituency was vacated by Ali Amin Gandapur, who retained his provisional assembly seat to become KP’s chief minister.
Lahore’s NA-119 was vacated by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, who preferred to become an MPA from PP-159
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari won two seats in the NA. He retained NA-194, Larkana, seat and left NA-196, Qamber Shahdadkot, seat vacant
[ edit ]
No
Punjab Assembly
Constituency
Winner
Runner-up
Margin
Turnout
Candidate
Party
Votes
Candidate
Party
Votes
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
%
1
PP-22 Chakwal-cum-Talagang
Falak Sher Awan
PML(N)
59,265
48.20
Nisar Ahmed
SIC
50,356
40.96
8,909
7.24
42.92
2
PP-32 Gujrat-VI
Musa Elahi
PML(Q)
71,357
63.75
Pervaiz Elahi
SIC
37,106
33.15
34,251
30.60
44.45
3
PP-36 Wazirabad-II
Adnan Afzal Chatta
PML(N)
74,779
53.77
Fayyaz Chatta
SIC
58,682
42.19
16,097
11.58
44.38
4
PP-54 Narowal-I
Ahmed Iqbal Chaudhry
PML(N)
59,234
53.40
Awais Qasim
SIC
45,762
41.25
13,472
12.15
46.37
5
PP-93 Bhakkar-V
Saeed Akbar Khan Nawani
PML(N)
62,201
44.83
Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla
IPP
58,888
42.45
3,313
2.38
64.95
6
PP-139 Sheikhupura-IV
Rana Afzaal Hussain
PML(N)
46,585
57.00
Ijaz Hussain
SIC
29,833
36.50
16,752
20.50
43.90
7
PP-147 Lahore-III
Muhammad Riaz Malik
PML(N)
31,841
61.39
Muhammad Khan Madni
IND
16,548
31.90
15,293
29.49
13.97
8
PP-149 Lahore-V
Muhammad Shoaib Siddiqui
IPP
47,762
59.22
Zeeshan Rashid
SIC
26,253
32.55
21,509
26.67
23.60
9
PP-158 Lahore-XIV
Chaudhry Muhammad Nawaz
PML(N)
39,865
54.73
Moonis Elahi
SIC
28,018
38.46
11,847
16.27
39.80
10
PP-164 Lahore-XX
Rana Rashid Minhas
PML(N)
31,199
53.28
Yousaf Mayo
SIC
25,781
44.03
5,418
9.25
41.39
11
PP-266 Rahim Yar Khan-XII
Mumtaz Ali
PPP
47,181
46.58
Safdar Khan Leghari
PML(N)
34,552
34.11
12,629
12.47
45.78
12
PP-290 Dera Ghazi Khan-V
Ali Muhammad Khan Leghari
PML(N)
62,529
71.19
Sardar Mohiuddin Khosa
IND
23,672
26.95
38,857
44.24
46.21
Ghulam Abbas retained NA-53, Rawalpindi, seat and left PP-22 seat.
Chaudhry Salik Hussain retained NA-64 and vacated PP-32, Gujrat, seat.
PP-36, Wazirabad, seat fell vacant after Muhammad Ahmad Chattha did not take oath
PP-54, Narowal, seat fell vacant as PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal did not take oath. He preferred to retain NA-76, Narowal
PP-139, Sheikhupura, fell vacant because PML-N’s Rana Tanveer did not take oath
Hamza Shehbaz did not take oath for PP-147, Lahore
PP-149, Lahore, fell vacant because of IPP’s Aleem Khan not taking oath
PM Shehbaz Sharif won polls for two NA and two provincial legislature seats. He left the NA-132, Kasur, as well as Lahore’s PP-158 and PP-164 seats vacant, and retained NA-123, Lahore, seat.
The polls for PP-266, Rahim Yar Khan, were postponed because of the death of a candidate.
The PP-290, Dera Ghazi Khan, was declared vacant after Awais Leghari did not take the oath
[ edit ] The general elections for NA-8, Bajaur, and PK-22, Bajaur, were postponed because of the murder of a candidate, Rehan Zeb Khan
Elections were scheduled to be held on 8 February 2024 but postponed due to death of an Independent candidate.[ 19]
[ edit ]
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