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.
Background 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. By-elections were held on 5 seats of National Assembly, 12 seats of Punjab Assembly, two seats of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and two seats of Balochistan Assembly.
Security measures The federal government approved the deployment of Pakistan Army and Civil Armed Forces personnel during the by-elections. These forces functioned as a quick response force, deployed as a second and third tier behind the police. The exact number of troops and their deployment areas were determined by the ECP in consultation with all relevant stakeholders.
About 13,800 police personnel were deployed to guard 921 polling stations. The ECP mandates security personnel, excluding the armed forces deployed in by-elections, to maintain impartiality, assist officers, ensure peace, avoid clashes, arrests or interference, report irregularities and, in particular, conduct counting. Instructed to maintain neutrality during the process.
Communication suspension 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.https://propakistani.pk/2024/04/20/pta-announces-to-shut-down-internet-in-punjab-and-balochistan-during-by-elections/
Candidates +National AssemblyNoDistrictConstituencyCandidatesRegistered VotersPolling StationsMaleFemaleTotal1BajaurNA-87 368,531304,060 673,591 366 2D.I KhanNA-4419 210,992 185,621 396,613358 3LahoreNA-1199 281,586 248,581 530,167338 4KasurNA-13210 295,702 236,885 532,587 342 5Qambar ShandadkotNA-1964 230,580 193,201 423,781 303Total491,387,4311,168,3562,556,7871,707 +PunjabNoDistrictConstituencyCandidatesRegistered VotersPolling StationsMaleFemaleTotal1Chakwal PP-229 146,798 143,324 290,122 2152Gujrat PP-3213 135,650 119,253 254,903 1682Wazirabad PP-3613 171,833 146,711 318,544 1854Narowal PP-5414 132,304 110,533 242,857155 5Bhakkar PP-936115,028 101,929 216,957 1556Sheikhpura PP-1396 103,424 85,781 189,205 1237Lahore PP-14711 201,680 173,167 374,847 2328PP-14914 180,879 164,569 345,448 218 9PP-15821 102,818 82,798 185,616 11610PP-16419 80,338 63,057 143,395 9911R.Y KhanPP-26620122,772 101,331 224,10313812D.G KhanPP-2907 105,454 88,506 193,960 117Total1531,598,9781,380,9592,979,9571,921 +Khyber PakhtunkhwaNoDistrictConstituencyCandidatesRegistered VotersPolling StationsMaleFemaleTotal1BajaurPK-2213 96,978 78,859 175,837 912Kohat PK-9110 121,570 102,807 224,377 168Total23218,548181,666400,214259 +BalochistanNoDistrictConstituencyCandidatesRegistered VotersPolling StationsMaleFemaleTotal1Khuzdar PB-208 53,383 41,068 94,451 1002Lasbela PB-224 76,328 62,740 139,068 1293Kila AbdullahPB-5023 104,161 59,592 163,753 125Total35233,872163,400397,272354
Results
National Assembly +National AssemblyPartyVotesSeatsNo.%+/-ContestedWon+/-PMLN215,75530.2142PTI239,33833.5041PPP117,62016.4631JI18,4162.5810TLP9,8001.3701STP113,42315.8801Total valid votes714,35298.35495Rejected ballots11,9561.65Total votes polled726,308100Registered Voters2,551,13128.47
Punjab Assembly PartyVotesSeatsNo.%+/-ContestedWon+/-PMLN502,01243.331091PTI332,40728.691201PML(Q)71,3576.1611IPP47,7224.1211PPP47,5204.10211TLP31,5892.7340JUI (F)125,99910.8710Total valid votes1,158,60698.5915312Rejected ballots16,5461.41Total votes polled1,175,152100Registered Voters2,979,95739.44
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly PartyVotesSeatsNo.%+/-ContestedWon+/-PTI30,55929.9721JI10,54410.3420TLP60,87459.6910Total valid votes101,97797.0123Rejected ballots3,1432.99Total votes polled105,120100Registered Voters400,21426.26
Balochistan Assembly PartyVotesSeatsNo.%+/-ContestedWon+/-ANP72,03231.7611PMLN 49,853 21.9521BNP(M)28,17512.4211PkMAP57,13225.1910TLP19,6888.6810Total valid votes226,81398.30353Rejected ballots3,9291.70Total votes polled230,742100Registered Voters397,27258.08
Result by Constituency (National Assembly) +National AssemblyNoNational Assembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnoutCandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotesNo.%No.%No.%%1NA-8 BajaurMubarak Zeb KhanIND74,00840.60Gul Zafar KhanPTI47,28225.9426,72614.6628.042NA-44 Dera Ismail Khan-IFaisal Amin Khan GandapurPTI66,87970.06Adul Rasheed Khan KundiPPP21,97923.0344,90047.0324.53NA-119 Lahore-IIIAli Pervaiz MalikPMLN61,08661.25Shahzad FarooqPTI34,19733.7426,88927.5119.124NA-132 Kasur-IIMalik Rasheed Ahmed KhanPMLN146,84960.86Sardar Muhammad Hussain DogarPTI90,98037.7155,86923.1545.805NA-196 Qambar Shahdadkot-IKhursheed Ahmed JunejoPPP91,58196.42Muhammad AliTLP2,7632.9188,81893.5122.79
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
NA-8 Bajaur 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-I 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.
Punjab
NA-119 Lahore-III Lahore’s NA-119 was vacated by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, who preferred to become an MPA from PP-159
NA-132 Kasur-II
Sindh
NA-196 Qambar Shahdadkot-I 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
Result by Constituency (Punjab Assembly) NoPunjab Assembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnoutCandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotesNo.%No.%No.%%1PP-22 Chakwal-cum-TalagangMalik Falak Sher AwanPMLN59,26548.20Nisar AhmedPTI50,35640.968,9097.2442.922PP-32 Gujrat-VIChaudhry Musa ElahiPML(Q)71,35763.75Parvez ElahiPTI37,10633.1534,25130.6044.453PP-36 Wazirabad-IIAdnan Afzal ChatthaPMLN74,77953.77Fayyaz ChattaPTI58,68242.1916,09711.5844.384PP-54 Narowal-IAhmad Iqbal ChaudharyPMLN59,23453.40Awais Qasim KhanPTI45,76241.2513,47212.1546.375PP-93 Bhakkar-VSaeed Akbar Khan NawaniPMLN62,20144.83Muhammad Afzal Khan DhandlaIPP58,88842.453,3132.3864.956PP-139 Sheikhupura-IVRana Afzaal HussainPMLN46,58557.00Ijaz HussainPTI29,83336.5016,75220.5043.907PP-147 Lahore-IIIMuhammad Riaz MalikPMLN31,84161.39Muhammad Khan MadniPTI16,54831.9015,29329.4913.978PP-149 Lahore-VMuhammad Shoaib SiddiquiIPP47,76259.22Zeeshan RashidPTI26,25332.5521,50926.6723.609PP-158 Lahore-XIVChaudhary Muhammad Nawaz LadharPMLN39,86554.73Moonis ElahiPTI28,01838.4611,84716.2739.8010PP-164 Lahore-XXRana Rashid MinhasPMLN31,19953.28Yousaf MayoPTI25,78144.035,4189.2541.3911PP-266 Rahim Yar Khan-XIIMumtaz Ali Khan ChangPPP47,18146.58Safdar Khan LeghariPMLN34,55234.1112,62912.4745.7812PP-290 Dera Ghazi Khan-VSardar Ali Ahmed Khan LeghariPMLN62,52971.19Sardar Muhammad Mohiuddin KhosaPTI23,67226.9538,85744.2446.21
PP-22 Chakwal-cum-Talagang Ghulam Abbas retained NA-53, Rawalpindi, seat and left PP-22 seat.
PP-32 Gujrat-VI Chaudhry Salik Hussain retained NA-64 and vacated PP-32, Gujrat, seat.
PP-36 Wazirabad-II PP-36, Wazirabad, seat fell vacant after Muhammad Ahmad Chattha did not take oath
PP-54 Narowal-I PP-54, Narowal, seat fell vacant as PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal did not take oath. He preferred to retain NA-76, Narowal
PP-93 Bhakkar-V
PP-139 Sheikhupura-IV PP-139, Sheikhupura, fell vacant because PML-N’s Rana Tanveer did not take oath
PP-147 Lahore-III Hamza Shehbaz did not take oath for PP-147, Lahore
PP-149 Lahore-V PP-149, Lahore, fell vacant because of IPP’s Aleem Khan not taking oath
PP-158 Lahore-XIV 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.
PP-164 Lahore-XX
PP-266 Rahim Yar Khan-XII The polls for PP-266, Rahim Yar Khan, were postponed because of the death of a candidate.
PP-290 Dera Ghazi Khan-V The PP-290, Dera Ghazi Khan, was declared vacant after Awais Leghari did not take the oath
Result by Constituency (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly) NoKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnoutCandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotesNo.%No.%No.%%1PK-22 Bajaur-IVMubarak Zeb KhanIND23,38649.58Abid Khan JI10,47922.2112,90927.3728.242PK-91 Kohat-IIDaud Shah AfridiPTI23,51242.86Imtiaz ShahidIPP16,52430.136,98812.7324.74
PK-22 Bajaur-IV The general elections for NA-8, Bajaur, and PK-22, Bajaur, were postponed because of the murder of a candidate, Rehan Zeb Khan
PK-91 Kohat-II Elections were scheduled to be held on 8 February 2024 but postponed due to death of an Independent candidate.
Result by Constituency (Balochistan Assembly) NoBalochistan Assembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnoutCandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotesNo.%No.%No.%%1PB-20 Khuzdar-IIIMir Jahanzaib MengalBNP(M)28,17556.07Mir Shafiq Ur Rehman MengalIPP20,34440.497,83115.5856.092PB-22 LasbelaNawabzada Mir Muhammad Zarain Khan MagsiPMLN49,84488.70Shah Nawaz HassanPTI3,8696.8945,90881.8040.953PB-50 Killa AbdullahZmarak Khan AchakzaiANP72,03255.22Mir Wais Khan AchakzaiPkMAP57,13243.8014,90011.4279.65
PB-20 Khuzdar-III
PB-22 Lasbela
PB-50 Killa Abdullah
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