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The formula, number game, and voting process for the presidential election

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The members elected to the several Houses will cast ballots in the presidential election today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Parliament House and the four provincial assemblies, per the timetable released by the Election Commission.

A sophisticated numerical analysis is required to comprehend the election formula and process for choosing the president. This is explained below:

Houses’ seats
There are now 95 eligible voters in the Senate. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and independent MPs each control 24 seats among them. The Pakistan People’s Party has twenty-one members, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has five, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan has six, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has three, the Balochistan Awami Party has four, and the National Party and Awami National Party have two. These are some of the other significant parties.

The Pakistan Muslim League Functional, Pakistan Muslim League, and Balochistan National Party each have one senator.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued data showing that 302 members of the National Assembly are eligible to vote in the presidential election. There are 108 members of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, 81 members of the Sunni Ittehad Council, 68 members of the Pakistan People’s Party, 22 members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, 8 members of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, 5 members of PML-Q, 4 members of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party, 1 member each of the Majlis-e-Wahdatul Muslimeen, PML-Zia, Balochistan Awami Party, Balochistan National Party, National Party, and Pakhtunkhwa Mili Awam Party.

There are 116 eligible voters in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, comprising 87 from the Sunni Ittehad Council, 9 from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, 8 from the Pakistan Muslim League-N, 5 from the PPP, and one each from the Awami National Party and PTI-P. There are five independent lawmakers in the assembly as well.

There are 339 eligible voters in the Punjab Assembly. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (201 seats), Sunni Ittehad Council (105 seats), Pakistan Peoples Party (14 seats), PML-Q (10 seats), Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (5), and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, PML-Zia, and MWM (one each) have the most representation.

There are 163 eligible voters in the Sindh Assembly, representing the Pakistan People’s Party (114), the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (36), nine members of the Sunni Ittehad Council, three members of the GDA, and one member of Jamaat-e-Islami.

In conclusion, there are 62 eligible voters in the Balochistan Assembly. The Pakistan People’s Party (17) and Pakistan Muslim League-N (16) have a substantial presence, as do JUI-F 12, BAP 5, NP 4, and ANP 3. The Jamaat-e-Islami, BNP, Haq Do Tehreek, and BNP-Awami each have one member.

The Presidential Election Voting Formula
There are five open Senate seats out of a total of 100. There are 336 seats in the National Assembly, and 302 of those seats are up for election to the presidency. Votes cast by each of the 397 members in the presidential race are tallied as one.

The votes of the four provincial legislatures are equivalent to the number of members of the Balochistan parliament, which is the smallest provincial parliament in the nation in terms of membership, in contrast to the National Assembly and the Senate. Therefore, in these provincial assemblies, the votes of each member are regarded as one.

The Punjab Assembly has 371 seats in total, which, when divided by 65, equals one vote from 5.70 assembly members. In the same vein, 2.58 members’ votes will count as one in the Sindh Assembly if the 168 seats overall are split by 65.

The votes of 2.24 members would be considered one if the 145 seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly were split by 65. Every one of the 65 members of the Balochistan parliament will be regarded as having one vote because it is a smaller parliament than other provinces.

Overall, there will be 700 votes cast in the presidential election.

The process of choosing the president

The chief justices of the high courts in each of the four provincial assemblies and the chief judge of the Islamabad High Court in the National Assembly are the presiding officers in the presidential election, with the chief election commissioner serving as the returning officer.

While members of provincial legislatures cast their ballots at designated polling places within their respective assemblies, senators and members of the National Assembly cast their ballots in Parliament House.

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The PML-N won by a greater margin in by-elections than in general elections.

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Statistics indicate that the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and its allies’ candidates won by a wider margin in by-elections than in the general elections held in Kasur and Lahore.

Because the PML-N and its allies kept the seats they had previously lost, their victories in Lahore and Kasur are not particularly noteworthy.

However, their lead over their runners-up is greater than the lead their previous winners had in general elections, which is something their leaders and employees should be proud of, especially in light of the fact that their political rivals are holding nationwide demonstrations to protest the notion that their mandate was stolen in general elections.

Let’s examine fasts.

In the general elections, Maryam Nawaz emerged victorious in NA-119 Lahore-III, leading by 15,479 points, while in the by-polls, PML-N candidate Ali Pervaiz Malik triumphed over his opponent Shehzad Farooq by a margin of 26, 889.

Kasur II (NA-132) In the general election, Shehbaz Sharif was victorious against his adversary Sardar Muhammad Hussain Dogar, leading by 26,115. Meanwhile, in the by-election, PML-N candidate Malik Rasheed Ahmad defeated Dogar, leading by 55,869.

PML-N candidate Malik Riaz defeated PTI-backed candidate Muhammad Khan Madani in by-polls with a margin of 15,293, while PML-N candidate Hamza Shehbaz Sharif won by-elections in PP-147 with a lead of 5,339 over Madani.

In the general elections in PP-149, IPP candidate Aleem Khan defeated Zeeshan Rasheed, the candidate supported by the PTI, by a margin of 3,758. In the by-elections, IPP candidate Shoaib Siddiqui defeated Zeeshan Rasheed, the candidate of the SIC, by a margin of 21,522.

In general elections, Shehbaz Sharif of the PML-N defeated Muhammad Yousaf, the candidate supported by the PTI, by a margin of 1,180 votes in PP-64, whereas Rashid Minhas of the PLM-N defeated Muhammad Yousaf, the candidate of the SIC, by a margin of 5,718 votes in by-polls.

The only constituency in the by-election where the PML-N candidate has a somewhat smaller margin of victory is PP-158. In general elections, PML-N candidate Shehbaz Sharif had defeated PTI-backed adversary Yousaf Ali in this constituency by a margin of 14,795 votes; however, in by-polls, PML-N candidate Muhammad Nawaz had defeated SIC candidate Moonis Elahi by a margin of 12,147 votes.

The PML-N leadership attributes this win to its economic policies, particularly to the steps made by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, like the Ramazan Nigehban Package and the lowering of roti and naan prices.

The government’s dynamic economic policies, according to a statement from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, are what allowed the PML-N to win the by-election by a landslide.

PML-N leader Atta Tarar had stated that the public trusted the administration and appreciated its people-friendly actions, rejecting the PTI’s “confrontation” politics.

On social media, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz greeted the party members and declared that the PML-N is the genuine representative of Pakistan’s people.

She claimed that the PTI’s allegations that the elections were rigged were refuted by the results of the by-elections.

Conversely, Sunni Itehad Council (SIC), which was formed through a merger with PIT, did not receive the same level of public support in by-polls as its candidates did in general elections.

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2024 by-election: PML-N leads for provincial seats and NA

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For five NA seats and sixteen open provincial assembly seats, by-elections were conducted.

In the National Assembly, the Sunni Ittehad Council, Pakistan People’s Party, and an independent candidate each gained one member, while the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) claimed two seats, according to unofficial and unverified results.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz won nine of the twelve seats up for grabs in the Punjab Assembly. The Pakistan People’s Party, the Istekham-e-Pakistan Party, and the Pakistan Muslim League-Q each secured one seat.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Balochistan National Party each secured one seat in the assembly of Balochistan.

The independent candidate and the Sunni Ittehad Council each secured one seat.

In the by-elections, voting began at 8 AM and went uninterrupted until 5 PM.

“The victory of the PML-N candidates is a manifestation of the people’s trust,” Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said, congratulating the newly elected members of the National and Provincial Assemblies.

According to Shehbaz Sharif, when the economy improves and people receive alleviation, public sentiment is clearly shifting.

According to him, the public benefits from forecasts of economic progress made by news agencies, international financial institutions, and surveys.

According to him, only mutual cooperation and political discourse can eliminate the objections and weaknesses in the democratic process.

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The NA-81 victory of the PML-N candidate is ruled invalid by the LHC.

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PTI candidate Bilal Ijaz’s petition against the electoral commission’s ruling was granted by High Court Judge Shahid Karim.

The bench questioned, “How the election commission could neglect the Supreme Court’s decision.” “Isn’t it a contempt of court to ignore the ruling of the highest court?” asked the bench. The court questioned how the election commission could become involved once the voting process was over.

PTI candidate Bilal Ijaz claimed in his petition to have won the election in February 2008 with a lead of more than 7,000 votes. “With a margin of 3,100 votes, PML-N candidate Azhar Qayyum Nahra was declared the winner in the recount.”

Bilal Ijaz argued, “The petitioner’s over 10,000 votes were discarded in the recount.” The petitioner contended that the election commission was not authorized to request a recount following the tribunal’s establishment.

He implored the court to deem the ECP’s decision for recounting void.

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