2024 Punjab provincial election

Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Punjab on 8 February 2024 to elect a new provincial legislature. On 5 August 2023, the results of the 2023 digital census were approved by the Council of Common Interests headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Therefore, elections have been delayed for several months, as new delimitations will be published on 14 December 2023, as announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). On 2 November 2023, the ECP announced, in agreement with the President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi, that the elections will be held on 8 February 2024. This election will be held concurrently with nationwide general elections and other provincial elections.

2024 Punjab provincial election
8 February 2024
297 out of 371 seats in the Punjab Assembly
186 seats needed for a majority
Registered73,207,896
Turnout56% (0.6pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Leader Maryam Nawaz Aslam Iqbal Rana Farooq Saeed
Party PML(N) PTI-Ind. PPP
Leader since 3 January 2023 - -
Leader's seat Lahore-XV Lahore-XXVII Faisalabad-VII (lost)
Last election 31.88%, 164 seats 33.72%,184 seats ( as PTI) 5.38%, 7 seats
Seats before 167 180 7
Seats won 138 116 10
Seat change 29 64 3
Map of Punjab Showing Assembly constituencies and winning parties
Chief Minister before election

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
PML(Q)

 Elected Chief Minister

Maryam Nawaz
PML(N)

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