ISLAMBAD: The voter turnout in Pakistan’s historic May 11 election stood at 55 percent, showing a rise of 10.77 percent compared to 2008 polls in which the turnout was recorded at 44.22 percent, according to details issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
According to the figures released by the ECP, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) bagged 10.4865 million votes; Pakistan Threek-e-Insaf (PTI) secured 7.679 million; Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) 6.55 million and; Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) clinched 2.458 million votes in Elections 2013.
The ECP statistics further disclosed that 46.2 million people exercised their right of franchise during the recent polls in Pakistan. Turnout for the National Assembly election was 55.2 percent and for the provincial assemblies 55.26.
According to the record, the lowest turnout of 11.57 was registered on NA-42 in tribal area while the highest turnout was recorded in NA-191 Bahawalnagar where 84.77 percent voters came out to fulfill their national obligation.
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