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General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the 14th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies.The three major parties were the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) led by Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led by President Asif Ali Zardari and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan.
The Election Commission of Pakistan announced the initial election schedule on 17 July 2013. All nomination papers for candidates had to be submitted by 24 July, with scrutiny occurring on 26 July. Candidates then had an additional 3 days to withdraw their nomination, after which the official candidate list was announced.
Here is a list of chief ministers of provinces elected in General Elections 2013, Pakistan. Chief Minister Punjab, Pakistan (June 8 – Present) – Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif; Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (May 31 – Present) – Parvez Khattak; Chief Minister Sind (May 30 – Present) – Qaim Ali Shah
General elections were held in Islamabad Capital Territory on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect 2 member of National Assembly of Pakistan from Islamabad. Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won one seat each from Islamabad.
On May 11, 2013, Pakistan held by-elections to fill 10 vacant seats in each of the four provincial assemblies and 29 vacant seats in the country's National Assembly. Following the 2013 general elections, in which the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won the most seats in the National Assembly (166), the elections were held. [3]
2008 General Election: Pakistan People's Party: Pakistan People's Party: Yusuf Raza Gillani elected as Prime Minister 2013 General Election: Pakistan Muslim League (N) Pakistan Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif elected as Prime Minister 2013 by-elections: National Assembly: PMLN. Provincial Assemblies: PMLN. PMLN gains a solid majority in the ...
The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status. The Pakistan Muslim League (N) returned triumphant in this elections, retaining Shehbaz Sharif as Chief Minister of Punjab. They obtained 313 out of 371 total seats, giving them a comfortable 4/5 majority in the assembly.
The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status. The Pakistan Peoples Party, led by Syed Qaim Ali Shah, despite losing almost 10% of its vote, returned victorious in this election, losing only one seat overall.