2024 Balochistan provincial election
2024 Balochistan provincial election Registered 5,371,947 Turnout 42.87% ( 2.40%)[ 1]
Map of Balochistan with Provincial Assembly constituencies
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 .
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 no
Poll Event
Schedule
1
Public Notice Issued by the Returning Officers
19 December 2023
2
Dates of filing Nomination papers with the Returning Officers by the candidates
20 December 2023 to 24 December 2023
3
Publication of names of the nominated candidates.
24 December 2023
4
Last date of scrutiny of nomination papers by the Returning Officer
25 December 2023 to 30 December 2023
5
Last date of filing appeals against decisions of the Returning Officer rejecting/accepting nomination papers.
3 January 2024
6
Last date for deciding of appeals by the Appellate Tribunal
10 January 2024
7
Publication of revised list of candidates
11 January 2024
8
Last date of withdrawal of candidate and publication of revised list of candidates
12 January 2024
9
Allotment of election symbol to contesting candidates
13 January 2024
10
Date of Polling and Counting of Votes
8 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
Party
Popular vote
Seats
General
Reserved
Total
+/−
Votes
%
±pp
Contested
Won
Independents Joined
Total
Women
Non-Muslims
Pakistan Peoples Party
381,549
16.73
+13.64
48
11
4
15
3
1
19
19
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
297,063
13.03
+11.49
40
12
2
14
3
1
18
17
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
399,825
17.53
N/A
46
9
0
9
2
1
12
1
Balochistan Awami Party
127,340
5.58
-18.86
29
4
0
4
1
0
5
19
National Party
135,589
5.95
+1.04
30
3
0
3
1
0
4
4
Awami National Party
92,609
4.06
+1.33
20
2
0
2
1
0
3
1
Balochistan National Party (Mengal)
109,641
4.81
-4.23
38
1
0
1
0
0
1
9
Balochistan National Party (Awami)
19,108
0.84
-2.95
19
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
Jamat-e-Islami
24,587
1.08
N/A
38
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
Haq Do Tehreek Balochistan
20,996
0.92
N/A
7
1
0
1
0
0
1
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf [ c]
72,030
3.16
-2.89
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
132,721
5.82
-0.68
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Hazara Democratic Party
14,070
0.62
-0.08
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Jamhoori Wattan Party
26,300
1.15
-0.41
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan
19,403
0.85
+0.26
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party
407,698
17.88
6
6
0
0
0
0
Others
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
2,280,529
100%
51
11
3
65
Valid votes
2,280,529
Invalid votes
Votes cast/ turnout
42.87%
Abstentions
Registered voters
5,371,947
Source: Election Commission of Pakistan[ 13]
Division-wise results
District-wise results
Constituency-wise results
District
Constituency
Winner
Runner Up
Margin
Turnout %
No.
Name
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Sherani
PB-1
Sherani-Cum-Zhob
Nawaz Kibzai
JUI(F)
14,183
37.71
Shan Zaman
IND
8,562
22.77
5,621
38.83
Zhob
PB-2
Zhob
Fazal Qadir Mandokhail
JUI(F)
11,453
34.21
Mitha Khan Kakar
IND
9,115
27.22
2,338
37.55
Killa Saifullah
PB-3
Killa Saifullah
Noor Ullah
IND
24,408
37.51
Abdul Wasey
JUI(F)
20,661
31.76
3,747
54.24
Musakhel -Barkhan
PB-4
Musakhel-cum-Barkhan
Sardar Abdul Rehman Kethran
PML(N)
24,172
31.40
Abdul Karim
NP
19,012
24.70
5,160
51.59
Loralai
PB-5
Loralai
Muhammad Khan Toor Utmankhel
PML(N)
14,424
26.99
Molvi Faiz Ullah
JUI(F)
12,456
22.31
1,968
46.47
Duki
PB-6
Duki
Sardar Masood Ali Khan Luni
PML(N)
10,377
21.54
Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan Nasir
IND
9,804
20.35
573
76.52
Ziarat -Harnai
PB-7
Ziarat cum Harnai
Noor Muhammad Dummar
PML(N)
29,857
39.24
Khalil Ur Rehman
JUI(F)
25,973
34.14
3,884
62.15
Sibi
PB-8
Sibi
Sardar Sarfraz Chakar Domki
PPP
27,677
51.22
Mir Muhammad Asghar khan Marri
IND
23,769
43.99
3,908
47.39
Kohlu
PB-9
Kohlu
Mir Naseeb Ullah Khan
PPP
5,888
33.09
Gazreen Khan Marri
IND
3,351
18.83
2,537
25.36
Dera Bugti
PB-10
Dera Bugti
Sarfraz Bugti
PPP
52,485
64.96
Gohram Bugti
JWP
25,773
31.90
26,712
60.54
Jhal Magsi
PB-11
Jhal Magsi
Nawabzada Tariq Magsi
BAP
44,556
90.32
Mir Murtaza Abbas
BNP(M)
1,244
2.53
43,312
67.96
Kachhi
PB-12
Kachhi
Mir Muhammad Asim Kurd
PML(N)
22,557
42.82
Yar Muhammad Rind
IND
17,869
33.92
4,688
38.32
Nasirabad
PB-13
Nasirabad-I
Mir Muhammad Sadiq Imrani
PPP
14,856
33.46
Mir Sikandar Ali
IND
9,505
21.41
5,351
36.07
PB-14
Nasirabad-II
Muhammad Khan Lehri
PML(N)
22,639
51.79
Ghulam Rasool
PPP
18,948
43.35
3,691
45.09
Sohbatpur
PB-15
Sohbatpur
Saleem Ahmed
PML(N)
24,619
53.36
Muhammad Doran
PPP
15,997
34.67
8,622
42.35
Jafarabad
PB-16
Jafarabad
Abdul Majeed Badini
JI
15,248
33.24
Rahat Jamali
PML(N)
14,131
30.81
1,117
36.28
Usta Muhammad
PB-17
Usta Muhammad
Faisal Khan Jamali
PPP
28,333
58.76
Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali
BAP
13,977
28.99
14,356
36.25
Khuzdar
PB-18
Khuzdar-I
Sana Ullah Zehri
PPP
20,014
52.38
Ghulam Sarwar
JUI(F)
13,791
36.09
6,223
50.02
PB-19
Khuzdar-II
Mir Younis Aziz Zehri
JUI(F)
19,137
35.70
Shakeel Ahmed Durrani
PPP
15,206
28.37
3,931
44.23
PB-20
Khuzdar-III
Akhtar Mengal
BNP(M)
28,097
62.25
Mir Shafique Ur Rehman Mengal
IND
9,243
20.48
18,854
51.21
Hub
PB-21
Hub
Ali Hassan Zehri
PPP
23,974
34.09
Rajab Ali Rind
NP
17,441
24.80
6,533
62.67
Lasbela
PB-22
Lasbela
Jam Kamal Khan
PML(N)
38,562
49.46
Muhammad Hassan
PPP
18,373
23.57
20,189
60.08
Awaran
PB-23
Awaran
Khair Jan
NP
15,635
57.07
Abdul Qaddus Bizenjo
PPP
9,233
33.70
6,402
31.80
Gwadar
PB-24
Gwadar
Hidayat ur Rehman Baloch
HDT
20,925
41.63
Mir Hamal
BNP(M)
16,522
32.87
4,403
37.97
Kech
PB-25
Kech-I
Zahoor Ahmed Baledi
PPP
9,099
61.49
Jan Muhammad
NP
4,895
33.08
4,204
22.11
PB-26
Kech-II
Abdul Malik Baloch
NP
14,004
56.07
Syed Ehsan Shah
BNP(M)
9,608
38.47
4,396
31.62
PB-27
Kech-III
Barkat Ali Rind
PML(N)
15,552
59.67
Jamil Ahmed Dashti
IND
4,622
17.73
10,930
45.36
PB-28
Kech-IV
Mir Asghar Rind
PPP
7,090
50.15
Mir Hamal Khan
NP
4,366
19.27
2,724
24.38
Panjgur
PB-29
Panjgur-I
Mir Asadullah Baloch
BNP(A)
7,263
46.88
Haji Muhammad Islam
NP
4,547
29.35
2,716
28.73
PB-30
Panjgur-II
Rahmat Saleh Baloch
NP
9,690
49.43
Shakeel Ahmed
BNP(A)
8,349
42.59
1,341
30.32
Washuk
PB-31
Washuk
Mir Zabid Ali Reki
JUI(F)
17,058
50.02
Mir Mujib Ur Rehman Muhammad Hasani
PML(N)
16,008
46.94
1,050
53.65
Chagai
PB-32
Chagai
Sadiq Sanjrani
BAP
19,901
39.38
Aman Ullah
JUI(F)
17,178
33.99
2,723
43.69
Kharan
PB-33
Kharan
Mir Shoaib Nosherwani
PML(N)
11,207
32.43
Sana Ullah Baloch
BNP(M)
9,050
26.19
2,157
52.46
Nushki
PB-34
Nushki
Mir Ghulam Dastgir Badeni
JUI(F)
16,771
38.44
Muhammad Raheem
BNP(M)
15,014
34.41
1,757
41.79
Surab
PB-35
Surab
Mir Zafar Khan Ullah Zehri
JUI(F)
16,579
55.69
Mir Naimat Ullah Zehri
PPP
11,113
37.33
5,466
50.79
Kalat
PB-36
Kalat
Mir Ziaullah Langau
BAP
14,848
35.08
Mir Saeed Ahmed Langove
JUI(F)
11,025
26.05
3,823
41.92
Mastung
PB-37
Mastung
Aslam Raisani
JUI(F)
13,668
32.47
Sardar Noor Muhammad Bangalzai
PPP
11,426
27.15
2,242
32.97
Quetta
PB-38
Quetta-I
Malik Naeem Khan Bazai
ANP
7,792
31.15
Ainullah Shams
JUI(F)
6,280
25.10
1,512
32.27
PB-39
Quetta-II
Bakht Muhammad Kakar
IND
6,618
20.36
Syed Abdul Wahid
JUI(F)
5,878
18.08
740
34.47
PB-40
Quetta-III
Samad Khan Gorgage
PPP
9,225
31.48
Qadir Ali
HDP
5,588
19.07
3,637
39.05
PB-41
Quetta-IV
Wali Muhammad Noorzai
IND
9,318
24.98
Abdul Gaffar Kakar
PTI-IND [ d]
7,270
19.49
2,048
30.79
PB-42
Quetta-V
Sheikh Zarak Khan Mandokhail
PML(N)
10,423
24.02
Abdul Khaliq
HDP
8,520
19.64
1,903
31.03
PB-43
Quetta-VI
Mir Liaquat Ali Lehri
IND
7,277
17.22
Sardar Doda Khan
PTI-IND [ d]
5,190
12.28
2,087
30.42
PB-44
Quetta-VII
Mir Ubaidullah Gorgage
PPP
7,125
25.83
Mir Attaullah Bangalzai
NP
6,385
23.15
740
31.97
PB-45
Quetta-VIII
Ali Madad Jattak
PPP
5,671
33.56
Mir Muhammad Usman Parkani
JUI(F)
4,346
25.72
1,325
33.63
PB-46
Quetta-IX
Prince Ahmed Omar Ahmedzai
BAP
4,638
27.28
Sardar Ahmed Khan Shahwani
JUI(F)
1,752
10.30
2,886
23.04
Pishin
PB-47
Pishin-I
Asfand Yar Kakar
IND
21,714
42.51
Kamal Ud Din
JUI(F)
18,989
37.17
2,725
51.64
PB-48
Pishin-II
Asghar Ali Tareen
JUI(F)
17,944
42.86
Sardar Amjad Khan
PKMAP
15,013
35.86
2,931
43.04
PB-49
Pishin-II
Syed Zafar Ali Agha
JUI(F)
13,811
33.49
Agha Syed Liaquat Ali
PKMAP
12,778
30.99
1,033
39.00
Killa Abdullah
PB-50
Killa Abdullah
Zamrak Khan
ANP
44,712
33.47
Muhammad Nawaz
JUI(F)
43,445
32.52
1,267
81.99
Chaman
PB-51
Chaman
Abdul Khaliq Khan Achakzai
IND
20,390
26.00
Asghar Khan
ANP
19,623
25.03
767
40.41
Members elected on Reserved seats
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
^ 11 seats are reserved for Women and 3 are reserved for Non-Muslims filled through Proportional representation
^ JUI (F) did not contest the 2018 elections, as they were part of an electoral alliance called Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
^ Running as Independent candidates
^ a b Received PTI ticket but ran as Independent because of SC ruling
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