Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Balochistan on 25 July 2018. Newly formed Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) emerged as the largest party by winning 24 seats followed by Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal who won 10 seats. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won 7 seats for the very first time.
Background The 2013 elections resulted in a hung assembly, before Pakistan Muslim League (N), National Party, and Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party joined hands to form a coalition government. A power-sharing agreement was also brokered between PML-N and NP where the province's Chief Ministership tenure would be bifurcated between the two parties. In consequence, NP's Abdul Malik Baloch served as chief minister from 2013 to 2015 before he was replaced by PML-N's Sanaullah Khan Zehri at the end of 2015.
However, Zehri couldn't complete his term as on 2 January 2018, a number of dissident members from the ruling PML-N colluded with opposition lawmakers to submit a no-confidence motion against him. Seeing that he has lost the majority of the house's support in the ensuing turmoil, Zehri resigned from his post before a no-confidence vote could take place. Pakistan Muslim League (Q)'s, Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, an opposition lawmaker and one of the leaders of the no-confidence bloc, was elected as the province's 15th Chief Minister. He secured 41 of the 65 votes.
This in-house change was also important in the lead-up to the 2018 Senate elections as the bloc managed to secure 6 of the 12 seats for the province, with no seat for PML-N. Further down the line, the group was also successful in making an alliance with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Peoples Party for the election of the Senate chairman, leading to their combined candidate from Balochistan, Sadiq Sanjrani, being elected to the post.
On 29 March 2018, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and Saeed Hashmi, with the support of Bizenjo, launched a new political party by the name of Balochistan Awami Party (BAP). It was composed of independent candidates, dissident PML-N lawmakers as well as PML-Q members
Pre-election violence On 13 July, a suicide bombing killed at least 131 people including BAP candidate for Balochistan Assembly, Nawabzada Siraj Raisani and over 200 injured.
Results 24 11 10 7 4 3 2 1 1 1
Party wise PartyVotesSeats GeneralWomenNon-MuslimsTotal+/−No.%ContestedWonIndependents joinedTotalBalochistan Awami Party444,25724.4449154194124NewMuttahida Majlis-e-Amal277,65915.28478082111NewBalochistan National Party (Mengal)164,2889.044070721108Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf109,7576.05385161077Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party118,0836.502510100113Balochistan National Party (Awami)68,9253.79262021033Jamhoori Wattan Party28,3131.56121010011Awami National Party49,5952.73223031043Pakistan Muslim League (N)28,0651.542010100111Hazara Democratic Party12,8030.7022020022Pakistan People's Party56,0953.0939000000National Party89,1684.912600000010Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan10,8160.5910000000NewOther Parties51,4802.8311100Independents308,08316.954765 -00Valid Votes1,817,38795.67943505011364Rejected votes82,1784.33Total Votes Polled1,899,565 100Registered voters/Turnout4,194,24345.29Election was postponed in PP-35 MastungSource: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)
Division-wise results DivisionTotal seatsBAPMMABNP(M)PTI ANP BNP(A)HDPPKMAPJWP PML(N)Election PostponedZhob6 41 -1 - - - - - - -Sibi4 2 - -1 - - - -1 - -Nasirabad7 5 - -2 - - - - - - -Quetta15 - 5313 -21 - - -Rakhshan411 2 - - - - - - - -Kalat9 4111 - - - - -11Makran6 3 -1 - -2 - - - - -Total51198763221111
District-wise results DivisionDistrictTotal seatsBAPMMABNP(M)PTI ANP BNP(A)HDPPKMAPJWP PML(N)Election PostponedZhobMusakhail1 - - - 1 - - - - - - -SheraniZhob1 1 - - - - - - - - - -Killa Saifullah1 - 1 - - - - - - - - -Loralai1 1 - - - - - - - - - -Duki1 1 - - - - - - - - - -Barkhan1 1 - - - - - - - - - -SibiZiarat1 1 - - - - - - - - - -HarnaiSibi1 1 - - - - - - - - - -LehriKohlu1 - - - 1 - - - - - - -Dera Bugti1 - - - - - - - - 1 - -NasirabadNasirabad2 2 - - - - - - - - - -Jaffarabad2 1 - - 1 - - - - - - -Sohbatpur1 1 - - - - - - - - - -Jhal Magsi1 1 - - - - - - - - - -Kachhi1 - - - 1 - - - - - - -QuettaPishin3 - 3 - - - - - - - - -Killa Abdullah3 -1 - - 2 - - - - - -Quetta9 -1 311 -21 - - -RakhshanNushki1 - - 1 - - - - - - - -Chagai1 1 - - - - - - - - - -Washuk1 - 1 - - - - - - - - -Kharan1 - - 1 - - - - - - - -KalatMastung1 - - - - - - - - - -1Kalat1 1 - - - - - - - - - -Shaheed Sikandarabad1 - - - 1 - - - - - - -Khuzdar3 - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 -Awaran1 1 - - - - - - - - - -Lasbela2 2 - - - - - - - - - -MakranPanjgur1 - - - - - 1 - - - - -Kech4 3 - - - -1 - - - - -Gwadar1 - - 1 - - - - - - - -Total51198763221111
Constituency-wise results
DistrictConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMarginTurnout %No.NameCandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%Musakhel-SheraniPB-1Musakhel-cum-SheraniSardar Babar Khan MusakhelPTI12,28732.35Haji Muhammad Hassan SheraniMMA12,21432.167338.04ZhobPB-2ZhobMitta Khan KakarIND16,36832.66Muhammad NawazIND9,57819.116,79044.50Killa SaifullahPB-3Killa SaifullahMaulana NoorullahMMA22,48640.61Nawab Muhammad Ayaz Khan JogezaiPKMAP17,25031.165,23654.95LoralaiPB-4LoralaiMuhammad Khan BAP14,03930.07Molvi FaizullahMMA12,14826.021,89154.16DukiPB-5DukkiSardar Masood Ali Khan LuniIND13,63848.06Sardar Dur Muhammad NasarBAP6,88724.276,75155.73Ziarat-HarnaiPB-6Ziarat-cum-HarnaiNoor Muhammad DummarBAP20,62932.49Muheb UllahMMA19,77931.1685061.86Sibi-LehriPB-7Sibbi-cum-LehriMir Sarfraz Chakar DomkiBAP17,76340.16Muhammad Baro Khan BarozaiIND6,20214.0211,56136.49BarkhanPB-8BarkhanSardar Abdul Rehman KhetranIND18,70543.93Abdul Kareem KhetranNP18,64043.786566.64KohluPB-9KohluMir Naseebullah KhanPTI3,35621.79Changez Khan Marri BAP2,55316.5880329.47Dera BugtiPB-10Dera BugtiGohram BugtiJWP27,19054.30Sarfraz BugtiBAP17,11234.1710,07843.88NasirabadPB-11Nasirabad-IMir Sikandar AliBAP10,05727.25Mir Muhammad Sadiq UmraniPPP6,97818.913,07939.35PB-12Nasirabad-IIMuhammad Khan LehriBAP15,39942.48Baba Ghulam Rasool umraniIND11,23931.014,16039.97JafarabadPB-13Jafarabad-IUmar Khan JamaliPTI19,19844.63Rahat JamaliIND17,94041.711,25841.59PB-14Jafarabad-IIJan Mohammad JamaliBAP19,09963.48Haider Ali JamaliPPP3,65212.1415,44731.23SohbatpurPB-15SohbatpurMir Saleem Ahmed KhosoBAP17,75745.63Mir Dauran khosoNP9,22323.708,53446.12Jhal Magsi-KachhiPB-16Jhal Magsi-cum-KachhiNawabzada Tariq MagsiBAP15,04067.14Aurangzaib Alamgir Magsi IND6,40528.578,63541.46Kachhi-MastungPB-17Kachhi-cum-MastungYar Muhammad RindPTI16,63347.56Mir Muhammad Asim KurdBAP15,09843.171,53537.16PishinPB-18Pishin-IAbdul Wahid SiddiqueMMA22,92446.47Asfandyar KakarBAP16,41733.286,50759.35PB-19Pishin-IIAsghar Ali TareenMMA14,58243.95Sardar Ghulam Mustafa KhanPKMAP10,98033.093,60242.52PB-20Pishin-IIISayed Muhammad Fazal AghaMMA18,07649.79Agha Syed Liaqat AliPKMAP11,16230.746,91443.35Killa AbdullahPB-21Killa Abdullah-IZmrak KhanANP9,87831.67Habib Ullah KakozaiMMA6,91322.172,96545.97PB-22Killa Abdullah-IIMuhammad Nawaz Khan KakarMMA11,27048.99Muhammad AkbarANP3,53515.367,73542.34PB-23Killa Abdullah-IIIAsghar Khan AchakzaiANP11,50327.50Molvi Muhammad HanifMMA9,73023.261,77341.44QuettaPB-24Quetta-IMalik Naeem Khan BazaiANP6,53127.06Saz uddinMMA5,10321.141,42847.50PB-25Quetta-IIMalik Sikandar KhanMMA4,76219.39Nawab Salman Khan KhiljiIND3,84615.6691639.26PB-26Quetta-IIIQadir NayelHDP5,11827.99Wali MuhammadMMA3,24317.741,87532.96PB-27Quetta-IVAbdul Khaliq HazaraHDP7,68517.70Syed BismillahPTI5,11011.772,57538.35PB-28Quetta-VMuhammad Mobeen KhanPTI7,37123.08Tahir Mehmood KhanBAP5,76718.061,60436.19PB-29Quetta-VIMir Akhtar Hussain LangauBNP(M)12,60330.47Abdul BariPTI6,65816.105,94537.84PB-30Quetta-VIIAhmed Nawaz BalochBNP(M)10,10942.77Mir Atta Muhammad BangulzaiNP3,42514.496,68433.40PB-31Quetta-VIIINasrullah Khan BareachPKMAP4,27826.07Mir Lashkari RaisaniBNP(M)3,85523.4942332.84PB-32Quetta-IXMalik Naseer Ahmed ShahwaniBNP(M)6,79531.59Abdul Ghafoor HaideriMMA4,43620.622,35936.74NushkiPB-33NushkiBabu Muhammad Rahim MengalBNP(M)20,80844.13Mir Ghulam Dastagir BadiniBAP10,37021.9910,43857.30ChagaiPB-34ChagaiMuhammad ArifIND24,76550.84AmanullahBAP19,49240.015,27356.27MastungPB-35MastungElection postponedShaheed SikandarabadPB-36Shaheed SikandarabadMir Naimatullah ZehriIND11,06644.10Mir Zafarullah Khan Zehri BNP(A)10,07540.1599151.12KalatPB-37KalatMir Ziaullah ZehriBAP13,33530.02Sardarzada Mir Saeed AhmedMMA12,84228.9149352.53KhuzdarPB-38Khuzdar-ISanaullah Zehri PML(N)11,83334.18Abdul Khaliq MMA11,81534.131856.59PB-39Khuzdar-IIMir Younus Aziz Zehri MMA13,64633.01Sardar Muhammad Aslam Bizenjo NP10,22224.723,42452.25PB-40Khuzdar-IIIMir Muhammad Akbar Mengal BNP(M)22,23458.47Mir Shamir Bizenjo NP8,80223.1513,43255.78WashukPB-41WashukMir Zabid Ali Reki MMA12,80746.35Mir Mujeeb ur Rehman BAP12,58845.5521951.99KharanPB-42KharanSanaullah Baloch BNP(M)15,52647.33Abdul Kareem NosherwaniBAP10,75932.804,76760.52PanjgurPB-43PanjgurAsadullah BNP(A)15,45851.64Zahid Hussain BNP(M)4,86616.2610,59241.69AwaranPB-44Awaran-cum-PanjgurAbdul Quddus BizenjoBAP8,05524.65Khair JanNP5,96318.252,09234.28KechPB-45Kech-IZahoor Ahmed BulediBAP15,67170.66Mir Muhammad AnwarBNP(M)1,9118.6213,76040.48PB-46Kech-IISyed Ehsan ShahBNP(A)15,05653.71Ghulam RasoolNP6,84524.428,21143.58PB-47Kech-IIIAbdul Rauf RindBAP11,94252.80Jamil Ahmed DashtiBNP(M)3,20414.178,73841.14PB-48Kech-IVAkbar AskaniBAP7,03448.47Muhammad AsgharBNP(A)3,45123.783,58335.17LasbelaPB-49Lasbela-ISardar Muhammad Saleh BhotaniBAP30,01257.81Muhammad SharifPPP8,6328,63221,38056.35PB-50Lasbela-IIJam Kamal KhanBAP38,88550.33NasrullahIND26,05033.7212,83558.78GwadarPB-51GwadarMir Hamal KalmatiBNP(M)31,24850.81Yaqoob BizanjoBAP16,58526.7914,66353.43
Members elected on Reserved seats Reserved Seats PartyMember For Women Balochistan Awami Party Rubaba Khan Buledi Laila Tareen Mah Jabeen Sharan Bushra Rind Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Bano Khalil Ahmed Zubeda Dakhtarullah Balochistan National Party (Mengal) Zeenat Shahwani Shakeela Naveed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Fareeda Bibi Awami National Party Shahina KakarBalochistan National Party (Awami) Mastoora Bibi For Non-Muslims Balochistan Awami Party Danesh Kumar Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Sham Lal Balochistan National Party (Mengal) Titus Johnson
See also 2018 Pakistani general election Punjab Provincial Election, 2018 Sindh Provincial Election, 2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Election, 2018
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