PML-N Leading Winner In By-polls During Four Years

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has remained the leading political party as it won 15 National Assembly and 27 provincial assembly seats in by-elections during last four years, leaving far behind all other opposition parties including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)

LAHORE, Sept 14 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Sep, 2017 ) : Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has remained the leading political party as it won 15 National Assembly and 27 provincial assembly seats in by-elections during last four years, leaving far behind all other opposition parties including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

According to data given by the Election Commission of Pakistan, PTI secured its second position by securing 6 National Assembly and 9 provincial assembly seats whereas Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarian (PPP) is third in position as it won 5 National Assembly and 12 provincial assembly seats during the period of May 2013 to August 2017.

Similarly, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) grabbed 3 national assembly seats, Awami National Party 1, Pashtunkhawa Milli Party 1, JUI-F 1, while independent candidates achieved two seats of national assembly.

In provincial assembly competition, MQM grabbed 2 provincial assembly seats, Awami National Party, JUI-F and National Party achieved 1 seat each. Major competitions were seen in some of the Constituencies including NA-1 Peshawer where Alhaj Ghulam Ahmad Bilour of ANP remained successful with 34,386 votes, NA-19 Haripur where PML-N's Babar Nawaz defeated PTI's candidate Dr Raja Amir Zaman with a huge margin grabbing 1,37,227 votes, NA-48 Islamabad, where Asad Umar of PTI got success with 48,073 votes, NA-149 where from Malik Muhammad Aamir Dogar,an independent candidate (with the support of PTI) remained successful, Muhammad Ali Rashid of MQM secured NA-254 with huge margin for MQM and NA-154, where top leader of the PTI Jahangir Khan Tareen defeated PML-N's Siddiq Baloch.

The most interesting battle was of NA-122 where in favour of PML-N's Sardar Ayaz Sadiq won with a small margin defeating PTI's central leader Abdul Aleem Khan. PML-N's total NA seats were: NA-68, NA-71, NA-83, NA-103, NA-129, NA-69, NA-137, NA-108, NA-19, NA-122, NA-153, NA-101, NA-267, NA-63, NA-162.

PTI's total NA seats: NA-5, NA-13, NA-25, NA-27, NA-48 and NA-154. PPP; NA-177, NA-235, NA-237, NA-218, N-258. MQM; NA-254 and NA-246. Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party; NA-262: Independent: NA-149 and NA-144.

It may be mentioned here that PTI could not win any NA seat after the first by-polls after the General Elections 2013 except NA-154 Lodhran where Jehangir Khan Tareen defeated PMLN. On the other hand, PML-N secured all its seats including NA-122, NA-137,NA-153 and NA-101 and grabbed a huge victory in Local body polls in Punjab, and clean swept in AJK elections as well as GB polls.