Provincial elections were held in Balochistan on 8 February 2024 to elect a new provincial legislature. On 5 August 2023, after the approval of the results of the 2023 digital census by the Council of Common Interests headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, elections have been delayed for several months, as new delimitations will be published on 14 December 2023. On 2 November 2023, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced, in agreement with the President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi, that the elections will be held on 8 February 2024. This election will be held concurrently with nationwide general elections and other provincial elections.

Background In the 2018 election, the newly formed Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), created by former members of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) and Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N), emerged as the largest party in the province by winning 24 seats.

The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (BNP-M) became the second and third largest parties by securing 10 seats each.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won 7 seats and emerged as the fourth largest party in the province for the very first time.

The PML(N), the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) and the National Party faced their worst ever defeats, as they won one, one, and zero seats, respectively.

Since no party got the majority, the BAP, PTI, Awami National Party (ANP) and Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) formed a coalition government.

On 26 September 2021, a political crisis occurred in the province after a motion of a no-confidence motion was tabled against Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani. Alyani resigned on 24 October 2021.

Abdul Quddus Bizenjo became the new Chief Minister on 29 October 2021.

On 12 August 2023, the Assembly was dissolved by Governor Abdul Wali Kakar on Bizenjo's advice.

Ban on PTI from contesting as a party On 22 December 2023, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided against letting the PTI retain its electoral symbol, arguing that the party had failed to hold intra-party elections. On 22 December, the PTI approached the Peshawar High Court (PHC) against the ECP's order and hence, a single-member bench suspended the ECP's order until 9 January 2024. On 30 December 2023, the ECP filed a review application within the PHC, and days later, a two-member bench withdrew the suspension order as it heard the case. However, on 10 January 2024, the two-member bench had declared the ECP's order to be "illegal, without any lawful authority, and of no legal effect. On 11 January, the ECP challenged this ruling in the Supreme Court, and on 13 January, a three-member bench ruled in favor of the ECP and stripped the PTI of its electoral symbol. As a consequence of this ruling, the PTI could not allot party tickets to any of its candidates. Therefore, all candidates of the party will be listed as independent candidates and each will have a different electoral symbol.

Schedule The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan on 15 December 2023.

Sr noPoll EventSchedule1Public Notice Issued by the Returning Officers19 December 20232Dates of filing Nomination papers with the Returning Officers by the candidates20 December 2023 to 24 December 20233Publication of names of the nominated candidates.24 December 20234Last date of scrutiny of nomination papers by the Returning Officer25 December 2023 to 30 December 20235Last date of filing appeals against decisions of the Returning Officer rejecting/accepting nomination papers.3 January 20246Last date for deciding of appeals by the Appellate Tribunal10 January 20247Publication of revised list of candidates11 January 20248Last date of withdrawal of candidate and publication of revised list of candidates12 January 20249Allotment of election symbol to contesting candidates13 January 202410Date of Polling and Counting of Votes8 February 2024

Electoral system The 65 seats of the Balochistan Assembly consist of 51 general seats, whose members are elected by the first-past-the-post voting system through single-member constituencies. 11 seats are reserved for women and 3 seats are reserved for non-Muslims. The members on these seats are elected through proportional representation based on the total number of general seats secured by each political party.

Opinion polls Polling firmLast date of pollingLinkJUI-FPTIANPPPPPMLNBAPBNP-MPKMAPTLPLeadSample sizeUndecideds & Non-votersPA13 August 2023The Provincial Assembly is dissolved by Governor Malik Abdul Wali Kakar on the advice of Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo.Gallup Pakistan30 June 2023PDF7%36%11%18%11%17%18%3,500N/ANA11–12 April 2022Imran Khan is removed from office in a no-confidence motionIPOR (IRI)PDF14%18%1%17%15%11%4%6%14%1%~810N/AGallup PakistanPDF11%19%8%22%10%5%2%1%3%~1,30022%IPOR (IRI)PDF8%18%2%15%14%20%5%5%13%2%867N/A2018 ElectionsECP15.3%6.1%2.7%3.1%1.5%24.4%9.0%6.5%14.4%17.0%9.1%1,899,565N/ADirectly elected seats853011571BNPA 2 HDP 2 JWP 157Women: 11 / non-Muslims: 3 Total = 64 seats

Results PartyPopular voteSeatsGeneralReservedTotal+/−Votes%±ppContestedWonIndependents JoinedTotalWomenNon-Muslims PPP381,54916.73 +13.644811415311919 PMLN297,06313.03 +11.494012214311817 JUI (F)399,82517.53N/A4690921121 BAP127,3405.58 -18.862940410519 NP135,5895.95 +1.04303031044 ANP92,6094.06 +1.33202021031 BNP(M)109,6414.81 -4.23381010019 BNP(A)19,1080.842.95191010012 JIP24,5871.08N/A381010011 HDTB20,9960.92N/A7101001 PTI72,0303.16 -2.89280000007 PkMAP132,7215.82 -0.68240000001 HDP14,0700.62 -0.0820000002 JWP26,3001.15 -0.4140000001TLP19,4030.85 +0.2621000000IPP407,69817.88000000 PKNAP00000000Total2,280,529100%5111365Valid votes2,280,529Invalid votesVotes cast/ turnout42.87%AbstentionsRegistered voters5,371,947Source: Election Commission of Pakistan

Division-wise results DivisionTotal seatsPPPPML(N)JUI(F)BAPNPANPBNP(M)BNP(A)JIHDTZhob6132 - - - - - - -Sibi43 1 - - - - - - - -Nasirabad723 -1 - - - -1 -Rakhshan4 -121 - - - - - -Kalat921311 -1 - - -Makran721 - -2 - -1 -1Quetta146321 -2 - - - -Total51161394321111

District-wise results DivisionDistrictTotal seatsPPPPML(N)JUI(F)BAPNPANPBNP(M)BNP(A)JIHDTZhobSherani1 - -1 - - - - - - -Zhob1 - -1 - - - - - - -Killa Saifullah11 - - - - - - - - -Musakhail1 -1 - - - - - - - -BarkhanLoralai1 -1 - - - - - - - -Duki1 -1 - - - - - - - -SibiZiarat1 -1 - - - - - - - -HarnaiSibi11 - - - - - - - - -Kohlu11 - - - - - - - - -Dera Bugti11 - - - - - - - - -NasirabadJhal Magsi1 - - - 1 - - - - - -Kachhi1 -1 - - - - - - - -Nasirabad211 - - - - - - - -Sohbatpur1 -1 - - - - - - - -Jaffarabad1 - - - - - - - -1 -Usta Muhammad11 - - - - - - - - -KalatKhuzdar31 - 1 - - - 1 - -Hub11 - - - - - - - -Lasbela1 -1 - - - - - - - -Awaran1 - - - -1 - - - - -MakranGwadar1 - - - - - - - - -1Kech421 - -1 - - - - -Panjgur2 - - - -1 - -1 - -RakhshanWashuk1 - -1 - - - - - - -Chagai1 - - - 1 - - - - - -Kharan1 -1 - - - - - - - -Nushki1 - -1 - - - - - - -KalatSurab1 - -1 - - - - - - -Kalat1 - - - 1 - - - - - -Mastung1 - -1 - - - - - - -QuettaQuetta952 -1 -1 - - - -Pishin31 -2 - - - - - - -Killa Abdullah1 - - - - -1 - - - -Chaman1 -1 - - - - - - - -Total51161394321111

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