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1993 General Election

Held on 6 October 1993

Pakistan Peoples Party won the most National Assembly seats: 90 of 207.

About the 1993 election

Pakistan's 1993 general election was held on 6 October 1993. Pakistan Peoples Party won the most National Assembly seats, 90 of the 207 covered here, followed by PML-N (73) and independents (16). 1,376 candidates contested the National Assembly seats. In the provincial assemblies, PML-N won the most seats in Punjab (105 of 240), PPP won the most seats in Sindh (56 of 99), PPP won the most seats in NWFP (22 of 80) and independents won the most seats in Balochistan (9 of 40). The closest National Assembly result was NA-100 Lahore, decided by 82 votes; the largest margin was 59,565 votes in NA-164 Larkana.

National Assembly

All 207 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 9038.3% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 7339.9% of votes Independents 167.2% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) 63.8% of votes Islami Jamhoori Mahaz 42.4% of votes Awami National Party 31.6% of votes
Show 9 more parties Pakistan Islamic Front 33.2% of votes Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 30.5% of votes MDM 21.0% of votes Jamhoori Wattan Party 20.3% of votes PKQP 10.3% of votes NDA 10.3% of votes NPP 10.2% of votes BNM-M 10.2% of votes BNM -H 10.2% of votes

Punjab Assembly

All 240 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 10540.9% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 9334.8% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) 185.9% of votes Independents 1813.4% of votes Pakistan Islamic Front 22.4% of votes MDM 21.1% of votes
Show 1 more party NDA 20.5% of votes

Sindh Assembly

All 99 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 5641.0% of votes Haq Parast Group (MQM) 2625.0% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 815.4% of votes Independents 613.7% of votes NPP 21.0% of votes SBC 11.3% of votes

NWFP Assembly

All 80 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 2218.4% of votes Awami National Party 2115.1% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 1522.4% of votes Independents 1224.0% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) 47.0% of votes Pakistan Islamic Front 47.0% of votes
Show 2 more parties Islami Jamhoori Mahaz 13.8% of votes MDM 10.6% of votes

Balochistan Assembly

All 40 seats
PartySeats
Independents 919.6% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 69.1% of votes Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 48.6% of votes Jamhoori Wattan Party 410.2% of votes BNM -H 45.9% of votes Islami Jamhoori Mahaz 311.8% of votes
Show 7 more parties Pakistan Peoples Party 312.3% of votes PAKNP 28.3% of votes BNM-M 16.6% of votes MDM 10.7% of votes Awami National Party 12.6% of votes DIP 10.9% of votes BNM-N 11.7% of votes

Government formed after the 1993 election

Prime ministerBenazir BhuttoPakistan Peoples Party · from 19 October 1993Chief minister of PunjabManzoor WattooPakistan Muslim League (Junejo) · from 20 October 1993Chief minister of SindhSyed Abdullah Ali ShahPakistan Peoples Party · from 21 October 1993Chief minister of Khyber PakhtunkhwaPir Sabir ShahPakistan Muslim League · from 20 October 1993Chief minister of BalochistanZulfikar Ali MagsiPakistan Peoples Party · from 20 October 1993

Who held each office three months after the election, or the first elected (not caretaker) holder after it.

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Common questions

When was the 1993 general election held in Pakistan?

On 6 October 1993.

Which party won the 1993 general election?

Pakistan Peoples Party won the most National Assembly seats: 90 of 207.

What was the closest National Assembly result in 1993?

NA-100 Lahore, won by 82 votes.