A look at some of the key political players and how they’ve fared in the elections where predictions are in a stand-off with surprises.
All of Pakistan has its eyes on only one thing: the election 2024 result board where arch rivals PML-N and PTI with its independent candidates are battling it out, with PPP a close third (as of 4pm, Feb 9).
While clarity has to emerge on how the possibly historic government will be formed, here Dawn.com has rounded up some of the key players and how they’ve fared in the elections where predictions are in a stand-off with surprises.
Maryam Nawaz wins NA-119, Lahore
PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz won her first-ever National Assembly seat with 83,855 votes, while PTI-backed Shehzad Farooq came in second with 68,376 votes.
Shehbaz Sharif wins NA-123 and PP-158, Lahore
Maryam’s uncle, former prime minister and PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif, wasn’t far behind; he easily won the NA-123 seat from Lahore with 63,953 votes, while PTI-backed Afzal Azeem Pahat was the runner-up with 48,486 votes.
Shehbaz also won the PP-158 seat in Lahore with 38,642 votes with PTI-backed Yousuf Ali as the runner-up with 23,847 votes.
Hamza Shehbaz wins NA-118, Lahore
Like father like son, PML-N’s Hamza Shehbaz added to the Sharif family’s wins in Lahore by edging out PTI-backed Aliya Hamza Malik with 105,960 votes to her 100,803 votes.
Gohar Ali Khan wins NA-10, Buner
PTI leader, and also currently the fact of the party with its founder behind bars, Gohar Ali Khan cruised to victory in his hometown Buner with 110,023 votes. ANP’s Abdul Rauf came second with 30,302 votes.
Asad Qaiser wins NA-19, Swabi
Asad Qaiser, former National Assembly speaker and another prominent face from PTI, won with 115,635 votes, while JUI-F’s Fazal Ali came second with 45,567 votes.
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari wins NA-196, Qamber Shahdkot
PPP maintained its stronghold in Sindh as party leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari won with a landslide 85,370 votes. Nasir Mehmood from JUI-P came in second with 34,449 votes.
Asif Ali Zardari wins NA-207, Shaheed Benazirabad
As expected, former president Asif Ali Zardari had a landslide win in Shaheed Benazirabad with 146,989 votes, while Sardar Sher Muhammad Rind Baloch, a PTI-backed independent candidate, was the runner-up with 51,916 votes.
Akhtar Mengal wins NA-261 from Balochistan (Surab-Kalat-Mastung)
Former Chief Minister of Balochistan won his seat with 3,404 votes; PPP’s Sardar Sanaullah Zehri came in second with 2,871 votes.
Abdul Hakeem Baloch wins NA-231, Karachi
A close battle in NA-231 (Malir III) saw PPP’s Abdul Hakeem Baloch edge win by a slim margin against PTI-backed Khalid Mahmood Ali, with 43,634 votes to 43,245.
Pervez Khattak loses NA-33, Nowshera
PTI-Parliamentarians founder Pervez Khattak (ex-PTI member who served as the party’s KP chief minister earlier) lost Nowshera’s NA-33 seat by a massive 66,000-vote margin to Syed Shah Ahad Ali Shah, a PTI-backed independent candidate. According to the ECP’s provisional results, Shah bagged 93,429 votes while the former KP chief won 26,574 votes.
Keep checking back for more key players as ECP releases results.
