Pakistan
is a Federal Republic and is known as the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan. It came into existence on 14th
August, 1947. The territories of Pakistan comprise
the provinces of Punjab,
Sindh,
North-West
Frontier and Balochistan,
the Islamabad
Capital Territory i.e., the Federal Capital, the
Federally Administered
Tribal Areas (FATAs) and such states and territories
as are or may be included in Pakistan whether by accession
or otherwise. It has a population of more than 132,344,546
and a territory spread over 7,96,096 square kilometers.
The
Election Commission of Pakistan is an independent
and autonomous constitutional body charged with the
function of conducting transparent, free, fair and
impartial elections to the National and Provincial
Assemblies. The holding of elections to the office
of the President and the Senate
are, however, the functions of the Chief
Election Commissioner. Under the existing laws
the conduct of Local Government Elections is also
the responsibility of the Chief Election Commissioner.
Under
the Election Commission Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's
Order No.1 of 2002), the Election Commission consists
of the Chairman (Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan)
and four Members each drawn from the sitting judges
of the High
Courts of their respective Provinces. All the
executive authorities in the Federation and in the
provinces are constitutionally duty bound to assist
the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commission
in the discharge of his or its functions.
| National Assembly Results |
| |
PPPP |
PMLQ |
PMLN |
MMA |
NA |
MQM |
ANP |
INDP |
OTHR |
Total |
out
of |
| Punjab |
34 |
66 |
15 |
3 |
7 |
|
|
15 |
6 |
146 |
148 |
| Sindh |
27 |
4 |
|
7 |
5 |
13 |
|
1 |
4 |
61 |
61 |
| NWFP |
|
4 |
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
35 |
35 |
| Balochistan |
|
2 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
12 |
14 |
| FATA |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
12 |
12 |
| Islamabad |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
| Total |
62 |
76 |
16 |
53 |
13 |
13 |
0 |
22 |
13 |
268 |
272 |
| % Seats in National Assembly |
| |
PPPP |
PMLQ |
PMLN |
MMA |
NA |
MQM |
ANP |
INDP |
OTHR |
Total |
| % of Punjab |
23% |
45% |
10% |
2% |
5% |
|
|
10% |
4% |
99% |
| % of Sindh |
44% |
7% |
|
11% |
8% |
21% |
|
2% |
7% |
100% |
| % of NWFP |
|
11% |
|
83% |
|
|
|
|
6% |
100% |
| % of Balochistan |
|
14% |
7% |
43% |
7% |
|
|
7% |
7% |
86% |
| % of FATA |
|
|
|
58% |
|
|
|
42% |
|
100% |
| % of Islamabad |
50% |
|
|
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
100% |
| % of Total NA |
23% |
28% |
6% |
19% |
5% |
5% |
0% |
8% |
5% |
100% |
| Provincial Assembly Results |
| |
PPPP |
PMLQ |
PMLN |
MMA |
NA |
MQM |
ANP |
INDP |
OTHR |
Total |
out
of |
| Punjab |
60 |
127 |
37 |
6 |
12 |
|
|
39 |
6 |
287 |
297 |
| Sindh |
50 |
10 |
|
13 |
12 |
28 |
|
5 |
12 |
130 |
130 |
| NWFP |
8 |
8 |
5 |
48 |
|
|
8 |
12 |
10 |
99 |
99 |
| Balochistan |
2 |
8 |
|
14 |
3 |
|
|
7 |
14 |
48 |
51 |
| % Seats in Provincial Assemblies |
| |
PPPP |
PMLQ |
PMLN |
MMA |
NA |
MQM |
ANP |
INDP |
OTHR |
Total |
out
of |
| Punjab |
20% |
43% |
12% |
2% |
4% |
|
|
13% |
2% |
100% |
297 |
| Sindh |
38% |
8% |
|
10% |
9% |
22% |
|
4% |
9% |
100% |
130 |
| NWFP |
8% |
8% |
5% |
48% |
|
|
8% |
12% |
10% |
100% |
99 |
| Balochistan |
4% |
16% |
|
27% |
6% |
|
|
14% |
27% |
94% |
51 |
