ISLAMABAD: Following the much awaited general election, held on Thursday (8th Feb, 2024). the results have commenced to trickle in.
So far 248 NA results have been announced: 98 PTI-backed independent candidates emerged as winners; 69 PML-N candidates have been declared successful; PPP won 52 seats and MQM-P won 17 seats.
Results of general elections held for the National Assembly and the four provincial assemblies continue to pour in from across the country.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has so far received 248 results of the National Assembly seats.
According to the results PTI-backed Independent candidates got 98 seats, PPP won 52, PML-N bagged 69 seats and MQM-P emerged triumphant from 17 constituencies.
PML-N secured 140 seats in Punjab Assembly, PTI-backed Independent Candidates got 135 seats and PPP managed to bag 10 seats.
PPP, that got 84 seats in Sindh Assembly, can conveniently form its government in the Province.
PTI-backed 89 candidates, who were declared successful are in a position to form its government in KP.
PPP was declared from 11 Balochistan seats, PML-N got nine seats, whereas Independents managed to bag five seats.
Heavy weights who retained their seats include: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, former President Asif Ali Zardari, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hamza Shehbaz Sharif, PML leader Chaudhry Salik Hussain, PPP leader Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani, former Speaker National Assembly Assad Qaisar and PPP stalwart Khursheed Ahmed Shah.
Journalist/politician Mushahid Hussain Sayed took to the X (Twitter) to hold: “In what is probably the biggest election upset in Pakistan’s political history in the last 50 years, extremely important that the ‘February 8 Surprise’ be transformed into an opportunity for a much-needed Healing Touch reinforcing National Unity & Stability by respecting Popular Will & Mandate of People of Pakistan! Repeating mistake of 2018 polls, when Election Commission’s RTS suddenly conked off before midnight, with results withheld, would be a recipe for disaster!”
Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Tweeted: “The people of Pakistan have spoken, loudly and clearly; any attempt to manipulate their mandate will result in unsustainable chaos.
The heat of the electoral process has passed; it is time to allow the country to heal.
The political leadership – Mian Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari, Imran Khan, Maulana Fazal ur Rehman, and others – must rise above petty politics and work together to confront the immense challenges our country is facing; they need to recognise that history is not kind to selfish politicians.”
Taking to the X (Twitter) HRCP stated that it deplored the delay in announcement of election results, “which, under Rule 84 of the Election Rules, should have been communicated by the returning officers to the ECP by 2 AM this morning and made public shortly thereafter.
“If, under the Rules, the returning officers had incomplete results by this time, they were legally bound to tell the ECP why, also indicating which vote counts were still awaited.
“This lack of transparency is deeply concerning. Moreover, we see no plausible reason to attribute this delay to any extraordinary circumstances that might justify it.”
Trend till late night manifested that PTI-Backed Independents were in the lead:
PTI-backed candidate Mumtaz Mustafa wins NA-171 seat from Rahim Yar Khan
PTI-backed candidate Amber Majeed wins NA-181 seat from Layyah
PTI candidate Zain Qureshi wins NA-150 seat from Multan
PTI-backed candidates Ayeshi Nazir and Auranzeb Kichi win NA seats from Vehari
PML-N candidate Rana Qasim Noon wins NA-153 seat from Multan
PML-N candidate Rana Qasim Noon wins NA-153 seat from Multan PML-N candidates clinch NA 160 (Bahawalnagar) and NA-166 (Bahawalpur)
PML-N candidates Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar Watto and Makhdoom Syed Samiul Hasan Gilani win NA-160 and NA-166 seats from Bahawalnagar and Bahawalpur.
PPP candidate Ali Musa Gilani wins NA-151 seat from Multan
PML-N candidate Chaudhry Iftikhar Nazir wins NA-147 seat from Khanewal
PML-N candidates Mian Moin Watto and Ahmed Raza Maneka win NA seats from Okara and Pakpattan
PTI-backed candidate Rai Hassan Nawaz Khan wins NA-143seat from Sahiwal
PML-N candidate Ayaz Sadiq wins NA-120 seat from Lahore
Independent candidate Zahoor Hussain Qureshi wins NA-146 seat from Khanewal
PTI-backed candidate Khurram Shahzad Virk wins NA-115 seat from Sheikhupura
PML-N candidates Shazra Mansab and Rana Tanveer Hussain win NA seats from Nankana Sahib and Sheikhupura
PTI-backed candidate Syed Ali Raza Gilani wins NA-137 from Okara (III)
PML-N candidate Riaz-ul-Haq wins NA-136 seat from Okara
PTI-backed candidates Mehboob Sultan and Ameer Sultan win NA-108, NA-110 seats from Jhang
PML-N candidate wins NA-106 seat from Toba Tek Singh
PML-N’s Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry wins NA-106 seat from Toba Tek Singh
PTI-backed candidate Usman Hamza wins NA-105 from Toba Tek Singh
PML-N candidate Malik Shakir Bashin Awan wins NA-87 seat from Khushab
PTI-backed candidates Jamal Ahsan Khan, Umair Khan Niazi and Sanaullah Mastikhail win NA seats NA-89 and NA-91 from Mianwali, Bhakkar
PTI-backed candidate Osama Maila wins NA-83 seat from Sargodha (II)
PML-N candidate Ahsan Iqbal wins NA-76 seat from Narowal
PML-N candidate Bilal Azhar Kiyani wins NA-60 seat from Jhelum
PML-Ncandidate Muhammad Hanif Abbasi wins NA-56 seat from Rawalpindi
PML-N candidate Raja Qamar Islam wins NA-53 seat from Rawalpindi
PML-N candidate Malik Sohail Khan wins NA-50 seat from Attock (II)
PML-N candidate Tariq Fazal Chaudhry wins NA-47 seat from Islamabad
MQM-P candidates Javed Hanif Khan and Hasaan Sabir win NA-233, NA-236 seats from Karachi
PTI-backed candidate Suriya Bibi wins PK-11 seat from Chitral.
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