Next Pakistani Senate election

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48 out of 96 seats in the Senate of Pakistan
49 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Shahzad Waseem | Yusuf Raza Gillani | Raja Zafar-ul-Haq
Party  | PTI | PPP | PML(N)
Leader since  | 2018  | 2021  | 2015
Leader's seat  | General Punjab | General Islamabad | Technocrat Punjab
Last election  | 27  | 21  | 17
Seats needed  |  22  |  28  |  32

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Map of Pakistan showing Senate seats.

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| Incumbent Chairman

Sadiq Sanjrani
BAP

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The Next Pakistani Senate election is scheduled to be held by March 2024. 52 out of 100 incumbent Senators including 4 FATA senators will Retire after completing their 6 year terms. After the merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the remaining 4 out of 8 seats will also be abolished.[1] 48 seats from four Provinces and the Federal Capital will be up for election.

## Background[edit]

The previous Senate elections were held on 3 March 2018. As a result of these elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) became the largest party in the Senate as it won the most seats, securing 18 of the 48 senate seats up for election; of which 10 came from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 5 from Punjab, 2 from Sindh, and one from Islamabad. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) came in second by winning 8 seats, of which 7 were won in Sindh and one in Islamabad. The Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) was declared victorious on 6 seats - all from Balochistan. Finally, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) lost its majority in the Senate as it could only manage 5 seats from Punjab against 16 retiring senators.[2]

After the results were declared, much of the focus was on the Islamabad General seat won by PPP's Yousaf Raza Gillani where he beat PTI's incumbent finance minister, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, by a margin of 5 votes.[3] Although, Gillani was the opposition's joint candidate, he still did not have the required majority unless those on the treasury benches voted for him or intentionally voided their votes in the secret ballot. This fact, coupled with the leaked video of his son, led to PTI petitioning the Election Commission of Pakistan against his victory.[4]

Meanwhile, Gurdeep Singh of the PTI, became the first Sikh to be elected to the Senate of Pakistan as he won the minority seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[5]

Abdul Qadir, who had won as an Independent from Balochistan, later joined the PTI, increasing the tally of the party to 26 in the Senate.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Abolition of Fata seats: Senate's numerical strength to be reduced after tribal areas merger". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
2. ^ "PTI makes substantial gains in Senate but suffers major setback in lslamabad". DAWN.COM. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
3. ^ "Yousaf Raza Gillani beats PTI's Hafeez Shaikh in Senate race". Pakistan Observer. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
4. ^ "PTI approach ECP to stop Gilani's Senate victory notification". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
5. ^ Jamal, Sana. "PTI's Gurdeep Singh makes history by becoming first Sikh to win elections in Pakistan Senate". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
6. ^ "Senator-elect Abdul Qadir joins PTI, reposes confidence in PM Imran Khan". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-03-13.

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Senate of Pakistan

Chairmen|

* Habibullah Khan Marwat
* Ghulam Ishaq Khan
* Wasim Sajjad
* Muhammad Mian Soomro
* Farooq Naek
* Nayyar Hussain Bukhari
* Raza Rabbani
* Sadiq Sanjrani

Deputy Chairmen|

* Abdull Malik Baloch
* Sajjad Hussain Qureshi
* Malik Muhammad Ali Khan
* Sayed Muhammad Fazal Agha
* Noor Jehan Panezai
* Mir Abdul Jabbar Khan
* Mir Humayun Khan Marri
* Khalilur Rehman
* Jan Mohammad Jamali
* Sabir Ali Baloch
* Abdul Ghafoor Haideri
* Saleem Mandviwalla
* Mirza Muhammad Afridi

Leader of the House|

* Rao Abdus Sattar
* Aitzaz Ahsan
* Wasim Sajjad
* Aitzaz Ahsan
* Raja Zafar-ul-Haq
* Shibli Faraz
* Shahzad Waseem

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