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PTI’s Arif Avi elected 13th president of Pakistan
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Web Desk On Sep 4, 2018 Last Updated Sep 4, 2018
ISLAMABAD: The ruling party candidate, Dr Arif Alvi, has been elected as the 13thpresident of the country, according to unofficial results.
A total of 212 votes were polled in favour of Dr Arif Ali in the both houses of Parliament, while 131 votes went to JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the candidate of the opposition parties, except PPP.
100 votes were cast in favour of PPP presidential candidate Aitzaz Ahsan at the Sindh Assembly, whereas 56 votes polled to the PTI candidate.
Six members of the opposition also voted for Mr Ahsan. Whereas, Maulana Fazlur Rehman got just one vote.
In the Balochistan Assembly, Mr Alvi secured 45 votes while Mr Ahsan managed 15 votes.
In the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly where the PTI is in power, its candidate obtained 78 votes while Mr Rehman got 26 votes and the PPP candidate 5 votes. Two votes were rejected.
Prime Minister Imran Khan is casting his vote in the presidential election at the National Assembly
There are 706 votes in the Electoral College for the election and 354 votes are needed to win the coveted post.
The polling began at the both house of Parliament and four provincial assemblies at 10am and continued without break till 4pm.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari are among those who cast their ballots in the presidential election at the National Assembly.
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari votes in presidential election
Two polling booths were set up in the National Assembly as Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Raza and Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Anwar Kasi discharged their responsibilities as returning officer and presiding officer for the presidential election, respectively.
The polling was also held at the Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhhwa and Balochistan assemblies where the chief justices of the respective provinces have been appointed as presiding officers.
PPP leader Khursheed Shah casts his ballot in the presidential poll at the NA
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is most likely to take the Presidency as it has the highest number of party votes in the electoral college for the election.
The ruling party has pitched Dr Arif Alvi who faces Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, fielded by the opposition parties led by the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), and the Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) presidential candidate Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan.
The PTI leads the electoral college for the election with 361 votes while the strength of the joint opposition, including the PPP and PML-N, stands at 326.
Strict security arrangements have been put in place at the National Assembly, the four provincial assemblies and the Senate for the occasion.
How the President of Pakistan is elected?
The president of Pakistan is elected in a secret ballot by the provincial and national assemblies. There are total 706 assembly members who will elect the president.
Composition of electoral college
All provincial assemblies are allotted equal 65 votes in the Electoral College. This mean that the each member of the Punjab Assembly has 65/370 = 0.176 vote, each member of the Sindh Assembly has 65/168 = 0.387 vote, each member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has 65/124 = 0.524 vote and each member of the Balochistan Assembly has 65/65 = 1 vote.
As per the National Assembly stats, the composition of major political bodies in National assembly is as follows: PTI’s total National assembly seats are 151, PML-N has 81 while PPP has 54 seats. Likewise the MMA has 15 seats, MQM 7, Balochistan Awami Party 5, Balochistan National Party 4, GDA 3, PML 3, and independent candidates’ seats are 4.
The political composition of major political parties in the Senate includes PML-N’s 33 seats, PPP has 20 whereas PTI has 12. Previously the PTI had no representation in the Senate. The party with a few number of seats includes the MQM with 5 seats, JUI-F 4 seats, PKMAP has 3 seats, JI has 2 seats, ANP, PML-F and BNP one seat each.
According to article 41(3) Chief Election Commissioner has to conduct elections to the office of the President in a special session of Parliament and all the provincial assemblies in accordance with the provisions of Second Schedule to the Constitution. The President is elected for a term of 5 years.
The President is a ceremonial post, head of state, and merely a figurehead with the executive powers granted to Prime Minister, by the Constitution. The Constitution states that a presidential candidate must be a Muslim man or woman, not less than 45 years of age, and a Member of the National Assembly can contest the Presidential election.
The constitution further states that election to the office of President will not be held earlier than sixty days and not later than thirty days before the expiration of the term of the President in office.
VIDEO
Web Desk On Sep 4, 2018 Last Updated Sep 4, 2018
ISLAMABAD: The ruling party candidate, Dr Arif Alvi, has been elected as the 13thpresident of the country, according to unofficial results.
A total of 212 votes were polled in favour of Dr Arif Ali in the both houses of Parliament, while 131 votes went to JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the candidate of the opposition parties, except PPP.
100 votes were cast in favour of PPP presidential candidate Aitzaz Ahsan at the Sindh Assembly, whereas 56 votes polled to the PTI candidate.
Six members of the opposition also voted for Mr Ahsan. Whereas, Maulana Fazlur Rehman got just one vote.
In the Balochistan Assembly, Mr Alvi secured 45 votes while Mr Ahsan managed 15 votes.
In the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly where the PTI is in power, its candidate obtained 78 votes while Mr Rehman got 26 votes and the PPP candidate 5 votes. Two votes were rejected.
Prime Minister Imran Khan is casting his vote in the presidential election at the National Assembly
There are 706 votes in the Electoral College for the election and 354 votes are needed to win the coveted post.
The polling began at the both house of Parliament and four provincial assemblies at 10am and continued without break till 4pm.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari are among those who cast their ballots in the presidential election at the National Assembly.
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari votes in presidential election
Two polling booths were set up in the National Assembly as Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Raza and Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Anwar Kasi discharged their responsibilities as returning officer and presiding officer for the presidential election, respectively.
The polling was also held at the Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhhwa and Balochistan assemblies where the chief justices of the respective provinces have been appointed as presiding officers.
PPP leader Khursheed Shah casts his ballot in the presidential poll at the NA
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is most likely to take the Presidency as it has the highest number of party votes in the electoral college for the election.
The ruling party has pitched Dr Arif Alvi who faces Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, fielded by the opposition parties led by the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), and the Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) presidential candidate Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan.
The PTI leads the electoral college for the election with 361 votes while the strength of the joint opposition, including the PPP and PML-N, stands at 326.
Strict security arrangements have been put in place at the National Assembly, the four provincial assemblies and the Senate for the occasion.
How the President of Pakistan is elected?
The president of Pakistan is elected in a secret ballot by the provincial and national assemblies. There are total 706 assembly members who will elect the president.
Composition of electoral college
All provincial assemblies are allotted equal 65 votes in the Electoral College. This mean that the each member of the Punjab Assembly has 65/370 = 0.176 vote, each member of the Sindh Assembly has 65/168 = 0.387 vote, each member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has 65/124 = 0.524 vote and each member of the Balochistan Assembly has 65/65 = 1 vote.
As per the National Assembly stats, the composition of major political bodies in National assembly is as follows: PTI’s total National assembly seats are 151, PML-N has 81 while PPP has 54 seats. Likewise the MMA has 15 seats, MQM 7, Balochistan Awami Party 5, Balochistan National Party 4, GDA 3, PML 3, and independent candidates’ seats are 4.
The political composition of major political parties in the Senate includes PML-N’s 33 seats, PPP has 20 whereas PTI has 12. Previously the PTI had no representation in the Senate. The party with a few number of seats includes the MQM with 5 seats, JUI-F 4 seats, PKMAP has 3 seats, JI has 2 seats, ANP, PML-F and BNP one seat each.
According to article 41(3) Chief Election Commissioner has to conduct elections to the office of the President in a special session of Parliament and all the provincial assemblies in accordance with the provisions of Second Schedule to the Constitution. The President is elected for a term of 5 years.
The President is a ceremonial post, head of state, and merely a figurehead with the executive powers granted to Prime Minister, by the Constitution. The Constitution states that a presidential candidate must be a Muslim man or woman, not less than 45 years of age, and a Member of the National Assembly can contest the Presidential election.
The constitution further states that election to the office of President will not be held earlier than sixty days and not later than thirty days before the expiration of the term of the President in office.
