2013 Pakistani general election in Islamabad explained

Country:Islamabad
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2008 Pakistani general election in Islamabad
Previous Year:2008
Election Date:11 May 2013
Next Election:2018 Pakistani general election in Islamabad
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:2 seats from Islamabad in the National Assembly
Turnout:62.26 12.23
Registered:626,383
Leader2:Imran Khan
Leader Since2:1996
Party2:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Seats2:1
Seat Change2:1
Last Election2:Boycotted
Popular Vote2:131,261
Percentage2:33.66%
Swing2:15.02%
Image1:PrimeMinisterNawazSharif.jpg
Leader1:Nawaz Sharif
Party1:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Leader Since1:2011
Seats1:1
Seat Change1:1
Last Election1:0
Popular Vote1:146,311
Percentage1:37.52%
Swing1:6.77%

General elections were held in Islamabad Capital Territory on Saturday11 May 2013 to elect 2 member of National Assembly of Pakistan from Islamabad.

Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won one seat each from Islamabad.

Candidates

Total no of 77 Candidates including 43 Independents contested for 2 National Assembly Seats from Islamabad.[1]

No.ConstituencyCandidates
PML-NPTI
1NA-48Anjum Aqeel KhanJaved Hashmi
2NA-49Tariq Fazal ChaudhryCh Ilyas Meherban

Result

Party Wise

PartySeatsVotes
ContestedWon%
Pakistan Muslim League (N)21146,31137.52
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf21131,26133.66
Pakistan Peoples Party2054,16213.89
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan2035,0168.97
Others & Independents69020,8035.33
Rejected02,4480.63
Total772390,001100.0

Constituency wise

No.ConstituencyTurnoutElected MemberPartyRunner-upPartyWin Margin(by votes)Win Margin(by % votes)
1NA-4859.64Javed HashmiPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafAnjum Aqeel KhanPakistan Muslim League (N)21,67312.44
2NA-4964.56Tariq Fazal ChaudhryPakistan Muslim League (N)Ch Ilyas MeherbanPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf36,72317.02

By-Elections

Makhdoom Javed Hashmi Vacated his seat in Favor of NA-149 Multan.[2] Asad Umar of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Won NA-48 by margin of 6,887 votes.[3] Turn out was 32% which was low compared to 59.64% in General Elections.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency Profile . 2022-07-16 . Election Pakistan . en-US.
  2. Web site: NA-48 Islamabad Detail Election Result 2013 Full Information . 2022-07-29 . www.electionpakistani.com.
  3. Web site: NA 48 Islamabad I Bye Election Result 2013 . 2022-07-29 . www.electionpakistani.com.
  4. Web site: 2013-08-23 . By-election: 32 per cent turnout in NA-48 by-election . 2022-07-29 . The Express Tribune . en.