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The previous Senate elections on these seats were held on 3 March 2018. As a result of these elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) became the largest party in the Senate as it won the most seats, securing 18 of the 48 senate seats up for election; of which 10 came from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 5 from Punjab, 2 from Sindh, and one from Islamabad.
After the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, FATA seats were abolished and there was no election on 4 of the 8 seats. The rest of the 4 seats will be abolished in 2024. [2] Official results of the Senate Elections were announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan on 10 March 2021. [3]
The Senate of Pakistan, [a] constitutionally the House of the Federation, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan.As of 2023, It has a maximum membership of 96, of which 92 are elected by the provincial legislatures using single transferable vote; four represent the federal capital.
The membership of the Senate, which was originally 45, was raised to 63 in 1977 and to 87 in 1985. The government of Gen. Pervez Musharraf raised the membership of the Senate from 87 to 100 in 2002. In 2018, the number of seats were reduced from 104 to 96 following the merging of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through 25th amendment. [1]
Triennial Senate elections were in Pakistan held on 3 March 2018 to replace 52 retiring senators - half of the Senate's strength - with the winning candidates serving six-year terms. [1] Overall, Pakistan Muslim League (N) came out as the largest party, followed by the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf . [ 2 ]
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All 100 seats in the Senate were up for election with half of the winning candidates serving six-year terms, and the other half serving three-year terms. [1] [2] In Punjab, Sindh, NWFP, and Balochistan, the election was held on 24 February, while in FATA and Islamabad, it was held on 27 February.
The Senate is the upper legislative chamber of the bicameral legislature of Pakistan, and together with the National Assembly makes up the Parliament of Pakistan. [ 1 ] The Senate of Pakistan consist of total 104 members. 23 elect by the members of each of the total four Provincial Assemblies of whom 14 elect on general seats, four on women ...