2024 Pakistani general election in Islamabad
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{{Infobox election
| country = Islamabad
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 2018 Pakistani general election in Islamabad
| previous_year = 2018
| election_date = 8 February 2024
| next_election = Next Pakistani general election
| next_year = Next
| seats_for_election = 3 seats from Islamabad in the National Assembly
| majority_seats =
| opinion_polls =
| turnout = 55.23% {{decrease}}3.01pp
| registered = 1,083,028
| previous_mps = List of members of the 15th National Assembly of Pakistan
| elected_mps = List of members of the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan
| image_size = 130x130px
| image1 = Nawaz Sharif in Iran 2016 (cropped).jpg
| leader1 = Nawaz Sharif{{Efn|Nawaz Sharif led the PML-N election campaign and would have become Prime Minister in the case that they won a majority of seats, with Shehbaz Sharif the candidate otherwise.}}
| leader_since1 =
| party1 = Pakistan Muslim League (N)
| leaders_seat1 =
| seats1 = 2
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}2
| last_election1 = 24.88%, 0 seats
| popular_vote1 = 184,111
| percentage1 = 30.95%
| swing1 = {{increase}}6.07pp
| image2 = Omar Ayub Khan during Press Conference (cropped).png
| leader2 = Omar Ayub Khan{{Efn|Served as candidate for Prime Minister appointed by Imran Khan.{{Cite web |last=Sengupta |first=Ramananda |date=2024-02-15 |title=Imran Khan Nominates Omar Ayub As PM Candidate |url=https://stratnewsglobal.com/world-news/imran-khan-nominates-omar-ayub-as-pm-candidate/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=StratNews Global |language=en-US}}}}
| party2 = IND
(backed by PTI){{efn|name=PTI Status|Contested as independent candidates in all constituencies}}{{efn|name=PTI Status 2|Although the PTI did not contest the election de jure, media coverage routinely counted the PTI-affiliated independents as a single bloc in their election reports:
- {{cite web |title=Pakistan General Elections 2024 Candidates Party and List |url= https://elections.arynews.tv/party-candidates/15 |website=ARYNEWS |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240211135128/https://elections.arynews.tv/party-candidates/15 |access-date=11 February 2024 |archive-date= 11 February 2024 |language=en}}
- {{cite web |title=LIVE: Pakistan election results 2024 — Who is going to form next govt? PML-N, PPP step up efforts |url= https://www.geo.tv/latest/530321-pakistan-election-results-2024-live |website=www.geo.tv |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240211134958/https://www.geo.tv/latest/530321-pakistan-election-results-2024-live |access-date=11 February 2024|archive-date= 11 February 2024 }}
- {{cite web |title=National Assembly Election Results 2024 |url=https://elections.dunyanews.tv/election2024/election_result.php |website=elections.dunyanews.tv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211093452/https://elections.dunyanews.tv/election2024/election_result.php |access-date=11 February 2024|archive-date=11 February 2024 }}
- {{cite news |title=Never won a war, never lost an election: Did Imran Khan spoil Pakistan military's record? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/never-won-a-war-never-lost-an-election-did-imran-khan-spoil-pakistan-militarys-record/articleshow/107600209.cms |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=11 February 2024 |archive-date=11 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211113434/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/never-won-a-war-never-lost-an-election-did-imran-khan-spoil-pakistan-militarys-record/articleshow/107600209.cms |url-status=live }}
- {{cite web |last1=Asrar |first1=Nadim |last2=Lodhi |first2=Areesha |title=Pakistan police threaten crackdown after Khan's PTI protests vote 'rigging' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/2/11/pakistan-election-results-live-wait-for-final-tally-three-days-after-vote |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=11 February 2024 |language=en |archive-date=11 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211060341/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/2/11/pakistan-election-results-live-wait-for-final-tally-three-days-after-vote |url-status=live }} }}
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| seats2 = 0
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}3
| last_election2 = 48.24%, 3 seats
| popular_vote2 = 193,283
| percentage2 = 32.49%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}15.75pp
| map_image = File:2024 Pakistani general election in ICT.svg
| map_size =
| title =
| before_election =
| before_party =
| after_election =
| after_party =
| colour2 = {{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}
| map_caption = The results map, by constituency
}}
General elections were held in the Islamabad Capital Territory on 8 February 2024 to elect the 3 members of 15th National Assembly from Islamabad.{{Cite web |title=General Elections 2024 |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/general-elections-2024 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Election Commission of Pakistan}}
The Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) won 2 of the 3 seats available, while an independent candidate was elected to the other seat.
Candidates
A total number of 113 candidates, including 74 non-PTI independents, contested for the three National Assembly seats in Islamabad.
| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |No. ! rowspan="2" |Constituency ! colspan="4" |Candidates |
| colspan="2" |PMLN |
|---|
| 1
| style="background:{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" | | style="background:{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" | |Amir Mughal |
| 2
| style="background:{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" | | style="background:{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" | |Shoaib Shaheen |
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" | | N/A | style="background:{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" | |Muhammad Ali Bokhari |
Results
{{Pie chart
|caption = Vote Share of different parties in the election.
|value1 = 32.49
|label1 = PTI
|color1 = {{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}
|value2 = 30.95
|label2 = PML-N
|color2 = {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}
|value3 = 5.01
|label3 = TLP
|color3 = {{party color|Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan}}
|value4 = 4.78
|label4 = JI
|color4 = {{party color|Jamaat-e-Islami}}
|value5 = 4.40
|label5 = PPP
|color5 = {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}
|value6 = 22.36
|label6 = Others
|color6 = Silver
}}
{{Pie chart
|caption = Seat Share of different parties in the election.
|value1 = 66.67
|label1 = PML(N)
|color1 = {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}
|value2 = 33.33
|label2 = IND
|color2 = Silver
}}
= Party-wise results =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party ! colspan="2" |Seats ! colspan="2" |Votes |
| Contested
!Won !# !% |
|---|
| style="background:{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" |
|3 |0 |193,283 |32.49 |
| style="background:{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" |
|2 |2 |184,111 |30.95 |
| style="background:{{party color|Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan}}" |
|3 |0 |29,811 |5.01 |
| style="background:{{party color|Jamaat-e-Islami}}" |
|3 |0 |28,442 |4.78 |
| style="background:{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}" |
|3 |0 |26,174 |4.40 |
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Indpendent politician}}" |
| rowspan="2" |N/A | rowspan="2" |1 | rowspan="2" |133,006 | rowspan="2" |22.36 |
| Others |
| colspan="3" |Total
!3 !594,827 !100.0 |
= Constituency-wise results =
| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers" style="text-align:left"
! rowspan="3" |Constituency ! colspan="5" |Winner ! colspan="5" |Runner-up ! rowspan="2" |Margin ! rowspan="2" |Turnout |
| rowspan="2" |Candidate
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party ! colspan="2" |Votes ! rowspan="2" |Candidate ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party ! colspan="2" |Votes |
|---|
| No.
!% !No. !% !No. !% |
| NA-46
| bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" | |82,536 |51.18 |Amir Mughal | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" | |PTI |46,313 |28.72 |36,223 |46.30 |
| NA-47
| bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" | |101,575 |40.32 |Shoaib Shaheen | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" | |PTI |87,105 |34.58 |14,470 |58.39 |
| NA-48
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" | |IND |69,701 |38.37 |Muhammad Ali Bokhari | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" | |PTI |59,865 |32.95 |9,836 |61.11 |
Aftermath
The independent candidate elected to NA-48 later joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N). As a result, all members in the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan from Islamabad belonged to the PML(N).{{cite news |date=19 February 2024 |title=Seven Independent MNAs, 21 Independent MPAs Join PML-N |url=https://thefridaytimes.com/19-Feb-2024/seven-independent-mnas-21-independent-mpas-join-pml-n |access-date=22 August 2024 |work=The Friday Times |language=en}}
= Audit by PATTAN-Coalition38 =
On 18 May 2024, PATTAN-Coalition38 conducted a detailed audit of all three constituencies. This audit revealed that all of the declared winners had received fewer votes than their runners-up. The audit involved collecting polling station-level results (Forms 45) from the candidates, totaling the results across polling stations, comparing them with the constituency-level results (Form 47), and comparing the Forms 45 that were collected in the days following February 8 with the ones uploaded by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on 6 March.{{cite web |title=PR dated 18 May 2024 |url=https://pattan.org/v2/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PATTAN-Coalition38-conducted-a-detailed-audit-of-Islamabad-Capital-Territory-National-Assembly-const.pdf |access-date=22 August 2024 |publisher=Pattan}}
They were able to collect 87%, 97%, and 90% of Forms 45 from NA-46, NA-47, and NA-48, respectively. In NA-46, the results of the audit indicated that PTI-backed Amir Mughal received 75,608 votes, while Anjum Aqeel Khan, the declared winner from the PML(N), received 38,607 votes, indicating a reversal of 73,224 votes in the official results by the ECP. Moreover, they found discrepancies between the collected and uploaded Forms 45 in more than 200 out of 342 polling stations. In NA-47, as per the audit, PTI-backed Shoaib Shaheen bagged 101,061 votes and Tariq Fazal Chaudhry of the PML(N) bagged 49,528 votes, indicating a reversal of 66,003 votes in the final ECP results. They also found discrepancies between the two groups of Forms 45 in 198 out of 387 polling stations. Lastly, in NA-48, the audit revealed that PTI-backed Muhammad Ali Bokhari received 70,318 votes, while the declared winner, independent Khurram Shehzad Nawaz received 26,874 votes, indicating a reversal of 53,280 votes. The audit claimed discrepancies in 91 out of 261 polling stations.{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Iftikhar A. |date=19 May 2024 |title=Declared winners of Islamabad NA seats secured less votes than runners-up, audit claims |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1834326 |access-date=19 May 2024 |work=DAWN.COM |language=en}}
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