2002 Punjab provincial election

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Provincial elections were held in Punjab, Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the Provincial Assembly. The elections were held under the military government of General Pervez Musharraf.[1] The elections saw an end to the two-party system between the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (N), with the right-of-centre Pakistan Muslim League (Q) emerging as a third main party supporting Musharraf.

2002 Punjab provincial election
← 1997 10 October 2002 2008 →
All 371 seats in the Provincial Assembly
186 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.jpg Flag of Pakistan People's Party.svg Flag of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q).svg
Leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Party PML(Q) PPP PML(N)
Seats won 129 63 38
Popular vote 6,144,813 4,145,106 3,028,856
Percentage 33.33 22.48% 16.43%
Chief Minister before election

Governor's rule

 Elected Chief Minister

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
PML(Q)

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats
General
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)6,144,81333.33129
Pakistan Peoples Party4,145,10622.4863
Pakistan Muslim League (N)3,028,85616.4338
National Alliance577,4153.1312
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal1,044,2175.669
Pakistan Muslim League (J)219,0481.193
NMP216,4391.172
Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah)134,7480.732
Pakistan Muslim League (Z)74,4300.401
Others417,7032.270
Independents2,435,19913.2138
Total18,437,974100.00297
Source: Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)

References[]

  1. ^ "General Elections 2002 | After three years of military rule, Pakistan again headed towards democracy on October 2002". Story Of Pakistan. 2004-02-21. Archived from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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