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2002 General Election

Held on 10 October 2002

Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) won the most National Assembly seats: 78 of 272.

About the 2002 election

Pakistan's 2002 general election was held on 10 October 2002. Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) won the most National Assembly seats, 78 of the 272 covered here, followed by PPP (63) and MMA (45). 2,049 candidates contested the National Assembly seats. In the provincial assemblies, PML-Q won the most seats in Punjab (131 of 297), PPP won the most seats in Sindh (50 of 130), MMA won the most seats in NWFP (48 of 99) and MMA won the most seats in Balochistan (13 of 51). The closest National Assembly result was NA-47 Tribal Area XII, decided by 64 votes; the largest margin was 98,444 votes in NA-218 Hyderabad.

National Assembly

All 272 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 7825.3% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 6326.2% of votes Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 4511.3% of votes Independents 289.3% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 1511.8% of votes National Alliance 134.8% of votes
Show 12 more parties Muttahida Qaumi Movement 133.2% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) 41.1% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) 31.0% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao) 20.3% of votes Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 10.8% of votes Pakistan Awami Tehreek 10.7% of votes SPP 10.1% of votes PML-Z 10.3% of votes MQM-H 10.2% of votes Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 10.3% of votes Jamhoori Wattan Party 10.3% of votes Balochistan National Party (Mengal) 10.2% of votes

Punjab Assembly

All 297 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 13134.0% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 6322.5% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 3816.8% of votes Independents 3713.1% of votes National Alliance 123.1% of votes Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 95.7% of votes
Show 3 more parties Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) 51.9% of votes Party not listed 10.1% of votes PML-Z 10.4% of votes

Sindh Assembly

All 130 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 5034.6% of votes Muttahida Qaumi Movement 3215.0% of votes National Alliance 1212.1% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 129.1% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) 96.9% of votes Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 810.3% of votes
Show 3 more parties Independents 55.9% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 11.9% of votes Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan 11.0% of votes

NWFP Assembly

All 99 seats
PartySeats
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 4826.4% of votes Independents 1414.5% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao) 99.5% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 89.3% of votes Awami National Party 811.0% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 614.5% of votes
Show 2 more parties Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) 59.3% of votes Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 11.8% of votes

Balochistan Assembly

All 51 seats
PartySeats
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 1316.9% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) 1018.3% of votes Independents 715.4% of votes Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 58.3% of votes National Alliance 57.8% of votes Jamhoori Wattan Party 38.9% of votes
Show 4 more parties BNM 36.3% of votes Pakistan Peoples Party 26.1% of votes Balochistan National Party (Mengal) 23.5% of votes BNDP 12.8% of votes

Government formed after the 2002 election

Prime ministerMir Zafarullah Khan JamaliPakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) · from 23 November 2002Chief minister of PunjabParvez ElahiPakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) · from 29 November 2002Chief minister of SindhAli Mohammad MaharPakistan Muslim League · from 17 December 2002Chief minister of Khyber PakhtunkhwaAkram Khan DurraniJUI · from 30 November 2002Chief minister of BalochistanJam Mohammad YousafPakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) · from 1 December 2002

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 2002 general election held in Pakistan?

On 10 October 2002.

Which party won the 2002 general election?

Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) won the most National Assembly seats: 78 of 272.

What was the closest National Assembly result in 2002?

NA-47 Tribal Area XII, won by 64 votes.