Electoral body in Pakistan for conduct of Elections. Pakistani lawmakers are choosing new members of the country's Senate, or upper house of parliament — a vote that is seen as a test for Prime Minister Imran Khan's government. They discuss proposed laws and vote on them like other representatives do, but Senators may have different powers than those in the National Assembly of Pakistan. Senators. With a much-anticipated election just around the corner, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf seems poised to emerge as the largest party in the Senate. The Senate of Pakistan consists of a total of 104 members. In a second victory for the ruling coalition, Senator Mirza Mohammad Afridi was elected deputy chairman, beating opposition candidate Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri of the JUI-F. Given the typically party-line vote, Pakistani Senate elections tend to be mundane affairs, with the results often preordained. A two-day scrutiny period for party nominees to Pakistan’s Senate elections begins today before candidates are officially confirmed for the March 3 elections. He defeated Gillani, a joint candidate of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) – an opposition parties’ alliance. However, how is it that Imran Khan who came seated on a moral high pedestal and his party, PTI, that was viewed as different from all other corrupt Pakistani political parties, have … The opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) showed its concerns over the move of PPP and alleged that the party that was part of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), 10-party opposition alliance, had got the office with the support of ruling Balochistan Awami Party (BAP). Pakistan’s political opposition pulls itself apart 16 April 2021. Matters pertaining to political situation and forthcoming Senate chairman election came under discussion during the meeting. Lawmakers in Pakistan's upper house of parliament on Friday re-elected a candidate supported by Imran Khan as Senate chairman, a win seen as another boost for the embattled prime minister who last week himself handily won a vote of confidence from the lower chamber. Having details of candidates, ... Senate Elections; Bye-Elections 2021 / Polling Schemes ; ... General Election 2018/Bye Elections 2018 STATS . This page was last edited on 27 March 2021, at 09:12 (UTC). Prime Minister Imran Khan narrowly defeated the no-confidence motion in the National Assembly, days after losing a key Senate seat (from Islamabad) to the opposition led Pakistan Democratic Movement. The term-wise data of senators shows that the PML-N will be the biggest loser in terms of representation in the Senate as 59pc of its members the largest number belonging to a single party are set to retire. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is likely to retain its seat in by-election on a Punjab provincial assembly seat, PP-84 Khushab, the seat left vacant following PML-N MPA Malik Waris Kallu who died due to coronavirus and the party awarded the ticket to his son Barrister Muazzam Sher Kallu to contest the by-polls. A vote is cast during the Senate Election 2021 in a provincial assembly in Pakistan, March 3, 2021. The ruling coalition candidate, Sadiq Sanjrani, on Friday won the election of the Senate Chairman defeating Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) nominee Yousaf Raza Gilani. Pakistan MPAs and MNAs voted on Wednesday to elect members of the Senate. Seats in the Senate of Pakistan. Pakistan Senate Lawmakers arrive to cast their vote in senate elections, at the provincial assembly, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Official results declared that Sadiq Sanjrani, from the Balochistan Awami Party backed by Khan's ruling Pakistan … Sanjrani, winning the slot of Senate chairman, was the youngest Senator to hold the position in 2018. Senate elections: Political parties shortlist potential candidates as lobbying intensifies for tickets. ... 2021 Senate elections, the party position in Senate is as follows: March, 2024 - March, 2027. Senators are political representatives in the Senate, which is the upper house of the Legislature of Pakistan. Therefore, the Senate elections always depend on the party positions in the four provincial assemblies and the National Assembly. Sources said that the PPP chairman sought support of the PML-Q to which Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain while clearly stating the party position, said, “We respect our guests, however we are allies of the government and we also stand with them in the Senate.” Party Position(Updated) MNA/MPA List(GE-2018) Party Vote Bank(25th July 2018) The 2021 Pakistani Senate election will be held on 3 March 2021. ... where the party is a position to win a single seat. Senate of Pakistan is the Upper House of the Parliament. Pakistan held indirect elections on March 3 for the Senate, its upper house of Parliament, which is elected by sitting legislators in the National Assembly (the lower house of Parliament) and each of the provincial assemblies. While the main opposition party PML-N had swept the last Senate election held prior to 2018 general elections is likely to be a major loser in the March elections. The closely contested run for the slots was predicted to be nail biting. Asia Former Pakistan PM wins Senate election in … Results for the Senate’s other seats were still coming in and Khan's party was expected to improve its position. The ruling PTI won 18 seats in the Senate election, according to unofficial results. Being the House of the Federation, the Senate of Pakistan gives equal representation to all the federating units in order to promote national cohesion and harmony by counterbalancing the numerical disparity among provinces in the National Assembly. As many as 52 seats will be up for grabs, including 12 seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, 11 from Punjab and Sindh, four from the newly-merged Federally Administered Tribal Areas and two from Islamabad. Pakistani lawmakers are choosing new members of the country's Senate, or upper house of parliament — a vote that is seen as a test for Prime Minister Imran Khan's government. ... On Location: May 5, 2021. Lawmakers arrive to cast their vote in senate elections, at the provincial assembly, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), a coalition of opposition parties challenging the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI)-led government, celebrated the start of March with an upset victory in senate elections. ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan Wednesday noted that secrecy for the elections of the Senate or National Assembly elections … Senate elections: IHC trashes PTI’s petition ... 09:59 AM | 10 Mar, 2021. Khan's ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party is seeking to improve its standing in the 104-member Senate, where it lacks a majority. | CJP asks what will happen if a party gets votes disproportionate to MPs | ECP will be responsible if party position in assemblies not reflected in Senate: Justice Ijaz. Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, President of the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency, opines that “if the Senate election takes place in March 2021 as scheduled, the PTI is likely to emerge as the largest party in the house, displacing the PML-N from that position”. Author: Colin Cookman, USIP.