Pakistani general election, 2013 - wikipedia Pakistani general election, 2013 Further information : List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan Pakistani general election, 2013 ← 2008 11 May 2013 2018 → Members elected → 272 of 342 seats in the National Assembly via FPTP 70 of 342 seats reserved for women and minorities via PR 172 seats needed for a majority Turnout 55.02 % ( 11.01 pp ) First party Second party Third party Leader Nawaz Sharif Asif Ali Zardari Imran Khan Party PML ( N ) PPP PTI Leader since 17 August 1988 30 December 2007 25 April 1996 Leader 's seat NA - 120 Lahore Not contesting NA - 56 Rawalpindi Seats won 166 42 35 Seat change 77 76 35 Popular vote 14,874,104 6,911,218 7,679,954 Percentage 32.77 % 15.32 % 16.92 % Swing 13.12 pp 15.47 pp - General Elections result. Prime Minister before election Raja Pervez Ashraf PPP Elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif PML ( N ) Pakistan This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Pakistan Constitution Parliament Senate Chairman : Raza Rabbani Deputy Chairman : Abdul Ghafoor Haideri National Assembly Speaker : Sardar A. 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Elections were held in all four provinces, Islamabad 's federal capital territory and in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, the Azad Kashmir and Gilgit - Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status. Allegations on systematic vote rigging, favouritism, and ethnicity trends on political parties marred with controversy regarding the nationwide elections ; this eventually led to anti-government march that called for electoral reforms in 2014. The fifth largest democracy and second largest Muslim democracy after Indonesia in the world, the elections are noted for the first civilian transfer of power following the successful completion of a five - year term by a democratically elected government. Election took place in 272 constituencies, whilst a further 70 seats were awarded to parties having been reserved for women and minority groups ; none of the parties achieved the 172 seats needed for an overall majority. The Pakistan Muslim League ( N ) won the largest number of votes and seats but still fell six seats short ; this resulted in a hung parliament where no party was able to command a majority in the National Assembly. Initial results saw the hung parliament for a second consecutive general election -- the first being the prior general election in 2008. Potential for a hung parliament was widely considered and predicted as both countries ' politicians were better prepared for the constitutional process that would follow such a result, in contrast to 2008. Speculations for the potential hung parliament were dismissed when the independent candidates joined the PML ( N ) which allowed that party to form a simple - majority government by bringing on - board nineteen independent candidates, thirteen more than the minimum required to form a government. This swing ultimately resulted in Nawaz Sharif becoming the new Prime Minister of Pakistan. Prior to the elections, the leftist PPP formed an alliance with PML ( Q ), while on the conservative side, the PML ( N ) allied with PML ( F ) and Baloch parties. Cricketer - turned - politician Imran Khan led the centrist PTI, and the Jamaat - e-Islami also participated in the elections. Contents 1 Background 1.1 Process 1.2 Schedule 1.3 Caretaker government 2 Registered voters 3 Campaign 3.1 Pakistan Peoples Party 3.2 Pakistan Muslim League 3.3 Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf 3.4 Pervez Musharraf 4 Violence 4.1 Pre-election violence 4.2 Election day violence 5 Opinion polls 5.1 Support based on generation gap 5.2 Voting trends by ethnicity 5.3 Support based on household income 6 International monitor recommendations 6.1 European Union 6.2 United States 7 Results 7.1 National Assembly 7.2 Provincial Assemblies 7.3 Bye - elections 8 Reactions 8.1 Domestic 8.2 Economic 8.3 International 9 Controversies 9.1 Incidents of malpractice and rigging 9.2 Incidents of improper investigations 9.3 Incidents of incompetence 10 Analysis 10.1 Aftermath 10.2 Government formation 11 References 12 External links Background Main article : Long March ( Pakistan ) By Constitution 's stipulation on Time of conducting elections in the country, the ( general ) election are to be held at an interval of five years or whenever parliament is dissolved by the President. Upon dissolution of the National Assembly ( a lower house of the Parliament ), the elections are to be held within a period of sixty days immediately under a caretaker set -- up. The previous elections were held in February 2008 and its term naturally expired on February 2013. In mid-January 2013, Sufi cleric and politician Dr. Tahir - ul - Qadri led a Long March from Lahore to Islamabad, which is over 350 km, demanding the electoral reforms, the quick dissolution of the National Assembly and a precise date for the election. The march attracted about ~ 50,000 participants from across Pakistan and ended peacefully. However, this appeared to have little impact on the PPP government who continued on as per normal, and were seemingly following their plan as to when to announce elections. The anti-corruption activism led by Imran Khan gathered momentum and political interests. In the run up to the elections, a US Congressional report provided a brief overview of the PPP government between 2008 and 2013. The annual report included the input of 16 US intelligence agencies, including the CIA, which pointed the policies and performances of the PPP government during their five - year term. The report wanted that `` Economically, trouble looms. Pakistan, with its small tax base, poor system of tax collection, and reliance on foreign aid, faces no real prospects for sustainable economic growth. The government has been unwilling to address economic problems that continue to constrain economic growth. The PPP government has made no real effort to persuade its disparate coalition members to accept much - needed monetary policy and tax reforms, because members are simply focused on retaining their seats in the upcoming elections. '' Process Main article : Elections in Pakistan With assistance from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, the Election Commission of Pakistan ( ECP ) announced the printing of computerised electoral rolls, the first of its kind database which resulted in the elimination of 35 million bogus voters off the list. Schedule 1 August 2012 : The Election Commission of Pakistan announces 2012 general elections would be held on the basis of same old constituencies. December 2012 : The Supreme Court of Pakistan orders delimitation of constituencies and door - to - door verification of voters with the help of Pakistan Army in Karachi. 17 January 2013 : The Election Commission of Pakistan ( ECP ) starts door - to - door verification of voters list. 3 February 2013 : President Asif Ali Zardari announced the date for the general elections in the country, between 8 and 14 March 2013. 31 March 2013 : Last date to submit the candidates ' papers. Caretaker government Following the recommendations in Article 224 ( Clauses 1A - 1B ) of the constitution of Pakistan, there arose a need to form a caretaker government to operate in the interim period between the normal dissolution of parliament, facilitating the election process, until a new government was formed after the election results were known. To this effect, prime minister Pervez Ashraf wrote a letter to the opposition leader Nisar Ali Khan, requesting him to propose names of persons for appointment as the caretaker prime minister. The Pakistan Muslim League ( N ) ( PML - N ), Jamaat - e-Islami Pakistan ( JI ), Pakistan Tehrik - i - Insaaf ( PTI ) and Jamiat Ulema - i - Islam ( JUI - F ) all agreed on the name of retired senior justice Nasir Aslam Zahid as the caretaker PM until the elections take place. After a failure to achieve a consensus between the PPP government and the opposition, the matter was forwarded to a parliamentary committee of four members from both the government and the opposition. Under the provision of Article 224 - A ( Clause 3 ) of the constitution, the Election Commission announced the appointment of retired Federal Shariat Court chief justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on 24 March 2013 in a press conference held by chief election commissioner Fakhruddin G Ebrahim. Consequently, Khoso was sworn into office as the caretaker prime minister on 25 March 2013, while his caretaker federal cabinet was sworn into office on 2 April 2013. Registered voters Following is the final list of registered voters in each district of Pakistan who are eligible to cast their vote. The total number of registered voters for the election were 76,194,802. The province of Punjab had the highest number of registered voters. In cities, five districts of Karachi which form the city of Karachi had a total of 7,171,237 registered voters ; more than total voters of the province of Balochistan and more than any other city or district in Pakistan. In Balochistan, due to sparse population, some National Assembly seats were shared by two or three districts. Province District No. of Voters Seat No Balochistan Awaran 56,387 NA - 270 Balochistan Barkhan 55,327 NA - 263 Balochistan Chagai 66,836 NA - 260 Balochistan Dera Bugti 63,953 NA - 265 Balochistan Gwadar 93,650 NA - 272 Balochistan Harnai 33,140 NA - 265 Balochistan Jaffarabad 247,316 NA - 266 Balochistan Jhal Magsi 44,533 NA - 267 Balochistan Kachhi ( Bolan ) 103,108 NA - 267 Balochistan Kalat 104,445 NA - 268 Balochistan Kech 173,972 NA - 272 Balochistan Kharan 45,176 NA - 271 Balochistan Khuzdar 165,593 NA - 269 Balochistan Killa Abdullah 184,832 NA - 262 Balochistan Killa Saifullah 88,424 NA - 264 Balochistan Kohlu 38,624 NA - 265 Balochistan Lasbela 182,697 NA - 270 Balochistan Loralai 107,028 NA - 263 Balochistan Mastung 80,118 NA - 268 Balochistan Musakhel 51,864 NA - 263 Balochistan Nasirabad 162,349 NA - 266 Balochistan Nushki 61,878 NA - 260 Balochistan Panjgur 74,751 NA - 271 Balochistan Pishin 196,859 NA - 261 Balochistan Quetta 559,939 NA - 259 Balochistan Sherani 31,837 NA - 264 Balochistan Sibi 75,832 NA - 265 Balochistan Washuk 38,171 NA - 271 Balochistan Zhob 96,278 NA - 264 Balochistan Ziarat 51,742 NA - 261 BALOCHISTAN TOTAL 3,336,659 NA - 259 to NA - 272 FATA Bajaur Agency 353,554 NA - 43, NA - 44 FATA F.R. Bannu 9,482 NA - 47 FATA F.R.D.I. Khan 22,269 NA - 47 FATA F.R. Kohat 41,070 NA - 47 FATA F.R. Lakki Marwat 9,939 NA - 47 FATA F.R. Peshawar 23,371 NA - 47 FATA F.R. Tank 15,581 NA - 47 FATA Khyber Agency 336,763 NA - 45, NA - 46 FATA Kurram Agency 262,021 NA - 37, NA - 38 FATA Mohmand Agency 177,244 NA - 36 FATA North Waziristan Agency 160,666 NA - 40 FATA Orakzai Agency 125,687 NA - 39 FATA South Waziristan Agency 200,666 NA - 41, NA - 42 FATA TOTAL 1,738,313 NA - 36 to NA - 47 Federal Area Islamabad 625,964 NA - 48, NA - 49 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abbottabad 675,188 NA - 17, NA - 18 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bannu 444,059 NA - 26 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Batagram 204,980 NA - 22 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Buner 360,019 NA - 28 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Charsadda 704,680 NA - 7, NA - 8 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chitral 206,909 NA - 32 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa D.I. Khan 606,959 NA - 24 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hangu 214,703 NA - 16 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haripur 531,866 NA - 19 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Karak 315,087 NA - 15 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kohat 409,372 NA - 14 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kohistan 127,015 NA - 23 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Lakki Marwat 330,274 NA - 27 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Lower Dir 541,565 NA - 34 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Malakand 311,172 NA - 35 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mansehra 742,674 NA - 20 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mardan 987,122 NA - 9, NA - 10, NA - 11 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nowshera 619,914 NA - 5, NA - 6 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar 1,393,144 NA - 1, NA - 2, NA - 3, NA - 4 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shangla 296,722 NA - 31 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Swabi 714,454 NA - 12, NA - 13 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Swat 981,823 NA - 29, NA - 30 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tank 150,585 NA - 25 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tor Ghar 64,867 NA - 21 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Upper Dir 331,004 NA - 33 KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA TOTAL 12,266,157 NA - 1 to NA - 35 Punjab Attock 1,022,180 NA - 57, NA - 58, NA - 59 Punjab Bahawalnagar 1,264,077 NA - 188, NA - 189, NA - 190, NA - 191 Punjab Bahawalpur 1,522,061 NA - 183, NA - 184, NA - 185, NA - 186, NA - 187 Punjab Bhakkar 711,837 NA - 73, NA - 74 Punjab Chakwal 929,747 NA - 60, NA - 61 Punjab Chiniot 602,290 NA - 86, NA - 87, NA - 88 Punjab Dera Ghazi Khan 1,052,720 NA - 171, NA - 172, NA - 173 Punjab Faisalabad 3,622,748 NA - 75, NA - 76, NA - 77, NA - 78, NA - 79, NA - 80, NA - 81, NA - 82, NA - 83, NA - 84, NA - 85 Punjab Gujranwala 2,273,141 NA - 95, NA - 96, NA - 97, NA - 98, NA - 99, NA - 100, NA - 101 Punjab Gujrat 1,581,402 NA - 104, NA - 105, NA - 106, NA - 107 Punjab Hafizabad 543,646 NA - 102, NA - 103 Punjab Jhang 1,145,415 NA - 89, NA - 90, NA - 91 Punjab Jhelum 783,571 NA - 62, NA - 63 Punjab Kasur 1,463,575 NA - 138, NA - 139, NA - 140, NA - 141, NA - 142 Punjab Khanewal 1,301,926 NA - 156, NA - 157, NA - 158, NA - 159 Punjab Khushab 680,471 NA - 69, NA - 70 Punjab Lahore 4,410,095 NA - 118, NA - 119, NA - 120, NA - 121, NA - 122, NA - 123, NA - 124, NA - 125, NA - 126, NA - 127, NA - 128, NA - 129, NA - 130 Punjab Layyah 736,509 NA - 181, NA - 182 Punjab Lodhran 727,177 NA - 154, NA - 155 Punjab Mandi Bahauddin 815,154 NA - 108, NA - 109 Punjab Mianwali 757,191 NA - 71, NA - 72 Punjab Multan 2,110,177 NA - 148, NA - 149, NA - 150, NA - 151, NA - 152, NA - 153 Punjab Muzaffargarh 1,681,436 NA - 176, NA - 177, NA - 178, NA - 179, NA - 180 Punjab Nankana Sahib 623,625 NA - 135, NA - 136, NA - 137 Punjab Narowal 792,379 NA - 115, NA - 116, NA - 117 Punjab Okara 1,396,811 NA - 143, NA - 144, NA - 145, NA - 146, NA - 147 Punjab Pakpattan 823,478 NA - 164, NA - 165, NA - 166 Punjab Rahim Yar Khan 1,904,615 NA - 192, NA - 193, NA - 194, NA - 195, NA - 196, NA - 197 Punjab Rajanpur 724,286 NA - 174, NA - 175 Punjab Rawalpindi 2,645,608 NA - 50, NA - 51, NA - 52, NA - 53, NA - 54, NA - 55, NA - 56 Punjab Sahiwal 1,190,424 NA - 160, NA - 161, NA - 162, NA - 163 Punjab Sargodha 1,861,804 NA - 64, NA - 65, NA - 66, NA - 67, NA - 68 Punjab Sheikhupura 1,341,341 NA - 131, NA - 132, NA - 133, NA - 134 Punjab Sialkot 1,841,347 NA - 110, NA - 111, NA - 112, NA - 113, NA - 114 Punjab Toba Tek Singh 1,089,508 NA - 92, NA - 93, NA - 94 Punjab Vehari 1,285,562 NA - 167, NA - 168, NA - 169, NA - 170 PUNJAB TOTAL 49,259,334 NA - 50 to NA - 197 Sindh Badin 639,314 NA - 224, NA - 225 Sindh Dadu 609,609 NA - 231, NA - 232, NA - 233 Sindh Ghotki 568,065 NA - 200, NA - 201 Sindh Hyderabad 923,140 NA - 218, NA - 219, NA - 220, NA - 221 Sindh Jacobabad 394,557 NA - 208, NA - 209, NA - 210 Sindh Jamshoro 369,424 NA - 231 Sindh Kambar - Shahdadkot 508,062 NA - 206 Sindh Karachi Central 1,632,487 NA - 244, NA - 245, NA - 246, NA - 247 Sindh Karachi East 2,093,898 NA - 253, NA - 254, NA - 255, NA - 256 Sindh Karachi South 1,131,376 NA - 248, NA - 249, NA - 250, NA - 251, NA - 252 Sindh Karachi West 1,493,055 NA - 239, NA - 240, NA - 241, NA - 242, NA - 243 Sindh Karachi Malir 820,421 NA - 257, NA - 258 Sindh Kashmore 353,616 NA - 210 Sindh Khairpur 838,502 NA - 215, NA - 216, NA - 217 Sindh Larkana 585,519 NA - 204, NA - 205, NA - 207 Sindh Matiari 300,486 NA - 223 Sindh Mirpur Khas 585,262 NA - 226, NA - 227 Sindh Naushahro Feroze 600,090 NA - 211, NA - 212 Sindh Sanghar 793,397 NA - 234, NA - 235, NA - 236 Sindh Shaheed Benazirabad 668,193 NA - 213, NA - 214 Sindh Shikarpur 488,878 NA - 202, NA - 203 Sindh Sukkur 527,635 NA - 198, NA - 199 Sindh Tando Allahyar 286,956 NA - 223 Sindh Tando Muhammad Khan 230,554 NA - 222 Sindh Tharparkar 471,831 NA - 229, NA - 230 Sindh Thatta 663,543 NA - 237, NA - 238 Sindh Umerkot 385,505 NA - 228 SINDH TOTAL 18,963,375 NA - 198 to NA - 258 PAKISTAN TOTAL 86,194,802 Campaign Party leader Most recent position of party leader Seats won Popular vote Status after election Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister of Pakistan ( November 1990 to July 1993 Then from February 1997 to October 1999 And then June 2013 to July 2017 125 14,794,188 In Government Asif Ali Zardari 11th President of Pakistan ( 2008 -- 2013 ) 31 6,822,958 In Opposition Imran Khan Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf ( 1995 -- present ) 27 7,563,504 In Opposition With the announcement of the care - taker government, campaigning from parties -- including the PPP, PML ( N ) and PTI -- started as early as 27 March, six weeks ahead of the 11 May election date. Observers noted that different parties stressed on different interest groups -- PTI on the disaffected youth, PML - N on the centre - right constituency, PPP on liberal classes and rural Sindhis, and MQM on Karachi - based muhajirs. Power shortages were another issue in the election campaign. Pakistan Peoples party Main articles : New Left, Socialism in Pakistan, and Centre - left The PPP is a socialist party, advocating for Social democracy and Marxist economics. Founded in 1968, the Pakistan Peoples Party ( PPP ) is a centre - left and left oriented party, with a mainstream agenda of promoting socialist economics and social justice. The PPP announced that Bilawal Zardari would be its candidate for the next Prime Minister, though Zardari was still too young to become Prime Minister. Article 62 of the Constitution clearly states that the Prime Minister must be a person who is `` not less than twenty - five years of age and is enrolled as a voter in any electoral roll for election to the seat ''. Zardari was not 25 until September 2013. On 5 May 2013, it was revealed that Zardari had left Pakistan for Dubai and would not be present at all on election day. He unexpectedly left the country and would not be addressing any party rallies or meetings. The PPP also announced that he would not return until after the elections are over. The PPP 's campaign was led by Amin Fahim, accompanied by notable leftist activists such as Taj Haider, Aitzaz Ahsan, Raza Rabbani, and Yousaf Gillani. The PPP ran two different political programmes during the election campaign : `` Massawat '' ( lit. Egalitarianism ) and `` People 's Employment Programme '' for the youth voters, and also its vintage `` Roti Kapda Aur Makaan ( lit. Bread, Cloth, House ) slogan. The PPP highlighted its implementation of the nationalization and welfare programs that were launched in 2008. In addition, the PPP greatly supported awareness of industrial and labor rights, importance of higher education in the country, promotion of social economics, a foreign policy of building relations with Russia and Eastern Europe, counterterrorism legislation, efforts to reduce gas shortages in the country. Generally, the PPP 's main focused was on gathering its support from Sindh. In a critical editorial in the English - language newspaper, The Nation, the PPP neglected to highlight the prevailing issue of energy conservation to reduce the repeated cycle of loadshedding in the country. Soon after the PM 's last address on 16 March 2013, TV carried live broadcasts from the streets of Lahore and Karachi, where the public mood was one of anger over corruption, the bad economy, and faulty public services. The reaction of political analysts was mixed, with many holding massive corruption and nepotism as the reasons for the government 's perceived failures. Even in his televised address, while trumpeting the occasion, PM Raja P Ashraf quietly conceded that his government had also been a source of disappointment for many. Public resentment had been fed by an endless list of problems : enduring power shortages ( up to 18 hours a day at the peak of summer ) ; the failure to curb terrorist attacks, protect religious minorities and formulate a coherent anti-terrorism strategy ; slow and weak response to the floods ; sluggish economic growth, a bloated public sector, cresting inflation ; and tales of legendary corruption, carving out private fortunes from a treasury to which they scandalously paid little in tax. Many Pakistanis, particularly among the urban middle classes, were looking to the next elections with relief. In Karachi and other parts of the country, the PPP also maintained a New Left alliance with the ANP, MQM, and Communist Party against the conservative parties in Sindh. Pakistan Muslim League Main articles : New Right, Centre - right, and Conservatism in Pakistan The Pakistan Muslim League, a centre - right conservative party, began its campaign on terminating the energy conservation crises, and also the issues involving the national security, economic development, higher education, immigration, and taxation reforms. The campaign was led by Nawaz Sharif, who emphasis the success of the privatisation to alleviate youth employment and small businesses, introducing policies for the environmental preservation, building motorways, counterterrorism legislation, economic liberalisation, improvement of the public transportation in all over the country, and then the decision of authorising the nuclear - testing programme in 1998. Over several days, Sharif delivered speeches and visited in all over the country for the support, promising that : `` Just like the nuclear blasts, conducted in our last tenure, made us an atomic power, an economic explosion in our next term will turn the country into a commercial powerhouse. '' Furthermore, the PML ( N ) indicated to bring a balance on civil - military relations with the military, through opening a source of political channel to resolve issues. The PML ( N ) ran a political programme which was termed as `` Ilmi aur Maashi Dhamaka '' ( lit. Education and Economic boom ) at the public circles, and gained a lot of public support from all over the Punjab, and the financial support from the business community in Karachi, which proved to be a crucial factor in PML ( N ) 's efforts to gain majority in the elections. After delivering a victory speech on May 2013, Nawaz Sharif became Prime Minister for a third term on 5 June 2013 after receiving vote of confidence in the Parliament. He received 244 votes in the 342 - seat parliament. The PML ( N ) was generally supported by PML ( F ) against the PPP in Sindh and BNP in Balochistan, also against the PPP. Terming it as `` EEE programme '' for Education, Energy, Economy, the PML ( N ) popularise its slogan `` Stronger Economy -- Strong Pakistan '', which was released in 2012. Addressing to the national via news channels representatives, the PML ( N ) debated that aside from balancing the energy conservation, ending stagflation as well inflation, and resolving the issues relating to counter-terrorism and national security, its quick economic recovery programmes is also aimed to increase the expenditure on education, health, food security, and `` non-pension '' social security from the annual GDP by 2018, as part of the policy measurement programmes. Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf Main article : Third Way The Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf ( PTI ) is a centrist and welfarist political party a mainstream political programme of supporting the `` Third Way '' and `` welfarism ''. In the midst of election campaign, the PTI 's chairman, Imran Khan, called for an inter-party elections for the leadership of the PTI. Many renowned individuals were defeated in the intra-party elections, such as Arif Alvi who was replaced by Pervez Khattak as secretary - general and Ejaz Chaudhary who defeated Ahsan Rasheed. Imran informed the media that no - one from his party will be eligible to hold the post of the party chairman for more than two terms. Motives behind this inter-party elections were to will ultimately finish off the `` dynasty - type, family limited companies politics '' from the country, as Imran Khan maintained. The PTI rigorously campaigned on social awareness, social reforms, telecommunication, and the expansion of the e-government in all over the country. Other main points of PTI 's campaign was to end the role of country in the War on Terrorism and to regulate private schools ' fees structure with the quality of education they provide. The PTI targeted the left - wing policies of PPP and the corruption that took place in state - owned enterprises after underwent through the nationalisation programme, started in 2008 by the PPP. During a campaign rally in Lahore, Imran fell 14 ft as he was stepping off an improvised forklift. He was seen to be bleeding and unconscious with a gash on his head. He was then taken to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital where Imran was treated for two fractures to his spinal column. During the election process, the PTI was also leading a religio - political alliance, consisting of Jamaat - e-Islami and the Shia minority MWM. Pervez Musharraf On 24 March 2013, former President Pervez Musharraf returned from self - imposed exile to lead the liberal APML and to run in the election despite threats from the far - right and extremist Tehrik - i - Taliban Pakistan ( TTP ) on his life, similar to the return of Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated shortly after returning. On immediate basis, Musharraf 's candidature was rejected from his home town of Karachi on the grounds that he violated the Constitution and that he had sacked senior judges during his presidency. Electoral returning officer Ikramur Rehman upheld the objections by his rivals. The liberal PML ( Q ) official, Afzal Agha, said `` this is a biased decision. '' He was also rejected from the Kasur -- a rural town in Punjab. However, he was later approved in the Chitral, also a rural town in Khyber -- Pathtunkwa. On 8 April 2013, the Supreme Court issued a summon to be appear over in the apex court to face charges of treason and barred him from leaving the country. On 16 April, an appeal for his approval from Chitral decided by a court in the provincial capital of Peshawar in which he was barred on the grounds that he violated the constitution by imposing emergency rule in 2007. His lawyer said that he would appeal to the Supreme Court. He was also ordered to be kept under house arrest for two weeks. On 23 April, He appeared at a Rawalpindi court under tight security on charges relating to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. On 25 April, he was formally arrested for the same charge. The Peshawar High Court then banned him for life from taking part in politics activities. Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan said : `` The former dictator ( Musharraf ) had ordered senior judges and their families be put under house arrest and twice abrogated the country 's constitution. '' In reaction to the ban, a party spokeswoman for the All Pakistan Muslim League said that it would boycott the election. He was granted US $20,000 bail on 20 May. Violence Pre-election violence The extremist terrorist organisation, the Tehrik - i - Taliban Pakistan ( TTP ), claimed the responsibility for two bombings at the offices of independent candidates on 28 April. In Kohat, the TTP bombed left - wing ANP 's Nasir Khan Afridi 's office which killed six and critically wounded others. In the suburbs of Peshawar, a device bomb at killed three people. The next day, at least eight people, including the son of Afghani cleric Qazi Amin Waqad, were killed and 45 others were wounded in a suicide attack in Peshawar. The bomb had targeted Sahibzada Anees, a senior city administrator, who had just passed the area. Hilal was a part of the Afghan High Peace Council and was organising a meeting of Afghan and Pakistani religious scholars to oppose militancy. All political parties condemned the attack. The same day, at a Karachi press conference the leaders of the left - wing parties -- the PPP, MQM and ANP -- said that the attacks would not stop them from participating in the election. ANP 's Secretary - General, Bashir Jan, said that his party had previously made sacrifices in relations to the 2012 assassination of Bashir Bilour, the former party leader. His statement followed an explosion that wounded three children near the election office of Mohammad Ahmed Khan, the ANP candidate from Charsadda in Khyber - Pakhtunkhwa. On 2 May, a bomb exploded outside the MQM headquarters in which seven people were injured. On 4 May, at least three people were killed and 34 others were wounded when two bombs targeted the election office of the MQM in the Azeezabad area of Karachi. In a rally in Kurram Valley, at least 15 people were dead and over 50 injured at a JUI ( F ) rally for candidates Munir Orakzai and Ain - u-Dun Shakir. The rally was part of the faction led by Fazal - ur - Rehman. The latter was slightly wounded. Armed skirmishes and tensions also flared near the Afghanistan -- Pakistan border. On 9 May, the son of former Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani, Ali Haider Gilani, was abducted following a gunfight at a rally in Multan that killed his personal secretary. Election day violence Main article : 2013 Pakistan election day bombings Scattered gun and bomb attacks marred an otherwise celebratory day in a nation mired in economic crisis and locked in a fight with a virulent native Taliban insurgency. By the time polls closed in the evening, at least 20 people had died in attacks, the most serious targeting a pro-US political party in the southern port city of Karachi. The violence, which included blasts outside a political office in Karachi that left 10 dead, capped a bloody election season. More than 130 people have been killed in bombings and shootings over the campaign, prompting some to call this one of the deadliest votes in the country 's history. Several bombs were reportedly defused before voting began on Saturday morning, according to al - Jazeera. No one had so far taken the responsibility for the attacks, except for the initial two blasts in the coastal city of Karachi, claimed by TTP. Opinion polls `` `` Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf to play important role in next government. '' '' -- Najam Sethi, 2013 Various polls were conducted by different organisations, all of which show inconsistencies and different results. In March 2013, a survey by Heinrich Böll Foundation showed that 29 % of the people surveyed would support the Pakistan Peoples Party, the highest nummain opposition party, 39 % would support the Pakistan Muslim League ( N ), led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Another 20 % supported the Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf ( PTI ) led by former cricketer Imran Khan. According to a survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan and PILDAT the Pakistan Muslim League topped the list on voting intention score in Punjab, followed by the PPP and the PTI respectively. The February 2013 political forecast is based on a nationwide poll of approximately 9,660 voters in 300 villages and urban localities. The voting intention score of PML - N stands at 63 % in North and Central Punjab, 69 % in Western Punjab and 49 % in Southern Punjab, shows the survey. According to the consolidated findings of two nationwide polls on voting intentions, conducted by IRI and Gallup Pakistan respectively during past three months, the front runner in Pakistan 's elections scheduled in mid-2013 is the PML - N. The PTI, according to the survey, is making deep inroads in Khyber - Pakhtunkhwa where it has surpassed every other player by a 30 % score. `` `` Pakistan Peoples Party to emerge victorious on basis of performance. '' '' -- Qamar Zaman Kaira, 2013 Senior political analyst, Najam Sethi said, Nawaz Sharif held public meetings and rallies in every nook and corner of the country while Shahbaz Sharif completed development projects in Punjab which attracted politicians from the other parties. Sethi said that the 3 % raise in the popularity graph of the PPP was made possible due to Asif Ali Zardari 's efforts who gathered many such politicians as used to oppose him. He said the popularity of both the parties increased due to the revival of the traditional politics and the same was the cause of decrease in popularity of unorthodox politicians like Imran Khan. However, Imran Khan 's next public meetings would help him a lot, Sethi predicted, saying that the PTI leader 's graph would go up after public rallies in Lahore and Peshawar and the party would play an important role in formation of the next government. Support based on generation gap Main article : Generation gap The survey 's findings indicate that the PTI 's support is derived from all age groups -- 22.9 per cent of those between 18 and 35 years, 18.6 per cent of those between 36 and 50 years, 18.4 per cent of those between 51 and 70 years and 7.7 of those above 70 years support the PTI, dispelling the notion that its vote bank is rooted in the younger generation. The highest proportion of those aged between 36 and 50 years ( 32.5 per cent ) indicate a preference for the PPP. Similarly, 46.2 per cent of those aged over 70 expressed a preference for the PML ( N ). Compared with respondents ' voting histories, the PML ( N ) 's vote bank appears to have remained stagnant while the PPP 's seems to have declined significantly. It appears that the PTI has a stronger urban base, while a higher proportion of rural respondents indicated that they would vote for either the PPP or the PML ( N ) in the upcoming elections. Voting trends by ethnicity Predictably, the highest level of support for the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party was pledged by Sindhis, 55 % of whom said they would vote for the PPP in the upcoming elections. This was followed by Seraiki - speakers at 46 %. Around ~ 44 % of Hindko - speakers said they intend to vote for the Pakistan Muslim League, closely followed by Punjabi people at 43 %. The same proportion of Hindko - speakers -- 44 % -- also expressed an intention to vote for the Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf, indicating a close contest between the two parties ( PMLN and PTI ) within that particular demographic. It is worth noting that while 34 % of Pakhtuns stated that they would vote for Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf, only 11 % expressed support for the Awami National Party ( ANP ). 47 % of Balochis said that they would vote for the Balochistan National Party. Support based on household income On average, approximately a third of those earning up to 30,000 rupees each month indicated a preference for the Pakistan Peoples Party whereas, among those earning more than 30,000 rupees, support for the party dropped to 10.8 percent. This is in keeping with the party 's traditional pro-poor image. No such trend could be determined for the Pakistan Muslim League, whose level of support remained similar across all income levels. Those earning in excess of 250,000 rupees each month ( the highest identified income bracket in the survey ) expressed the maximum intention to vote for either the Muttahida Qaumi Movement ( MQM ) or the Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf, at 33 per cent each. While this figure may appear anomalistic in the MQM 's case -- support for the party within the second highest income bracket ( those earning between 100,000 and 250,000 rupees each month ) was only four per cent -- it was possible to identify a rough direct trend between level of income and support for the PTI. In general, it appeared that support for smaller parties declined with increasing levels of income. International monitor recommendations The National Democratic Institution have stated the elections will be a `` historical transition. '' An NDI assessment mission -- consisting of Canada 's former prime minister Joe Clark, former Indonesian House of Representatives member Nursanita Nasution, Chatham House senior fellow Xenia Dormandy and NDI Asia programmes director Peter Manikas -- released its findings at a press briefing in Islamabad after its observation of Pakistan 's political framework. The mission visited Pakistan from 16 to 21 December and met with election authorities, government officials, party leaders, media and citizen monitoring groups. Joe Clark commended the co-operation of all parties, especially in adopting measures to bring the Federally Administered Tribal Areas under the political umbrella. Clark stated that the 18th Amendment to the constitution reflects the parliament 's integrity and commitment towards a fair democratic handover. Nursanita Nasution highlighted the need to address the rights of women in the polling process so that `` fear and intimidation in high - risk areas such as Baluchistan, FATA, Khyber - Pakhtunkhwa and Karachi '' would not strip women of the opportunity to vote. Xenia Dormandy suggested `` improving accessibility and adjusting locations '' of women polling stations closer to those for men so that they could travel with the men in their families to vote. Sandra Houston, Regional Director of NDI, stated `` We are impressed with the cooperation of all the stakeholders in assuring a smooth transition, '' sharing that voters have been registered with Computerised National Identity Cards and biometrics including photographs where possible. European Union The European Union offered to send its observers to Pakistan 's elections, in a bid to ensure a `` peaceful, credible '' vote that will be `` acceptable '' to all. `` The EU looks forward to upcoming elections that are peaceful, credible, transparent, inclusive and acceptable to the Pakistani people, '' EU foreign ministers said released after talks. The 27 - nation bloc `` is ready to assist by deploying an election observation mission, as a tangible sign of our support for the democratic process, '' the statement added. The ministers also said they looked forward to re-energizing ties with the next government and hoped quick contacts could lead to a third EU - Pakistan summit. Pakistan responded by saying it will welcome a European Union election observation mission during the forthcoming general elections. `` Yes, we will welcome the observation mission '', foreign secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani said. A 110 - member team from the European Union will observe Pakistan 's elections. The European Union High Representative and Vice-President of the European Commission, Ms. Catherine Ashton, has decided to authorise a European Union Election Observation Mission ( EOM ) to observe the elections. A member of the European Parliament will lead the 2013 EU EOM as its Chief Observer. The EU EOM team will include observers, experts, election analysts, political analysts, legal analysts, human rights analysts, media analysts and others. On the basis of special agreements with the EU, observers from Norway, Switzerland and Canada are also part of the EOM. Some members will be deployed well in advance of election day, while others will be deployed at least ten days prior to the election day. The observers will assess aspects of the election process, nomination of candidates, election campaign, counting, tabulation, announcement of official results and complaints ' procedures, and will cover pre-election preparations, election - day itself and the post-electoral period. The observers will follow the political campaign and hold regular meetings with representatives of election management bodies, political parties, candidates and civil society groups. United States The US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olsen stated that the United States applauds democratic tendencies in Pakistan, expressing hopes that free and fair general elections would lead to peaceful transfer of authority from one civilian government to successor dispensation. Completion of the current term by a democratically elected government will be a milestone in Pakistan 's history. A US delegation consisting of Senator Carl Levin, US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olsen and Armed Services Committee Senator Jack Reed visited Pakistan on 8 January for talks with Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. The delegation stated that not only the US, but the world would observe the general election with great interest. The Centre for American Progress published a report called `` Previewing Pakistan 's 2013 Elections '' whose author, Colin Cookman, writes that the United States should work with, and not attempt to control Pakistan 's internal political processes. The report also warns that whoever wins the elections should try to resolve the problems the country faces or be prepared to face accountability. Cookman states that `` only Pakistanis themselves are capable of establishing a more stable, democratic system capable of balancing diverse interest groups and effectively addressing the country 's challenges. '' It encourages the US to make efforts to support Pakistan 's democratic evolution and the success of its upcoming elections. Such efforts should include a public commitment to neutrality and respect for the electoral processes, coupled with support for an international observation mission. It also urges US diplomatic and military officials to continue to engage with a broad array of Pakistani civilian leaders and military officials, while making it clear that the United States `` does not favour any specific electoral outcome and strongly opposes any disruption of the constitutional process or intervention during the caretaker period. '' US officials have denied the general perception in Pakistan that the US government wants to influence the electoral process in Pakistan to bring in a friendly government. US Secretary of State John Kerry skipped a planned visit to Pakistan to avoid accusations of meddling in the 11 May elections. Spokesperson Victoria Nuland stated that the message the United States wants to send out during the election season is `` we have no favourites among Pakistani politicians and we are looking forward to work with whoever is elected on May 11. '' Secretary Kerry 's decision to skip Pakistan during his South Asia visit is an indication of Washington 's eagerness to maintain neutrality during the elections. Results ↓ 166 42 35 99 PMLN PPP PTI other Statistics and database collected and published by the Election Commission ( EC ), approximately ~ 86.9 million Pakistanis were registered to vote. Overall, the Voter turnout was 55.02 %, the highest since 1970 and 1977. The Election Commission results were broadcast by news channels announcing that the PML ( N ) had emerged as the largest party, winning four times as many seats as its nearest competitor, the PPP. Though, it fell short for a supermajority in the Parliament. The PML - N ranks were boosted into an overall majority by 19 independent winning candidates who switched allegiance to the PML - N. The PPP emerged as the second largest party, with 45 seats, and the PTI, with 33 seats, emerged as third largest party. A supporter of PMLN in NA 49 Islamabad, in Model Town Hummak, on the roof of a car rising his party flag and announcing the triumph of his party in that area National Assembly See also : List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan Party Vote % Seats General Women Minorities Total + / -- Pakistan Muslim League ( N ) 14,874,104 32.77 126 34 6 166 Pakistan Peoples Party 6,911,218 15.23 33 8 42 Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf 7,679,954 16.92 28 6 35 Muttahida Qaumi Movement 2,456,153 5.41 19 24 Jamiat Ulema - e-Islam ( F ) 1,461,371 3.22 11 15 Pakistan Muslim League ( Q ) 1,409,905 3.11 0 0 Pakistan Muslim League ( F ) 1,072,846 2.36 5 0 6 Jamaat - e-Islami 963,909 2.12 0 Awami National Party 453,057 1.00 0 0 Mutahida Deeni Mahaz 360,297 0.79 0 0 0 0 Pakhtun - khwa Milli Awami Party 214,631 0.47 0 National Peoples Party 197,829 0.44 0 Pakistan Muslim League ( Z ) 128,510 0.28 0 0 Bahawalpur National Awami Party 113,365 0.25 0 0 0 0 Jamiat Ulama - e-Islam Nazryati 103,098 0.23 0 0 0 0 Awami Muslim League 93,046 0.20 0 0 Sindh United Party 82,634 0.18 0 0 0 0 Tehreek - e-Tahaffuz - e-Pakistan 76,358 0.17 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Muslim League ( J ) 71,773 0.16 0 0 0 0 Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan 71,175 0.16 0 0 Jamiat Ulema - e-Pakistan 67,966 0.15 0 0 0 0 Balochistan National Party 63,979 0.14 0 0 National Party ( Pakistan ) 61,148 0.13 0 0 All Pakistan Muslim League 54,231 0.12 0 0 Pakistan National Muslim League 52,398 0.12 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Peoples Party ( Shaheed Bhutto ) 50,046 0.11 0 0 0 0 Qaumi Watan Party 46,574 0.10 0 0 Tehreek - e-Suba Hazara 43,265 0.10 0 0 0 0 Majlis - e-Wahdat - e-Muslimeen 41,520 0.09 0 0 0 0 Sunni Ittehad Council 37,732 0.08 0 0 0 0 Sunni Tehreek 25,485 0.06 0 0 0 0 Sindh Taraqi Passand Party 23,397 0.05 0 0 0 0 Qoumi Wattan Party 19,253 0.04 0 0 0 0 Awami Workers Party 18,650 0.04 0 0 0 0 Balochistan National Party ( Awami ) 12,866 0.03 0 0 0 0 Hazara Democratic Party 11,052 0.02 0 0 0 0 Mohajir Qaumi Movement 10,575 0.02 0 0 0 0 Jamote Qaumi Movement 10,468 0.02 0 0 0 0 Saraiki Party 5,236 0.01 0 0 0 0 Kissan Ittehad 4,367 0.01 0 0 0 0 Falah Party 4,207 0.01 0 0 0 0 Awami Justice Party 3,803 0.01 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Justice Party 3,230 0.01 0 0 0 0 Islamli Tehreek 2,694 0.01 0 0 0 0 Christian Progressive Movement 2,523 0.01 0 0 0 0 Mohib - e-Wattan Nowjawan Inqilabion Ki Anjuman 2,503 0.01 0 0 0 0 Mutahidda Qabil Party 2,399 0.01 0 0 0 0 Qaumi Tahaffaz Party 2,202 0.00 0 0 0 0 Mustaqbil Pakistan 2,052 0.00 0 0 0 0 Sairkistan Qaumi Ittehad 1,890 0.00 0 0 0 0 Seraiki Sooba Movement 1,797 0.00 0 0 0 0 Awami Workers Party 1,657 0.00 0 0 0 0 Jamhoori Wattan Party 1,632 0.00 0 0 0 0 Karwan - i - Millat 1,412 0.00 0 0 0 0 Jannat Pakistan Party 1,269 0.00 0 0 0 0 Tehreek Tabdili Nizam 1,164 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Muslim League ( SB ) 1,063 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Insani Haqook Party 989 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Patriotic Movement 948 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Muslim League ( S ) 890 0.00 0 0 0 0 Markazi Jamiat Mushaikh 833 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Conservative Party 794 0.00 0 0 0 0 Tehreek - e-Istehkaam 651 0.00 0 0 0 0 Islamic Republican Party 631 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Tehrek - e-Inqalab 593 0.00 0 0 0 0 Tehreek - e-Ittehad Ummat 583 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pak Justice Party 537 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Freedom Party 502 0.00 0 0 0 0 Roshan Pakistan Muhaibban Wattan Party 493 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Muslim League ( H ) 472 0.00 0 0 0 0 Mutahida Baloch Movement 471 0.00 0 0 0 0 Menecracy Action Party 447 0.00 0 0 0 0 Awami Himayat Tehreek 330 0.00 0 0 0 0 Islami Inqalab Party 274 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Human Rights Party 266 0.00 0 0 0 0 Jamiat Ulama - e-Islam ( S ) 258 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Gharib Party 256 0.00 0 0 0 0 Sindh Dost Ittehad Party 250 0.00 0 0 0 0 Istehkaam - e-Pakistan 240 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pak Wattan Party 220 0.00 0 0 0 0 Istiqlal Party 218 0.00 0 0 0 0 Hazara Awami Ittehad 214 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan National Democratic Party 191 0.00 0 0 0 0 Communist Party of Pakistan 191 0.00 0 0 0 0 Ghareeb Awam Party 174 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Muslim League ( M ) 172 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Muslim League ( C ) 152 0.00 0 0 0 0 Afgan Qomi Movement 152 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Brohi Party 149 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Muhajir League 134 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Muhafiz Watan Party 126 0.00 0 0 0 0 Azad Pakistan Party 116 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Muslim League ( Zehri ) 101 0.00 0 0 0 0 Tehrik - e-Masawaat 99 0.00 0 0 0 0 All Pakistan Bayrozgar Party 89 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Aman Party 71 0.00 0 0 0 0 Mutthuda Majlis - e-Amal 69 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Motherland Party 68 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Muslim League ( H ) 64 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Qaumi Party 55 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Islami Justice Party 54 0.00 0 0 0 0 Tehreek - e-Wafaq 48 0.00 0 0 0 0 Salam Pakistan Party 34 0.00 0 0 0 0 Aap Janab Sarkar Party 30 0.00 0 0 0 0 Jamiat Ulma - e-Pakistan ( Niazi ) 27 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Muhammadi Party 24 0.00 0 0 0 0 Aalay Kalam Ullah Farman Rasool 15 0.00 0 0 0 0 All Pakistan Youth Working Party 14 0.00 0 0 0 0 Punjab National Party 13 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Awami Quwat Party 9 0.00 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Awami Inqalab 7 0.00 0 0 0 0 Independents 5,880,658 12.96 27 0 0 27 Repoll ordered -- -- -- -- Postponed / terminated / withheld -- -- 5 -- 6 Total 45,388,404 100 272 60 10 342 Registered voters / turnout 84,207,524 55.02 -- -- -- -- -- Source : ECP ( elected seats ), ECP ( minority seats ), ECP ( women seats ), ECP ( votes ) Following the elections, 19 independents joined PML ( N ). Provincial Assemblies Party Punjab Sindh Balochistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan Muslim League ( N ) 214 8 12 Pakistan Peoples Party 6 69 0 Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf 24 39 Muttahida Qaumi Movement 0 34 0 0 Jamiat Ulema - e-Islam 0 0 0 13 Pakistan Muslim League ( F ) 0 6 0 0 Jamaat - e-Islami 0 7 Pakhtun - khwa Milli Awami Party 0 0 10 0 National Peoples Party 0 0 0 Pakistan Muslim League ( Q ) 7 0 0 National Party ( Pakistan ) 0 0 6 0 Awami National Party 0 0 5 Balochistan National Party 0 0 0 All Pakistan Muslim League 0 0 0 Pakistan Muslim League ( Z ) 0 0 0 Awami Muslim League 0 0 0 0 Qaumi Watan Party 0 0 0 7 Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan 0 0 0 Bahawalpur National Awami Party 0 0 0 Jamote Qaumi Movement 0 0 0 Majlis - e-Wahdat - e-Muslimeen 0 0 0 Pakistan National Muslim League 0 0 0 Independents 39 6 7 14 Results awaited 8 13 6 0 Elections postponed 0 Total 297 130 51 99 Bye - elections Starting from 22 August 2013, several rounds of bye - elections were held by Election Commission to fill vacant seats in all constituent assemblies. As of May 2017, bye - elections have been held for 33 National Assembly seats, 29 Punjab Assembly seats, 18 Sindh Assembly seats, 13 Khyber - Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seats, and 6 Balochistan Assembly seats. The consolidated results are as follows : Party Punjab Sindh Balochistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa National Assembly Pakistan Muslim League ( N ) 22 0 15 Pakistan Peoples Party 12 0 5 Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf 5 0 0 5 7 Muttahida Qaumi Movement 0 6 0 0 Jamiat Ulema - e-Islam 0 0 0 Awami National Party 0 0 0 Pakhtun - khwa Milli Awami Party 0 0 0 0 Jamaat - e-Islami 0 0 0 0 Independents 0 0 Total 29 18 6 13 33 Reactions Domestic On the night of the elections, the youth supporter, partisans, and lobbyists gathered in Raiwand -- a private residential place of president of the PML, Nawaz Sharif. Speaking to his supporters and media representatives, Nawaz Sharif who was standing with his daughter, ( Maryam Nawaz ) and ( Kulsoom Nawaz ), he said : Through this vote and campaign, I have felt how much love Pakistan has for me. And I have twice as much love for you. Thank God that he has given us the chance to help you, to help Pakistan, to help the young people. We will fulfill all the promises that we have made. Pray that we can make a government on our own, without compromises or have to lean on anyone else. Because if we have to ask for seats, we can not make a strong government. We forgive anyone who has abused us along the way and we have not cursed anyone. We want to get Pakistan out of trouble. We have a program to change the State of Pakistan. We must make a decision to change this country. To all other parties, I say come and sit at the table. -- Nawaz Sharif, on 11 May 2013, source The Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim expressed gratitude to the voters for the record high turnout of 60 %. Secretary of the Election Commission Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan said that the elections were free, fair and transparent and the claims of irregularities will be answered on a case - by - case basis. Even before the result was announced, the PTI conceded defeat. PTI leader Imran Khan congratulated Nawaz Sharif but also demanded recounting in numerous constituencies. MQM leader Altaf Hussain spoke to PML ( N ). He also called then the ' Punjabis representative party. ' He went on to say that the `` Muslim League ( N ) has emerged victorious in the elections and Nawaz Sharif is a representative leader of the Punjabis. '' His statements were condemned by some in the Pakistani media and from supporters of the PML ( N ). Military analyst and security expert Talat Masood said : `` This is an ideal and a graceful victory for Sharif. He will form a strong government at the center, which is badly needed to tackle some enormous economic and security challenges. '' President Asif Ali Zardari blamed the poor performance of PPP on a domestic and international conspiracy, as well as domestic terrorism by the Taliban preventing the party from campaigning. Economic Main articles : Karachi Stock Exchange, Lahore Stock Exchange, and Islamabad Stock Exchange The country 's stocks rose to record and the economic indicators performed well in advance of the unofficially determined results in an expectation of PML ( N ) 's win. Upon news of the results, the KSE 100 at the Karachi Stock Exchange crossed the 20,000 mark for the first time on 13 May 2013. The victory by PML ( N ) in the general election lifted the stock market to an all - time high on 11 -- 13 May, in a sign that investors, which include Goldman Sachs and Mark Mobius of Templeton, were seen as the top foreign investors at the Karachi Stock Exchange on the prospect of further market gains through a stable government. On the day of the elections, the benchmark KSE 100 Index gained 1.8 %, the most since 12 March, ~ 20,272.28 Marks, taking its rally this year to 20.0 %. The MCB Ltd. gained ~ 4.9 % to Rs. 261.60 million, poised for the highest close since May 2008. The Pakistan State Oil ( PSO ) jumped 5.0 % to Rs. 221.86 million ; the ABL Assets also increased its profit variation to ~ $ 203.0 million. International Supranational bodies European Union -- High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton called the election an `` historic victory '' for democracy in the country. `` I wish to congratulate the people of Pakistan. The 2013 general election marks a historic victory for the democratic life on their country. Despite an extremely difficult security environment and threats from extremists, voters turned out in unprecedented numbers with many Pakistani citizens voting for the first time. All the main stakeholders, in particular the political parties and state institutions, acted in a responsible manner, demonstrating their support for democracy and the holding of the elections. '' United Nations -- Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon congratulated the government and people of Pakistan on the successful conduction of national and provincial elections, hailing the polls, for which millions of voters turned out, as a major democratic step. `` This is the first ever transition from one civilian government to another and a significant step forward for democracy in the country. By exercising their constitutional right to vote, the people of Pakistan have reaffirmed their desire for and commitment to a democratic Pakistan and their respect for the constitution of the country. '' States Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai telephoned PML ( N ) leader Nawaz Sharif and congratulated him on his party triumph in the general elections. The Afghan President also expressed well wishes for Nawaz Sharif and his party. Karzai said that he was optimistic that ties between two brotherly countries would be friendly after Nawaz take charge of Premier office. Nawaz vowed that Pakistan would take every step to improve its relationship with all neighbours especially with Afghanistan. China -- President Xi Jinping and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs congratulated Nawaz Sharif. Spokesman Hong Lei said the Chinese government were happy to see steady and smooth elections in Pakistan. `` As China 's all - weather friend, China will continue to support Pakistan 's efforts to maintain stability and achieve development. Sino - Pakistani friendly and cooperative relations will enter into a new high with the efforts by the two sides. '' India -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated Nawaz Sharif on his `` emphatic victory '' in the historic elections and said he hoped for better relations. Singh wrote on his official Twitter account : `` Congratulations to Mr. Nawaz Sharif and his party for their emphatic victory in Pakistan 's elections ''. He said he hoped to work with Sharif to chart `` a new course for the relationship '' between the nuclear - armed neighbours and invited him to `` visit India at a mutually convenient time. '' Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated Nawaz Sharif for his party 's performance and hoped that he would live up to his commitment to restart the peace process with India. The opposition BJP congratulated Mr. Nawaz Sharif on his historic electoral victory Saudi Arabia -- The royal family greeted Nawaz Sharif on his thumping victory in the elections. Sources said that Saudi personalities congratulating Nawaz Sharif have expressed their well wishes for him. Sri Lanka -- President Mahinda Rajapaksa telephoned Nawaz Sharif and congratulated him on his victory in historic election. Iran -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araghchi congratulated Pakistan for successful elections and for Sharif 's ability to win the people 's trust. Araqchi further pointed to the close relations between Iran and Pakistan and hoped for further expansion of bilateral relations between the two neighbouring countries. Turkey -- Both President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made separate phone calls to Nawaz Sharif and felicitated him on his victory. United Arab Emirates -- Sheikh Khalifa congratulated Nawaz Sharif on his victory in the elections. United Kingdom -- Prime Minister David Cameron congratulated Nawaz Sharif on his resounding election victory and praised his commitment to economic reforms. Cameron spoke to Sharif on the telephone and they agreed to work to reinforce the `` strong bond '' between their two countries. They also pledged their commitment to the trilateral process, the three - way talks between Britain, Pakistan and Afghanistan aimed at finding peace in Afghanistan, where Britain is starting to reduce its 9,000 - strong troop presence. The Prime Minister and Nawaz Sharif agreed that the strong bond between the UK and Pakistan was a huge asset and that they would work together to strengthen the relationship further. Cameron welcomed Nawaz Sharif 's commitment to prioritise economic reforms. The two leaders also agreed on their shared commitment to the trilateral process and its importance in achieving peace in Afghanistan and the wider region. United States -- President Barack Obama praised Pakistanis for upholding their commitment to democratic rule by successfully completing the elections. Obama hailed `` this historic peaceful and transparent transfer of civilian power. '' He said Pakistanis ran competitive campaigns and persevered despite `` intimidation by violent extremists. '' Three days later, Obama called Sharif over the phone and again congratulated him on his party 's election victory. `` The US president said his country respects the mandate given to Nawaz Sharif in the elections. '' US Secretary of State John Kerry called Sharif on the phone to congratulate him on his strong showing in Saturday 's elections. Kerry also told Sharif that he looks forward to working with the government as the government is formed in Pakistan. Kerry is hoping to visit Pakistan soon, once the new government is in place. Controversies Incidents of malpractice and rigging The winning candidate on PS - 114, in Sindh of the ruling PML - N was disqualified and re-election ordered after it emerged that a large number of votes were invalid The winning candidate on PP - 97 Gujranwala, from the ruling PML - N, was disqualified and fresh elections were ordered after it emerged that serious rigging had taken place on the seat The Chief Election Commissioner conceded that the Election Commission had failed to conduct free and fair elections in Karachi, Pakistan 's largest city of 20 million and its main economic hub. The Chief election Commissioner resigned, citing extreme judicial interference preventing the investigation of voter irregularities. The Election Commission admitted that it had no control of the Returning officers, the persons responsible for overseeing the election at individual polling stations. The PTI demanded the thumb verification be held in four constituencies -- to check if the votes were genuine or bogus. The PMLN refused, ostensibly due to cost, despite the fact that the PTI offered to pay A candidate for PTI paid Rs. 5 million to have his votes verified. The election commission then confirmed that 265 bags of votes were bogus and only 69 were genuine. The PTI candidate was defeated by the PML - N candidate. A candidate of JUI - F was disqualified after it was learned that there had been rigging on 28 different women 's polling stations. A PTI candidate disqualified PS - 93 seat in Karachi to JI and re-election was ordered. In the National Assembly Constituency NA - 125 the National Database and Registration Authority NADRA found that more than 20 % of all votes cast were not verifiable In the National Assembly Constituency NA - 118 the National Database and Registration Authority NADRA found that more than 33 % of the votes cast could not be verified. More than 4000 votes were cast with incorrect / incomplete CNIC numbers. This constituency had been won by Malik Riaz. In the National Assembly Constituency NA - 154 the National Database and Registration Authority NADRA found that more than 20,000 votes were not verifiable. The seat was won by an independent candidate, Muhammad Siddique Khan Baloch, who later joined the Pakistan Muslim League - N. In the Provincial Assembly Constituency PP - 107 ( Hafizabad - III ) the election tribunal found evidence of `` massive '' and `` organized '' rigging. The extracts of the report, focusing on PP - 107, Hafizabad - III, stated that `` the result of the election favourable to the returned candidate is not the will of the electors of the constituency in the true sense at all ''. Tribunal judge Kazim Ali Malik states, `` The election does not reflect the true will of the people. '' `` I am fully justified on the basis of documentary evidence to set aside the election of the returned candidate, which does not reflect the true will of the people, '' Malik states in the report. `` I therefore discard the available record as well as the election record, which has been misappropriated or stolen. I declare the election of the returned candidates from PP - 107, Hafizabad - III as a whole to be void. '' In PP - 107, Hafizabad - III, 21,298 fake and bogus votes were counted as valid votes towards the vote account of the candidates. The number of used counterfoils found in election bags by the commission was 54,242, while the total number of polled votes in a statement by the Returning Officer ( RO ) was recorded as 72,895. In the Provincial Assembly Constituency PP - 97 ( Gujranwala - VII ) the election tribunal declared null and void the voting results in PP - 97 and ordered re-election on 33 polling stations in the Punjab Assembly constituency won by ruling Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz 's candidate. Incidents of improper investigations The PML - N has been accused of hindering the bureaucracy 's ability to carry out Free and fair elections, Tariq Malik, the chairman of NADRA was fired by Nawaz Sharif after he announced that NADRA had the technology to verify votes through thumbprint verification The Islamabad High Court had him restored to his position, after which Tariq Malik resigned alleging that he had been threatened with kidnapping of him and his family by those who did not want the election process verified. After Tariq Malik 's sacking. It emerged that someone had broken into NADRA 's office and tampered with the ballot boxes of seat NA - 118 ( Lahore ) which was at the centre of the rigging allegations. The boxes had been moved to NADRA so that the votes could be thumb verified, as demanded by the PTI, but had instead been tampered with. This has led to accusations by the opposition that the civil service is either under extreme pressure or incompetent in adjudicating disputes but no proof was given Incidents of incompetence The election commission confirmed that there was a `` typing error '' on NA - 68. PM Nawaz Sharif 's winning seat, it emerged that the PM had received only 779 votes rather than 7879 as originally recorded. This has led to accusations of incompetence which has compromised the fairness of the elections They announced this a whole year after the PTI, led by Imran Khan demanded an investigation, which has led to accusations of critical inefficiency at the ECP. Analysis Aftermath On 17 May 2013, the Vice-President of the PTI, Zahra Hussain, was shot and killed in Karachi just before re-election was due to be held. Three days later, it was announced that the PTI had taken the Karachi seat in re-polling. Imran Khan alleged that Altaf Hussain, a leader of MQM, was responsible for inciting violence and was responsible for the murder. Few days later, British Police raided Altaf Hussain 's house in London. Government formation Further information : Third Sharif ministry The PML ( N ) 's key strategist, Sartaj Aziz, announced in news media the next day that the independents candidates were in negotiation process with the PML ( N ) to join the party to form the government and to work out `` a few key portfolios. '' A total of nineteenth independents who had won from their respected constituencies joined the PML ( N ), which allowed the party to form a government with a simple majority. This swing ultimately led to Nawaz Sharif elevated as the Prime Minister. Soon after his appointment, Sharif said after being formally approved as Prime Minister that in regards to drone strikes : `` We respect the sovereignty of others and they should also respect our sovereignty and independence. 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Question: how many seats imran khan won in election 2013
Answer: 35