2018 Pakistani general election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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2018 Pakistani general election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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61 seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the National Assembly
Opinion polls
Turnout44.31%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Imran Khan Fazl-ur-Rahman Shehbaz Sharif
Party PTI MMA PML(N)
Leader since25 April 1996201713 March 2018
Leader's seat Bannu (vacated) Dera Ismail Khan-I (lost)

Dera Ismail Khan-II (lost)

 Swat-II (lost)
Last election29.9%, 21 seats24.6%, 13 seats17.3%, 5 seats
Seats won4584
Seat changeIncrease2.svg24Decrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote3,155,9501,514,683854,493
Percentage39.34%18.88%10.65%
SwingIncrease2.svg9.44Decrease2.svg 5.72Decrease2.svg 6.65
 Fourth partyFifth party
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Leader Asfandyar Wali Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Party ANP PPP
Leader since200330 December 2007
Leader's seat Charsadda-II (lost) Malakand (lost)
Last election7.6%, 1 seat7.4%, 0 seats
Seats won11
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote747,779603,248
Percentage9.32%7.52%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.72Increase2.svg 0.08
2018 Pakistani general election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa result.png

General elections were held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the 51 members of 15th National Assembly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) obtained a landslide victory in the province by winning 37 general seats and increased their margin of victory from 2013. The PTI also won 8 out of 10 reserved seats while the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) won 1 reserved seat each. [1]

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Background

In the 2013 elections, the PTI emerged as the largest party in the province. The Pashtun nationalist and socialist Awami National Party (ANP) was reduced to only 1 seat because of allegations of corruption and poor leadership. [2]

In 2017, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) announced to restore Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, an electoral alliance of Islamist Parties. [3] This alliance was created to reduce vote bank of the PTI.

In May 2018, JI pulled out its support for the PTI-led provincial government just before the General Elections. [4] They blamed the PTI for the fact that JI was asked for support in the elections for the Chairman of the Senate. This statement was strongly condemned by the PTI. [5]

Imran Khan, the chairman of the PTI, showed support for a merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He also demanded to close the FATA Secretariat and also threatened to start a countrywide protest if FATA was not merged. [6] The goal of merging FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was to ensure the function of Law enforcement authorities like the Judiciary and Police, Bureaucracy and other Provincial and Federal institutions like Health, Local Government, and Education may also function in the region like in the rest of Pakistan. [7]

JUI(F) strongly condemned this merger but many political parties including the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa showed support for a future merger. [8] [9]

In May 2018, FATA was merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the approval of legislators in the Parliament, Provincial Assembly and the President. [10] [11]

The seats for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the National Assembly were increased from 35 to 39 general seats and from 8 to 10 reserved seats for women due to the 2017 Census of Pakistan. [12] After the merger of FATA with the province, its seats were further increased to 51.

Campaign

After the dissolution of the National Assembly and the Provincial Assembly, political parties started their election campaigns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) launched its campaign in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by contesting every seat except for NA-50 (South Waziristan-II). Imran Khan, the chairman of the PTI, announced that he would be contesting from NA-35 (Bannu). [13] The PTI also expelled 20 MPAs from the party for selling their votes in the Senate Elections, which increased their popularity. [14] The PTI enjoyed massive crowds in their political rallies in Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Charsadda, Swat, Bannu, Abbottabad and Haripur. [15] Opinion surveys showed that the PTI would emerge highly successful in not only Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but also in Hazara Division, which was considered as a strong hold of the PML(N). [16]

Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal

Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) started its campaign by contesting 47 seats in the province. Fazal-ur-Rehman, president of the MMA, contested from NA-38 (Dera Ismail Khan-I) and NA-39 (Dera Ismail Khan-II), while Siraj-ul Haq, leader of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Deputy Leader of the MMA, contested from NA-7 (Lower Dir-II). In NA-3 (Swat-II), the MMA announced its support for Shehbaz Sharif, a candidate of the PML(N). [17]

The MMA held large political rallies in Malakand and Peshawar. [18]

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)

The Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) contested 42 seats. Shehbaz Sharif, leader of the PML(N), contested NA-3 (Swat-II) and Provincial President Amir Muqam contested NA-2 (Swat-I) and NA-29 (Peshawar-III). [19]

The PML(N) held rallies in Mardan, Swat, Mansehra and Haripur. [20] [21]

Awami National Party

The Awami National Party (ANP), a Pashtun nationalist and socialist party, contested 41 Seats in the province under the leadership of Asfandyar Wali Khan. Khan Contested NA-24 (Charsadda-II) while other seniors leaders, such as Ghulam Ahmed Bilour and Haider Khan Hoti contested from NA-31 (Peshawar-V) and NA-21 (Mardan-II), respectively. [22]

Other Political Parties

Other smaller and regional parties also launched their campaigns a well. Aftab Ahmed Sherpao, leader of the Qaumi Watan Party (QWP), contested from NA-23 (Charsadda-I). [23] Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), contested from NA-8 (Malakand). [24]

For the first time, political parties started campaigns in the former Tribal Districts. The people living in these districts gave positive response to political workers and National Assembly candidates. [25]

Results

Vote Share of different parties in the election.

   PTI (39.34%)
   MMA (18.88%)
   PML-N (10.65%)
   ANP (9.32%)
   PPP (7.52%)
  Other Parties (3.47%)
   IND (10.82%)

Seat Share of different parties in the election.

   PTI (73.78%)
   MMA (13.11%)
   PML-N (6.55%)
   ANP (1.64%)
   PPP (1.64%)
   IND (3.28%)
PartyVotes%Seats
GeneralWomenTotal
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 3,155,95039.3437845
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 1,514,68318.88718
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 854,49310.65314
Awami National Party 747,7799.32101
Pakistan Peoples Party 603,2487.52101
Other parties278,0043.47000
Independents867,65510.82202
Total8,021,812100.00511061
Valid votes8,021,81296.65
Invalid/blank votes277,8343.35
Total votes8,299,646100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,729,51044.31
Source: Election Pakistani [26] [27]

By constituency

DivisionAssembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
CandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotes
No.%No.%No.%%
Malakand NA-1 Chitral Abdul Akbar Chitrali MMA 49,03529.65Abdul Latif PTI 38,81943.2710,2166.1861.36
NA-2 Swat-I Haider Ali Khan PTI 61,83437.14 Amir Muqam PML-N 41,36624.8420,46812.2943.48
NA-3 Swat-II Saleem Rehman PTI 68,28042.02 Shebaz Sharif PML-N 22,75814.0145,52228.0240.50
NA-4 Swat-III Murad Saeed PTI 71,66344.51Saleem Khan ANP 31,20919.3940,45425.1339.36
NA-5 Upper Dir Sahibzada Sibghatullah PTI 66,65430.71 Sahabzada Tariq Ullah MMA 58,30726.868,3473.8548.52
NA-6 Lower Dir-I Mehboob Shah PTI 63,71736.54Asad Ullah MMA 37,68721.6126,03014.9349.65
NA-7 Lower Dir-II Bashir Khan PTI 63,07142.81 Siraj-ul-Haq MMA 46,92731.8516,14410.9644.57
NA-8 Malakand Junaid Akbar PTI 81,78843.59 Bilawal Bhutto PPP 44,09123.5037,69720.0948.56
NA-9 Buner Sher Akbar Khan PTI 58,31731.59Kamran Khan PML-N 39,21321.2419,10410.3541.44
NA-10 Shangla Ibadullah PML-N 35,17826.83Sadid-ur-Rehman ANP 33,65025.671,5281.1735.02
Hazara NA-11 Kohistan Afreen Khan MMA 16,48025.34Dost Muhammad Shakir IND 14,53622.351,9442.9942.07
NA-12 Battagram Nawaz Khan PTI 35,12037.57 Qari Muhammad Yousuf MMA 24,30726.0010,81311.5736.21
NA-13 Mansehra-I Saleh Muhammad PTI 1,08,95041.43 Shahjahan Yousuf PML-N 1,07,11440.741,8360.7049.90
NA-14 Mansehra-cum-Torghar Muhammad Sajjad PML-N 75,22035.31 Zar Gul Khan PTI 59,91828.1315,3027.1841.69
NA-15 Abbottabad-I Murtaza Javed Abbasi PML-N 95,34839.32Ali Asghar Khan PTI 82,07333.8513,2755.4750.69
NA-16 Abbottabad-II Ali Khan Jadoon PTI 85,76347.50Mohabat Khan PML-N 55,10230.5230,66116.9850.10
NA-17 Haripur Omar Ayub Khan PTI 1,73,12550.26 Babar Nawaz Khan PML-N 1,33,15838.6639,96711.6052.38
Mardan NA-18 Swabi-I Asad Qaiser PTI 79,42840.47Fazal Ali MMA 34,68417.6744,74422.8043.72
NA-19 Swabi-II Usman Khan Tarakai PTI 84,48939.58Waris Khan ANP 54,08025.3330,40914.2446.05
NA-20 Mardan-I Mujahid Ali PTI 78,18840.17Gul Nawaz Khan ANP 38,74119.9139,44720.2745.20
NA-21 Mardan-II Haider Hoti ANP 79,15141.00 Atif Khan PTI 78,99940.921520.0845.99
NA-22 Mardan-III Ali Muhammad Khan PTI 58,65229.06 Maulana Muhammad Qasim MMA 56,58728.042,0651.0251.80
Peshawar NA-23 Charsadda-I Anwar Taj PTI 61,91133.42Zafar Ullah Khan MMA 43,54123.5018,3709.9244.38
NA-24 Charsadda-II Fazal Muhammad Khan PTI 83,59639.72 Asfandyar Wali ANP 59,80928.4223,78711.3045.41
NA-25 Nowshera-I Pervaiz Khattak PTI 82,20844.42Khan Pervaiz PPP 35,66119.2746,54725.1548.83
NA-26 Nowshera-II Imran Khattak PTI 90,29847.94Jamal Khan Khattak ANP 47,12425.0243,17422.9249.92
NA-27 Peshawar-I Noor Alam Khan PTI 71,24246.04 Haji Ghulam Ali MMA 39,35825.4331,88420.6045.87
NA-28 Peshawar-II Arbab Amir Ayub PTI 74,52549.44Sabir Hussain Awan MMA 27,39518.1747,13031.2644.79
NA-29 Peshawar-III Nasir Khan Mosazai PTI 49,77938.21Naeem Jan MMA 29,41522.5820,36415.6340.67
NA-30 Peshawar-IV Sher Ali Arbab PTI 73,88558.75Arbab Najeebullah Khan MMA 18,19714.4755,68844.2840.72
NA-31 Peshawar-V Shaukat Ali PTI 87,97553.37 Ghulam Ahmed Bilour ANP 42,52625.8045,44927.5742.24
Kohat NA-32 Kohat Shehryar Afridi PTI 82,95241.73Gohar Muhamad Khan bangash MMA 47,82524.0635,12717.6739.23
NA-33 Hangu Khial Zaman PTI 28,88235.30Atiq ur Rehman MMA 28,15434.417280.8929.65
NA-34 Karak Shahid Ahmad PTI 77,27038.37Mir Zakim Khan MMA 28,54814.1848,72224.2049.79
Bannu NA-35 Bannu Imran Khan PTI 1,13,84346.21 Akram Durrani MMA 1,06,84243.377,0012.8442.56
NA-36 Lakki Marwat Muhammad Anwar MMA 91,39643.34Ishfaq Ahmed Khan PTI 81,85938.829,5374.5250.06
D I Khan NA-37 Tank Asad Mehmood MMA 28,56335.62Habib Ullah Khan PTI 16,65920.7711,90414.8444.34
NA-38 D I Khan-I Ali Amin Gandapur PTI 81,03237.41 Fazal-ur-Rehman MMA 45,79621.1535,23616.2755.31
NA-39 D I Khan-II Muhammad Yaqub Sheikh PTI 79,67247.73 Fazal-ur-Rehman MMA 52,32731.3527,34516.3750.83
Former

FATA

NA-40 Bajaur-I Gul Dad Khan PTI 34,68332.97Sardar Khan IND 18,02517.1316,65815.8341.16
NA-41 Bajaur-II Gul Zafar Khan PTI 22,76725.03Qari Abdul Majeed IND 14,96016.457,8078.5838.35
NA-42 Mohmand Sajid Khan PTI 22,74224.45Bilal Rehman IND 21,10622.691,6361.7636.11
NA-43 Khyber-I Noor-ul-Haq Qadri PTI 33,87138.98 Shahjee Gul Afridi IND 30,42835.023,4433.9638.34
NA-44 Khyber-II Muhammad Iqbal Khan PTI 12,58018.61 Hameed Ullah Jan IND 9,18413.583,3965.0225.49
NA-45 Kurram-I Munir Orakzai MMA 16,25528.03Said Jamal PTI 13,49523.272,7604.7635.07
NA-46 Kurram-II Sajid Hussain Turi PPP 21,50628.76Syed Iqbal Manan PTI 17,00422.744,5026.0243.35
NA-47 Orakzai Jawad Hussain PTI 11,52320.55Qasim Gul MMA 6,98812.464,5358.0933.53
NA-48 North Waziristan Mohsin Dawar IND 16,52625.80Misbah Uddin MMA 15,36323.981,1631.8223.36
NA-49 South Waziristan-I Muhammad Jamal Ud din MMA 7,77820.93Dost Muhammad Khan PTI 6,59117.741,1873.1920.84
NA-50 South Waziristan-II Ali Wazir IND 23.58948.85Tariq Gilani IND 8,25417.0915,33531.7633.10
NA-51 Frontier Regions Abdul Shakor MMA 21,96231.26 Qaiser Jamal PTI 18,75426.703,2084.5742.16

Notable Loses

Results from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa surprised the country as many Party Leaders and famous politicians lost by huge margin.

Fazal-ur-Rehman Leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam F and President of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal lost from both NA-38 and NA-39 Dera Ismail Khan by 35,236 and 27,345 votes by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Candidates. [28]

Shebaz Sharif Leader of Pakistan Muslim League N lost from NA-3 Swat by 45,522 votes by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate. [29]

Bilawal Zardari Bhutto Leader of Pakistan People's Party lost from NA-8 Malakand by 37,697 votes by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate. [30]

Asfand Yar Wali Leader of Awami National Party and Grandson of Abdul Ghaffar Khan lost from NA-24 Charsadda by 23,787 votes by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate.

Ghulam Ahmed Bilour another prominent Leader of Awami National Party lost from NA-31 Peshawar by 45,449 votes by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate. [31]

Siraj ul Haq Leader of Jamat-e-Islami and deputy Leader of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal lost from the strong hold of NA-7 Lower Dir by 16,114 votes by Pakistan tehreek-e-Insaf Candidate. [32]

Amir Muqam President of Pakistan Muslim League N Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chapter lost from both NA-2 Swat and NA-29 Peshawar by 20,468 votes and stood 4th in NA-29 Peshawar by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Candidates. [33]

Aftab Sherpao Leader of Qaumi Watan Party lost from NA-23 Charsadda by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Candidate and stood on 3rd Position. [34]

Atif Khan Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one of the leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lost from NA-21 Mardan by Awami National Party Candidate and former Chief Minister Haider Hoti by just 152 votes. [35]

Akram Durani former Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one of the leaders of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal lost from NA-35 Bannu by 7001 votes by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Leader Imran Khan . [36]

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