2024 Balochistan provincial election

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2024 Balochistan provincial election
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51 out of 65 seats in the Balochistan Assembly [lower-alpha 1]
33 seats needed for a majority
Registered5,371,947
Turnout42.87% (Decrease2.svg2.40%) [1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Flagge der Pakistanischen Volkspartei.svg PMLN 2021 Flag.png Flag of the Jamiat Ulema-e Islam.svg
Leader Sarfraz Bugti Jaffar Khan Mandokhail Maulana Abdul Wasey
Party PPP PML(N) JUI (F)
Leader since18 December 20233 February 2023-
Leader's seat Dera Bugti Zhob (lost) Killa Saifullah (lost)
Last election3.09%, 0 seats1.54%, 1 seatDid not contest [lower-alpha 2]
Seats won191614
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 19Increase2.svg 15Increase2.svg 3
2024 Balochistan provincial election result.svg
Map of Balochistan with Provincial Assembly constituencies
Chief Minister before election

Abdul Quddus Bizenjo
BAP

Elected Chief Minister

Sarfraz Bugti
PPP

Provincial elections were held in Balochistan on 8 February 2024 to elect a new provincial legislature. On 5 August 2023, after the approval of the results of the 2023 digital census by the Council of Common Interests headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, elections have been delayed for several months, as new delimitations will be published on 14 December 2023. [2] [3] On 2 November 2023, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced, in agreement with the President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi, that the elections will be held on 8 February 2024. [4] This election will be held concurrently with nationwide general elections and other provincial elections.

Contents

Background

In the 2018 election, the newly formed Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), created by former members of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) and Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N), emerged as the largest party in the province by winning 24 seats. [5]

The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) (BNP-M) became the second and third largest parties by securing 10 seats each.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won 7 seats and emerged as the fourth largest party in the province for the very first time.

The PML(N), the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) and the National Party faced their worst ever defeats, as they won one, one, and zero seats, respectively.

Since no party got the majority, the BAP, PTI, Awami National Party (ANP) and Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) formed a coalition government. [6]

On 26 September 2021, a political crisis occurred in the province after a motion of a no-confidence motion was tabled against Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani. [7] Alyani resigned on 24 October 2021. [8]

Abdul Quddus Bizenjo became the new Chief Minister on 29 October 2021. [9]

On 12 August 2023, the Assembly was dissolved by Governor Abdul Wali Kakar on Bizenjo's advice. [10]

Ban on PTI from contesting as a party

On 22 December 2023, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided against letting the PTI retain its electoral symbol, arguing that the party had failed to hold intra-party elections. On 22 December, the PTI approached the Peshawar High Court (PHC) against the ECP's order and hence, a single-member bench suspended the ECP's order until 9 January 2024. On 30 December 2023, the ECP filed a review application within the PHC, and days later, a two-member bench withdrew the suspension order as it heard the case. However, on 10 January 2024, the two-member bench had declared the ECP's order to be "illegal, without any lawful authority, and of no legal effect. On 11 January, the ECP challenged this ruling in the Supreme Court, and on 13 January, a three-member bench ruled in favor of the ECP and stripped the PTI of its electoral symbol. As a consequence of this ruling, the PTI could not allot party tickets to any of its candidates. Therefore, all candidates of the party will be listed as independent candidates and each will have a different electoral symbol. [11]

Schedule

The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan on 15 December 2023. [12]

Sr noPoll EventSchedule
1Public Notice Issued by the Returning Officers19 December 2023
2Dates of filing Nomination papers with the Returning Officers by the candidates20 December 2023 to 24 December 2023
3Publication of names of the nominated candidates.24 December 2023
4Last date of scrutiny of nomination papers by the Returning Officer25 December 2023 to 30 December 2023
5Last date of filing appeals against decisions of the Returning Officer rejecting/accepting nomination papers.3 January 2024
6Last date for deciding of appeals by the Appellate Tribunal10 January 2024
7Publication of revised list of candidates11 January 2024
8Last date of withdrawal of candidate and publication of revised list of candidates12 January 2024
9Allotment of election symbol to contesting candidates13 January 2024
10Date of Polling and Counting of Votes8 February 2024

Electoral system

The 65 seats of the Balochistan Assembly consist of 51 general seats, whose members are elected by the first-past-the-post voting system through single-member constituencies. 11 seats are reserved for women and 3 seats are reserved for non-Muslims. The members on these seats are elected through proportional representation based on the total number of general seats secured by each political party.

Results

Result by Party

PartyPopular voteSeats
GeneralReservedTotal+/−
Votes%±pp ContestedWonIndependents JoinedTotalWomenNon-Muslims
Pakistan Peoples Party 114153119Increase2.svg19
Pakistan Muslim League (N) 102123116Increase2.svg15
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) 11112114Increase2.svg3
Balochistan Awami Party 4415Decrease2.svg19
National Party 3314Increase2.svg4
Awami National Party 2213Decrease2.svg1
Balochistan National Party (Mengal) 111Decrease2.svg9
Balochistan National Party (Awami) 111Decrease2.svg2
Jamat-e-Islami 111Increase2.svg1
Haq Do Tehreek Balochistan 111New.png
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf [lower-alpha 3] 0Decrease2.svg7
Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 0Decrease2.svg1
Hazara Democratic Party 0Decrease2.svg2
Jamhoori Wattan Party 0Decrease2.svg1
Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan 0Steady2.svg
Independents 6Decrease2.svg6Steady2.svg
Others0
Total100%5111365
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast/ turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters5,371,947
Source: Election Commission of Pakistan [13]

Division-wise results

DivisionTotal seats PPP PML(N) JUI(F) BAP NP ANP BNP(M) BNP(A) JI HDT
Zhob 6132-------
Sibi 43-1-------
Nasirabad 723-1----1-
Rakhshan 4-121------
Kalat 911411-1---
Makran 721--2--1-1
Quetta 146321-2----
Total511512114321111

District-wise results

Division District Total seats PPP PML(N) JUI(F) BAP NP ANP BNP(M) BNP(A) JI HDT
Zhob Sherani 1--1-------
Zhob 1--1-------
Killa Saifullah 11---------
Musakhail 1-1--------
Barkhan
Loralai 1-1--------
Duki 1-1--------
Sibi Ziarat 1--1-------
Harnai
Sibi 11---------
Kohlu 11---------
Dera Bugti 11---------
Nasirabad Jhal Magsi 1---1------
Kachhi 1-1--------
Nasirabad 211--------
Sohbatpur 1-1--------
Jaffarabad 1--------1-
Usta Muhammad 11---------
Kalat Khuzdar 31-1---1--
Hub 1--1------
Lasbela 1-1--------
Awaran 1----1-----
Makran Gwadar 1---------1
Kech 421--1-----
Panjgur 2----1--1--
Rakhshan Washuk 1--1-------
Chagai 1---1------
Kharan 1-1--------
Nushki 1--1-------
Kalat Surab 1--1-------
Kalat 1--1-------
Mastung 1--1-------
Quetta Quetta 952-1-1----
Pishin 31-2-------
Killa Abdullah 1-----1----
Chaman 1-1--------
Total511512114321111

Constituency-wise results

DistrictConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMarginTurnout
%
No.NameCandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
Sherani PB-1 Sherani-Cum-Zhob Muhammad Nawaz JUI(F) 14,18337.71Shan Zaman IND 8,56222.775,62138.83
Zhob PB-2 Zhob Fazal Qadir JUI(F) 11,45334.21Mitha Khan IND 9,11527.222,33837.55
Killa Saifullah PB-3 Killa Saifullah Noor Ullah IND 24,40837.51 Abdul Wasey JUI(F) 20,66131.763,74754.24
Musakhel-Barkhan PB-4 Musakhel-cum-Barkhan Sardar Abdul Rehman Kethran PML(N) 24,17231.40Abdul Karim NP 19,01224.705,16051.59
Loralai PB-5 Loralai Muhammad Khan PML(N) 14,42426.99Molvi Faiz Ullah JUI(F) 12,45622.311,96846.47
Duki PB-6 Duki Masood Ali Khan PML(N) 10,37721.54Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan Nasir IND 9,80420.3557376.52
Ziarat-Harnai PB-7 Ziarat cum Harnai Khalil Ur Rehman JUI(F) 25,25635.86Noor Muhammad PML(N) 24,18734.341,06957.71
Sibi PB-8 Sibi Sardar Sarfraz Chakar Domki PPP 27,67751.22Mir Muhammad Asghar khan Marri IND 23,76943.993,90847.39
Kohlu PB-9 Kohlu Mir Naseeb Ullah Khan PPP 5,88833.09Gazreen Khan Marri IND 3,35118.832,53725.36
Dera Bugti PB-10 Dera Bugti Sarfraz Bugti PPP 52,48564.96 Gohram Bugti JWP 25,77331.9026,71260.54
Jhal Magsi PB-11 Jhal Magsi Nawabzada Tariq Magsi BAP 44,55690.32Mir Murtaza Abbas BNP(M) 1,2442.5343,31267.96
Kachhi PB-12 Kachhi Mir Muhammad Asim Kurd PML(N) 22,55742.82 Yar Muhammad Rind IND 17,86933.924,68838.32
Nasirabad PB-13 Nasirabad-I Mir Muhammad Sadiq Imrani PPP 14,85633.46 Mir Sikandar Ali IND 9,50521.415,35136.07
PB-14 Nasirabad-II Muhammad Khan PML(N) 22,63951.79Ghulam Rasool PPP 18,94843.353,69145.09
Sohbatpur PB-15 Sohbatpur Saleem Ahmed PML(N) 24,61953.36Muhammad Doran PPP 15,99734.678,62242.35
Jafarabad PB-16 Jafarabad Abdul Majeed JI 15,24833.24 Rahat Jamali PML(N) 14,13130.811,11736.28
Usta Muhammad PB-17 Usta Muhammad Faisal Khan Jamali PPP 28,33358.76 Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali BAP 13,97728.9914,35636.25
Khuzdar PB-18 Khuzdar-I Sana Ullah Zehri PPP 20,01452.38Ghulam Sarwar JUI(F) 13,79136.096,22350.02
PB-19 Khuzdar-II Mir Younis Aziz Zehri JUI(F) 19,13735.70Shakeel Ahmed Durrani PPP 15,20628.373,93144.23
PB-20 Khuzdar-III Akhtar Mengal BNP(M) 28,09762.25Mir Shafique Ur Rehman Mengal IND 9,24320.4818,85451.21
Hub PB-21 Hub Muhammad Saleh Bhootani BAP 30,91042.15Rajab Ali Rind NP 17,00023.182,88055.15
Lasbela PB-22 Lasbela Jam Kamal Khan PML(N) 38,56249.46Muhammad Hassan PPP 18,37323.5720,18960.08
Awaran PB-23 Awaran Khair Jan NP 15,63557.07 Abdul Qaddus Bizenjo PPP 9,23333.706,40231.80
Gwadar PB-24 Gwadar Hidayat Ur Rehman Baloch HDT 20,92541.63 Mir Hamal BNP(M) 16,52232.874,40337.97
Kech PB-25 Kech-I Zahoor Ahmed Baledi PPP 9,09961.49Jan Muhammad NP 4,89533.084,20422.11
PB-26 Kech-II Abdul Malik Baloch NP 14,00456.07Syed Ehsan Shah BNP(M) 9,60838.474,39631.62
PB-27 Kech-III Barkat Ali PML(N) 15,55259.67Jamil Ahmed Dashti IND 4,62217.7310,93045.36
PB-28 Kech-IV Muhammad Asghar Rind PPP 7,09050.15Mir Hamal Khan NP 4,36619.272,72424.38
Panjgur PB-29 Panjgur-I Asad Ullah BNP(A) 7,26346.88 Haji Muhammad Islam NP 4,54729.352,71628.73
PB-30 Panjgur-II Rehmat Ali NP 9,69049.43Shakeel Ahmed BNP(A) 8,34942.591,34130.32
Washuk PB-31 Washuk Zahid Ali JUI(F) 17,05850.02 Mir Mujib Ur Rehman Muhammad Hasani PML(N) 16,00846.941,05053.65
Chagai PB-32 Chagai Sadiq Sanjrani BAP 19,90139.38Aman Ullah JUI(F) 17,17833.992,72343.69
Kharan PB-33 Kharan Mir Shoaib Nausherwani PML(N) 11,20732.43 Sana Ullah Baloch BNP(M) 9,05026.192,15752.46
Nushki PB-34 Nushki Mir Ghulam Dastgir Badeni JUI(F) 16,77138.44Muhammad Raheem BNP(M) 15,01434.411,75741.79
Surab PB-35 Surab Mir Zafar Khan Ullah Zehri JUI(F) 16,57955.69 Mir Naimat Ullah Zehri PPP 11,11337.335,46650.79
Kalat PB-36 Kalat Sardarzada Mir Saeed Ahmed JUI(F) 10,65430.27 Mir Zia Ullah BAP 8,46124.042,19335.18
Mastung PB-37 Mastung Aslam Raisani JUI(F) 13,66832.47Sardar Noor Muhammad Bangalzai PPP 11,42627.152,24232.97
Quetta PB-38 Quetta-I Malik Naeem Khan Bazai ANP 7,79231.15Ainullah Shams JUI(F) 6,28025.101,51232.27
PB-39 Quetta-II Bakht Muhammad IND 6,61820.36Syed Abdul Wahid JUI(F) 5,87818.0874034.47
PB-40 Quetta-III Samad Khan PPP 9,22531.48Qadir Ali HDP 5,58819.073,63739.05
PB-41 Quetta-IV Wali Muhammad IND 9,31824.98Abdul Gaffar Kakar PTI-IND [lower-alpha 4] 7,27019.492,04830.79
PB-42 Quetta-V Zarak Khan PML(N) 10,42324.02 Abdul Khaliq HDP 8,52019.641,90331.03
PB-43 Quetta-VI Liaquat Ali IND 7,27717.22Sardar Doda Khan PTI-IND [lower-alpha 4] 5,19012.282,08730.42
PB-44 Quetta-VII Ubaidullah PPP 7,12525.83Mir Attaullah Bangalzai NP 6,38523.1574031.97
PB-45 Quetta-VIII Ali Madad PPP 5,67133.56Mir Muhammad Usman Parkani JUI(F) 4,34625.721,32533.63
PB-46 Quetta-IX Prince Ahmed Omar Ahmedzai BAP 4,63827.28Sardar Ahmed Khan Shahwani JUI(F) 1,75210.302,88623.04
Pishin PB-47 Pishin-I Asfand Yar Kakar IND 21,71442.51 Kamal Ud Din JUI(F) 18,98937.172,72551.64
PB-48 Pishin-II Asghar Ali Tareen JUI(F) 17,94442.86Sardar Amjad Khan PKMAP 15,01335.862,93143.04
PB-49 Pishin-II Syed Zafar Ali Agha JUI(F) 13,81133.49 Agha Syed Liaquat Ali PKMAP 12,77830.991,03339.00
Killa Abdullah PB-50 Killa Abdullah Zamrak Khan ANP 44,71233.47Muhammad Nawaz JUI(F) 43,44532.521,26781.99
Chaman PB-51 Chaman Abdul Khaliq Khan Achakzai IND 20,39026.00 Asghar Khan ANP 19,62325.0376740.41

Members elected on Reserved seats

Reserved SeatsPartyMember
For Women Pakistan Peoples Party Ghazala Gola
Meena
Shahnaz Umrani
Pakistan Muslim League (N) Rahila Durrani
Hadia Nawaz
Rubaba Khan
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Shahida Rauf
Safia
Balochistan Awami Party Farah Azeem Shah
National Party Ume Kalsoom
Awami National Party Salma Bibi
For Non-Muslims Pakistan Peoples Party Sanjay Kumar
Pakistan Muslim League (N) Patrick Sant Masih
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Ravi Pahuja

Aftermath

After Elections 4 Independents elected from PB-3, PB-39, PB-43 and PB-47 joined Pakistan People's Party and 2 from PB-41 and PB-51 joined Pakistan Muslim League (N). [14] [15]

PPP and PML(N) both got 3 reserved seats for women each, JUI(F) got 2 and ANP and NP got 1 seats each. PML(N), PPP and JUI(F) each got 1 seat for Non-Muslims. [16]

Elections for Speaker and Deputy Speaker

Abdul Khaliq Khan Achakzai of PML(N) and Ghazala Gola of PPP elected unopposed as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Balochistan Assembly respectively. [17]

Elections for Chief Minister

Sarfraz Bugti of PPP elected as Chief Minister of Balochistan unopposed. [18]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 11 seats are reserved for Women and 3 are reserved for Non-Muslims filled through Proportional representation
  2. ↑ JUI (F) did not contest the 2018 elections, as they were part of an electoral alliance called Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
  3. ↑ Running as Independent candidates
  4. 1 2 Received PTI ticket but ran as Independent because of SC ruling

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