General elections were held in the Islamabad Capital Territory on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the 3 members of 15th National Assembly from Islamabad.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) swept Islamabad winning all 3 seats with huge margin.
Candidates A total number of 69 Candidates, including 33 Independents, contested for the 3 National Assembly Seats from Islamabad. No.ConstituencyCandidatesPTIPML-NPPP1NA-52Khurram Shehzad NawazTariq Fazal ChaudhryMuhammad Afzal Khokhar2NA-53Imran KhanShahid Khaqan AbbasiSyed Sibtul Haider Bukhari3NA-54Asad UmarAnjum Aqeel KhanRaja Imran Ashraf
Result
Party Wise PartySeatsVotesContestedWon#%Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf33215,07748.24Pakistan Muslim League (N)3 0110,92024.88Pakistan Peoples Party3 056,07912.58Total3445,827100.0 Constituency wise No.ConstituencyTurnoutElected MemberPartyRunner-upPartyWin Margin (by votes)Win Margin (by % votes)1NA-5264.26 Khurram Shehzad NawazPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafMuhammad Afzal Khokhar Pakistan Peoples Party30,79420.44 2NA-5356.53 Imran Khan Pakistan Tehreek-e-InsafShahid Khaqan Abbasi Pakistan Muslim League (N)48,76327.643NA-5454.24Asad Umar Pakistan Tehreek-e-InsafAnjum Aqeel Khan Pakistan Muslim League (N)24,07720.29
By-election After the General Elections, the chairman of the PTI, Imran Khan vacated NA-53 in favour of NA-95 (Mianwali-I). By-elections were held on 14 October 2018. Ali Nawaz Awan of the PTI won the seat by a margin of 18,630 votes.
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