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Following the decision given by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from public office, a bye-election was triggered in his NA-120 constituency. The by-election took place on 17 September 2017. Kulsoom Nawaz won this seat with 61,745 votes. [3] Detailed results can be found here.
There was a by-election in the Pakistani parliamentary constituency of NA-120 on 17 September 2017, following the decision given by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from public office. PML (N) candidate Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif secured 61,745 votes and defeated Yasmin Rashid of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. [1]
A large majority of Pakistani people wanted elections on time. [3] In 2013, Gallup Pakistan's poll about 2013 Pakistani general election turned out to be largely correct because it predicted, in April 2013, a comfortable lead for Nawaz Sharif's party, Pakistan Muslim League (N) ahead of the 11 May 2013 elections. [4]
The Election Act, 2017 is a law enacted to amend, and consolidate the laws relating to the conduct of elections in Pakistan.The Act has been the subject of numerous amendments and legal challenges since its enactment, including issues related to allocation of reserved seats, intra-party elections, disqualification conditions for legislators.
*Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal is an alliance of Islamist political parties, formed in 2002 and dissolved after the 2008 elections. The restoration of this alliance occurred in December 2017. Polls conducted before the restoration show the sum for Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), the major political party in this alliance.
Incumbent elected in 2013 general elections for the 14th National Assembly Ref. Political party Member Notes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NA-4 (Peshawar-IV) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Gulzar Khan: Was elected in May 2013. Died while in office in August 2017. [344] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NA-19 (Haripur) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Raja Aamer Zaman
As of May 31, there have been 31 special elections (including primaries that will go to runoffs later this year) for state house and senate or congressional seats since Nov. 9, 2016. Between now and November 2017, there will be special elections for 19 more state legislature seats, four U.S. House seats and one U.S. Senate seat.
This local electoral calendar for 2017 lists the subnational elections held in 2017. Referendums , recall and retention elections , and national by-elections (special elections) are also included. January