2018 Pakistani general election in Islamabad explained

Country:Islamabad
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2013 Pakistani general election in Islamabad
Previous Year:2013
Election Date:25 July 2018
Next Election:Next Pakistani general election
Next Year:Next
Seats For Election:3 seats from Islamabad in the National Assembly
Turnout:58.24% 4.02%
Registered:765,445
Previous Mps:List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan
Elected Mps:List of members of the 15th National Assembly of Pakistan
Image1:Imran Khan 2019 crop.jpg
Leader1:Imran Khan
Party1:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Seats1:3
Seat Change1:2
Last Election1:1
Popular Vote1:215,077
Percentage1:48.24%
Swing1:14.58%
Leader2:Shehbaz Sharif
Party2:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Seats2:0
Seat Change2:1
Last Election2:1
Popular Vote2:110,920
Percentage2:24.88%
Swing2:12.64%

General elections were held in the Islamabad Capital Territory on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the 3 members of 15th National Assembly from Islamabad.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) swept Islamabad winning all 3 seats with huge margin.

Candidates

A total number of 69 Candidates, including 33 Independents, contested for the 3 National Assembly Seats from Islamabad.

No.ConstituencyCandidates
PTIPML-NPPP
1NA-52Khurram Shehzad NawazTariq Fazal ChaudhryMuhammad Afzal Khokhar
2NA-53Imran KhanShahid Khaqan AbbasiSyed Sibtul Haider Bukhari
3NA-54Asad UmarAnjum Aqeel KhanRaja Imran Ashraf

Result

Party Wise

PartySeatsVotes[1]
ContestedWon%
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf33215,07748.24
Pakistan Muslim League (N)30110,92024.88
Pakistan Peoples Party3056,07912.58
Total3445,827100.0

Constituency wise

No.ConstituencyTurnoutElected MemberPartyRunner-upPartyWin Margin(by votes)Win Margin(by % votes)
1NA-5264.26 Khurram Shehzad NawazPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPakistan Peoples Party30,79420.44
2NA-5356.53 Pakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPakistan Muslim League (N)48,76327.64
3NA-5454.24Pakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPakistan Muslim League (N)24,07720.29

By-election

After the General Elections, the chairman of the PTI, Imran Khan vacated NA-53 in favour of NA-95 (Mianwali-I).[2] By-elections were held on 14 October 2018. Ali Nawaz Awan of the PTI won the seat by a margin of 18,630 votes.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency Profile . 2022-07-31 . Election Pakistan . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2018-10-14 . Constituency profile: NA-53 (Islamabad-II) ─ a seat vacated by PM Khan . 2022-06-18 . DAWN.COM . en.
  3. Web site: NA 53 Islamabad Bye Election Result 2018 Information . 2022-06-18 . www.electionpakistani.com.