Explanation

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) won the by-election of Karachi’s NA-245 on 21 August 2022.

Explanation

By-elections on 20 Punjab Assembly seats which are left vacant by the de-seating of PTI dissidents held on 17 July 2022.

Explanation

In the 1937 elections, only two Muslim Leaguers — Malik Barkat Ali and Raja Ghazanfar — were elected,

but Raja defected to the Unionist Party and for eight years,

Malik Barkat Ali alone represented the League in Punjab’s legislature.

Malik Barkat Ali was an Indian Muslim politician, lawyer, and journalist.

Party: All-India Muslim League

Explanation

So far, 13 elections have been held in Pakistan.

1_1954indirect election

2_1962non party based election indirect election

3_1970Al

4_1997PPP

5_1985PML

6_1988PPP

7_1990IJI

8_1993PPP

9_1997PMLN

10_2002PMLQ

11_2008PPP

12_2013PMLN

13_2018PTI

Explanation

National Voter's Day is celebrated in Pakistan on 7th December annually.

The day is marked in commemoration of the first general elections of Pakistan held on December 7, 1970.

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Explanation

Total Members in Punjab Assembly: 371

Required votes for CM in Punjab: 186

Explanation

The first direct elections in the country after independence took place for the  Punjab State Legislature between 10 and 20 March 1951.

The election was held with 197 seats.

The remaining seats were unanimously filled, but more than 939 candidates ran for 189 seats.

Explanation

The parliament initially had 210 seats

Including 10 women, but in 1985 it increased to 237 seats, and then to 342 seats.

Currently, there are  342 seats in the Diet.

Of these, 272 are directly filled with elections.

Explanation

The Supreme Court on July 1, 2022 ordered a run-off election for the office of the chief minister on July 22 2022.

Explanation

Fatima Jinah 1965 to participate in the presidential election against military dictator Ayub Khan.

She won two of Pakistan's largest cities, Karachi and Dhaka.