Imran Khan`s PTI emerges largest party with 116 seats |
Imran Khan`s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has emerged as the single largest party in the general elections, winning 116 National Assembly seats out of the contested 270 parliamentary constituencies. The final announcement of results of the parliamentary polls held on July 25 has been marred by delays, causing anger among the leaders of losing parties which levelled allegations of fraud.Jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif`s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with 64 and former president Asif Ali Zardari`s Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) with 43 seats are placed at number two and three respectively. Muttahida Majlis-e-Aml Pakistan (MMAP) came fourth with 13 seats, it said. Thirteen independent candidates have also won and would play important roles as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) needs their support to form the government at the Centre.Karachi-based Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQMP), which ruled the city for decades, managed to get just six seats. The PTI is on the top with 16,857,035 votes, followed by the PML-N with 12,894,225 and the PPP with 6,894,296 votes. The independent candidates with 6,011,297 votes are the fourth largest group in terms of votes cast.
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