Elections 2024 Pakistan results: PTI-backed IND candidates lead in NA

Elections 2024 Pakistan results: PTI-backed IND candidates lead in NA

Millions of Pakistanis exercised their right to vote to elect their representatives for five-year term amid the countrywide internet and mobile shutdown, political violence, and terror attacks.

As many as 17,816 independent and party-affiliated candidates contested for 265 National Assembly, 296 Punjab Assembly, 130 Sindh Assembly, 113 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and 51 Balochistan seats.

The polling was held in 855 constituencies out of 859 however due to the death of the candidate, voting will not be held in NA 8, PP 266, PK 22 and PK 91.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released unofficial complete results of 264 NA seats out of 265.

According to the unofficial results received from electoral watchdog, independent candidates were leading with 95 seats followed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’ (PML-N) 79 seats.

Meanwhile, Pakistan People’s Party managed to secure 54 NA seats so far. Furthermore, MQM-P clinched 17 NA seats and IPP, BNP bagged two whereas JUI-F secured four and PML-Q bagged three seats and MWM, PML-Z, PMAP, PNAP clinched victory on one NA seats each.