The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has succeeded in securing 10 out of the 12 seats from Sindh in the Senate elections.
Islamabad: PPP secures 11 seats in Senate elections. According to details, the PPP has won five general seats, two for women, two for technocrats and one for minorities.
The results of two seats from Islamabad have also been announced. According to the results, Rana Mahmoodul Hassan of the PPP has won the general seat from Islamabad by securing 224 votes. On the technocrat seat, PML-N’s Ishaq Dar succeeded by securing 222 votes.
During the counting of votes for technocrat and general seats, seven votes each were rejected.
From Punjab, Muhammad Iqbal Orakzai, the treasury minister, was elected senator on the technocrat seat.
Faisal Vawda, an independent candidate from Sindh, succeeded on the general seat.
Voting took place for five vacant seats in Punjab and two in Islamabad.
Candidates have been elected unopposed for 11 general seats in Balochistan and seven in Punjab.
In Punjab, voting took place for two seats each for women and technocrats, and one for minorities.
The counting of votes began for 19 vacant seats of the Senate following unopposed election of 18 senators from Punjab and Balochistan and delay in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa announced by the ECP.
As many as 59 candidates were in the run for the Senate elections.
Earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan completed all preparations for the nationwide Senate elections scheduled for Tuesday (today).
Voting in the National Assembly and provincial assemblies started at 9am and continued till 4pm.
Polling took place in the National Assembly and provincial assemblies of Punjab and Sindh. The process waas aimed at electing two senators from Islamabad, five from Punjab, 12 from Sindh and 11 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Senate elections for 11 seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been delayed over the controversy of KP Assembly speaker’s refusal to administer the oath to women and minority lawmakers-elect from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on the reserved seats.
Breakup of seats
The election is being held on one general and one technocrat seat from the federal capital, two women seats, two technocrat/ulema seats, and one non-Muslim seat from Punjab. Similarly, Sindh will see elections for seven general, two women, two technocrat/ulema, and one non-Muslim seat.
Additionally, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is supposed to hold elections for seven general, two women, and two technocrat seats.
The polls are scheduled for 29 general seats, eight seats for women, nine seats for technocrats/ulema, and two seats for non-Muslims.
Ballot papers
Ballot papers in four different colours have been printed for the Senate elections. White papers will be used for general seats, green for technocrat seats, pink for women, and yellow for minority seats. The transportation of election materials to returning officers has been completed. Returning officers have already issued the final list of the candidates.
According to the ECP, a total of 147 candidates submitted their nomination papers for these vacant seats. Of them, 18 have been elected unopposed out of which seven are from Punjab’s general seats.
Similarly, in Balochistan, senators for seven general seats, two women seats, and two ulema/technocrat seats have won without any opposition.
According to the ECP, the elections aim to fill the seats left vacant by half of the current senators who retired on March 12. Out of the 52 senators who completed their six-year terms and retired, elections are being held for 48 seats.
This is because four seats were abolished following the merger of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) regions into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Consequently, the Senate’s total number of seats has decreased from 100 to 96. Recently, the ECP released a detailed code of conduct for parties and candidates ahead of the Senate elections.
Code of Conduct
The code aims to guarantee transparency, integrity, and fairness throughout the electoral process. The code of conduct imposes stringent guidelines on political parties and the candidates involved in the elections.
They have been urged to avoid making the electoral watchdog controversial and are prohibited from engaging in corrupt or illegal activities. Additionally, any support from public office holders to influence election outcomes is strictly forbidden.
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