Elections make a great contribution to democratic
governance. It enables the people to cast their votes to elect representatives
to hold them accountable to their office because a democratic government must
be conducted through representatives. Election has also become a major factor
in stabilization and democratization of emerging democracies and post-conflict
countries. The establishment of an independent and well-functioning Election
Commission is a crucial element for the success.
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| Election 2013 |
Election 2013 was the great hope for the Pakistani nation to
elect the person according to their choice and cast the vote to the person whom
they think can lift the country towards success and development and take them
out of all the problems the nation had gone through till now.
Election 2013 was a great achievement because the previous
government of Pakistan Peoples Party completed their five years of rule
successfully. Elections were supposed to be held on 11th May 2013.
Whole nation had stood up with an enthusiasm to bring a leader who might give
them a sigh of relaxation. All political parties had become active and started
their election campaign all over the Pakistan to gain popular support. Big
banners, flags and pamphlets were seen everywhere in the country.
From all areas of Pakistan, different individual candidates
and candidates from all political parties participated in elections as
candidates for National and Provincial assemblies. In Punjab, PMLN and Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaf were in the ground of battleship to run their campaign freely.
However, Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar were declared as the red zone due to
security reasons. PPP, MQM and ANP were being threatened from the very first
day after the abolishment of the previous government. Terrorist alarmed them to
stay out of the elections and do not run any election campaign anywhere
otherwise they would be blasted by bomb. Several bombs were blasted on offices
and Jalsas of MQM, ANP and PPP by terrorists.
For the National Assembly, PMLN, PTI, MQM, Jamat e Islami
and PPP were the strong political parties. PTI and PMLN had strong candidates
for Punjab Provincial Assembly. MQM, PPP and PMLF were having strong candidates
for Sindh Assembly however PTI, JUI Fand Jamat e Islami were strong in KPK
Assembly and BNP, PMLN were strong from Balochistan Assembly.
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| Leader of Pakistan Politics |
After all, voting took place on 11th May 2013.
Due to some reasons, polling did not take place in some polling stations. Few
incidents of rigging were also reported in some areas however whole electing
process took place successfully and finally the results got announced on the
next day. PMLN got a high number of seats in National Assembly leading with
more than 120 seats. However, PTI won the elections on the National Assembly on
around 30 seats and PPP got about 35 seats. MQM was successful to secure 18
National Assembly seats. PTI chairman, Imran Khan secured 3 National Assembly
seats.
On Provincial basis, PMLN got majority in Punjab with PTI on the second
position. In KPK PTI got lead on provincial seats and JUI F got second highest.
In Sindh, PPP got the high number of seat in provincial assembly and MQM got
the second highest majority in provincial assembly. In Balochistan, PMLN got
the majority.
During the whole electoral process, NA 250 had become a controversial constituency.
On the day of election polling failed to start on 43 polling stations of NA 250.
However PTI protest for polling in these 43 polling stations and MQM was in the
favor for repolling in the whole constituency. Several protests are done by MQM
and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf. Election Commission denied the application of
MQM for repolling in all polling stations of NA 250 and MQM boycott elections from NA 250. And on 19th
May, Dr Arif Alvi a candidate of PTI has won from NA 250.
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| PMLN Cheif Nawaz Sharif |
Now the result is showing that the Pakistan Muslim League
Nawaz (PMLN) is going to establish the democratic government in Pakistan. Nawaz
Sharif will take the charge of Prime Minister of Pakistan for the third time.
Now the whole Pakistani nation is looking towards the upcoming government to
solve all the critical and serious problems country has been facing like
terrorism, inflation, law and order issues, electricity shortfall and others
social and economic problems. Also the people are full of hope that there
elected representatives will make Pakistan a democratic and a developed
country.
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