2015 Islamabad local elections explained

Local elections were held in Islamabad on November 30, 2015.[1] The Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) obtained a landslide victory, winning 50 of the 77 seats in the Islamabad Municipal Corporation (IMC), while the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won the remaining 27 seats.

Election Name:2015 Islamabad local government elections
Type:legislative
Country:Pakistan
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:1979
Election Date:30 November 2015
Next Election:2024 Islamabad local government elections
Next Year:2024
Seats For Election:77 seats of the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation
Majority Seats:39
Leader Since1:13 March 2018
Leader1:Sheikh Ansar Aziz
Party1:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Leaders Seat1:Technocrat
Seats1:50
Leader Since2:25 April 1996
Leader2:Khurram Shehzad Nawaz
Party2:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Leaders Seat2:UC-8 Tumair
Seats2:27
Mayor of Islamabad
Before Election:N/A
After Election:Sheikh Ansar Aziz
After Party:PML(N)

There were 676,795 eligible voters.[2] Tight security measures were enforced on polling day. No incidents of violence were reported.

Results

Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation

PartyUC ChairmenReserved seats
WomenMinoritiesPeasants/WorkersYouthTechnocratTotal
Pakistan Muslim League (N)3211222150
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf186111027
Total:5017333177
Following the election, twelve UC Chairmen who were elected as independents joined the PML(N), while two joined the PTI increasing their numbers to 32 and 18, respectively. After the allocation of reserved seats, the PML(N)‘s number of seats increased to 50 and the PTI’s number of seats increased to 27. Following this, Sheikh Ansar Aziz of the PML(N), who was elected on the reserved technocrat seat, defeated Khurram Shehzad Nawaz of the PTI, who was elected to UC-8 Tumair, to become Islamabad’s first Mayor. Aziz received 49 votes while Nawaz received 26 votes.[3] [4] [5]

Results by Union Council

Union CouncilElected Chairman
NameParty
SaidpurShiraz KiyaniPTI
Noorpur ShahanPir Adil ShahIND
Mal PurChaudhry Mushtaq AhmedPML(N)
Kot Hathial NorthIshtiaq Ahmed MalikPML(N)
Kot Hathial SouthMuhammad WahidPML(N)
PhulgranWaqar AhmedPML(N)
Pind BegowalRaja Qaiser GhaffarPTI
TumairKhurram Shehzad NawazPTI
CharahRaja Zulqurnain HaiderIND
KirpaZahid HussainIND
MughalAdil Aziz QaziIND
RawatAzhar MehmoodIND
HumakQazi Faisal NaeemPML(N)
SihalaChaudhry Naeem AkhterIND
Loi BherMalik Ikhlaq Ahmed AwanPTI
Pahg PanwalChaudhry Muhammad HanifIND
KoralQaiser Javed BhattiIND
Khana DakWaseem Sana MalikPML(N)
Tarlai KalanChaudhry Manzoor HussainPML(N)
Ali PurSyed Ibrar HussainIND
Sohan DehatiMalik Amir AliPTI
Chak ShahzadChaudhry Matloob HussainPML(N)
KuriMuhammad JamilIND
Rawal Town & Margala TownSyed Zaheer Ahmed ShahPML(N)
F-6Attique Ullah Khan KhattakPTI
G-6/1Chaudhry Allah DittaPML(N)
G-6/2, G-6/3 & G-6/4Anjum Shahzad TanoliPTI
F-7, F-8 & Jinnah Park F-9Fawzia ArshadPTI
F-10 & F-11Khurram BakhtiarPTI
G-7/3 & G-7/4Muhammad Naeem AliIND
G-7/1 & G-7/2Ahmad KhanPTI
G-8/3 & G-8/4Muhammad Munir AshrafPML(N)
G-8/1 & G-8/2Raja Waheed Ullah HasanPML(N)
G-9/1, G-9/3 & G-9/4Malik SajjadPML(N)
G-9/2Muhammad RafiqPTI
G-10/3 & G-10/4Faisal NadeemPTI
G-10/1 & G-10/2Malik Sajid MehmoodPTI
G-11Tanveer HussainPTI
Maira Sumbal JaffarSajid MehmoodPML(N)
I-8Ali Nawaz AwanPTI
I-9Sardar Mehtab Ahmed KhanPML(N)
I-10/1 & I-10/4Farman Ali MughalPML(N)
I-10/2 & I-10/3Muhammad IshfaqPML(N)
BokraMuhammad AftabPML(N)
Jhangi SaydanGulfaraz KhanIND
Badhana KalanHafeez Ur Rehman TipuPML(N)
TarnolMalik Rizwan AhmedIND
Sarai KharboozaMuhammad Azam KhanIND
Shah Allah DittaSyed Zeeshan Ali NaqviPML(N)
Golra SharifShoaib KhanPTI

Notes and References

  1. Election Commission of Pakistan. Notification- ICT LG Elections 2015 Result (5-12-2015)
  2. Dawn. Islamabad LG polls conclude peacefully
  3. Web site: ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan . 2022-12-31 . www.ecp.gov.pk.
  4. Web site: Khan . Iftikhar A. . 2016-01-30 . PML-N expected to sweep election for Islamabad mayor . 2022-12-31 . DAWN.COM . en.
  5. Web site: Dawn.com . 2016-02-15 . PML-N's Sheikh Ansar Aziz elected Islamabad's first-ever mayor . 2022-12-31 . DAWN.COM . en.