2015 Islamabad local elections
Local elections were held in Islamabad on November 30, 2015.[1] The Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) obtained a landslide victory, winning 50 of the 77 seats in the Islamabad Municipal Corporation (IMC), while the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won the remaining 27 seats.
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77 seats of the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation 39 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by Union Council Chairmen Elected | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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There were 676,795 eligible voters.[2] Tight security measures were enforced on polling day.[2] No incidents of violence were reported.[2]
Results
[edit]Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation
[edit]| Party | UC Chairmen | Reserved seats | ||||||
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| Women | Minorities | Peasants/Workers | Youth | Technocrat | Total | |||
| Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 | |
| Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | |
| Total: | 50 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 77 | |
Following the election, twelve UC Chairmen who were elected as independents joined the PML(N), while two joined the PTI increasing their numbers to 32 and 18, respectively. After the allocation of reserved seats, the PML(N)‘s number of seats increased to 50 and the PTI’s number of seats increased to 27. Following this, Sheikh Ansar Aziz of the PML(N), who was elected on the reserved technocrat seat, defeated Khurram Shehzad Nawaz of the PTI, who was elected to UC-8 Tumair, to become Islamabad’s first Mayor. Aziz received 49 votes while Nawaz received 26 votes.[3][4][5]
Results by Union Council
[edit]| Union Council | Elected Chairman | ||
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| Name | Party | ||
| Saidpur | Shiraz Kiyani | PTI | |
| Noorpur Shahan | Pir Adil Shah | IND | |
| Mal Pur | Chaudhry Mushtaq Ahmed | PML(N) | |
| Kot Hathial North | Ishtiaq Ahmed Malik | PML(N) | |
| Kot Hathial South | Muhammad Wahid | PML(N) | |
| Phulgran | Waqar Ahmed | PML(N) | |
| Pind Begowal | Raja Qaiser Ghaffar | PTI | |
| Tumair | Khurram Shehzad Nawaz | PTI | |
| Charah | Raja Zulqurnain Haider | IND | |
| Kirpa | Zahid Hussain | IND | |
| Mughal | Adil Aziz Qazi | IND | |
| Rawat | Azhar Mehmood | IND | |
| Humak | Qazi Faisal Naeem | PML(N) | |
| Sihala | Chaudhry Naeem Akhter | IND | |
| Loi Bher | Malik Ikhlaq Ahmed Awan | PTI | |
| Pahg Panwal | Chaudhry Muhammad Hanif | IND | |
| Koral | Qaiser Javed Bhatti | IND | |
| Khana Dak | Waseem Sana Malik | PML(N) | |
| Tarlai Kalan | Chaudhry Manzoor Hussain | PML(N) | |
| Ali Pur | Syed Ibrar Hussain | IND | |
| Sohan Dehati | Malik Amir Ali | PTI | |
| Chak Shahzad | Chaudhry Matloob Hussain | PML(N) | |
| Kuri | Muhammad Jamil | IND | |
| Rawal Town & Margala Town | Syed Zaheer Ahmed Shah | PML(N) | |
| F-6 | Attique Ullah Khan Khattak | PTI | |
| G-6/1 | Chaudhry Allah Ditta | PML(N) | |
| G-6/2, G-6/3 & G-6/4 | Anjum Shahzad Tanoli | PTI | |
| F-7, F-8 & Jinnah Park F-9 | Fawzia Arshad | PTI | |
| F-10 & F-11 | Khurram Bakhtiar | PTI | |
| G-7/3 & G-7/4 | Muhammad Naeem Ali | IND | |
| G-7/1 & G-7/2 | Ahmad Khan | PTI | |
| G-8/3 & G-8/4 | Muhammad Munir Ashraf | PML(N) | |
| G-8/1 & G-8/2 | Raja Waheed Ullah Hasan | PML(N) | |
| G-9/1, G-9/3 & G-9/4 | Malik Sajjad | PML(N) | |
| G-9/2 | Muhammad Rafiq | PTI | |
| G-10/3 & G-10/4 | Faisal Nadeem | PTI | |
| G-10/1 & G-10/2 | Malik Sajid Mehmood | PTI | |
| G-11 | Tanveer Hussain | PTI | |
| Maira Sumbal Jaffar | Sajid Mehmood | PML(N) | |
| I-8 | Ali Nawaz Awan | PTI | |
| I-9 | Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan | PML(N) | |
| I-10/1 & I-10/4 | Farman Ali Mughal | PML(N) | |
| I-10/2 & I-10/3 | Muhammad Ishfaq | PML(N) | |
| Bokra | Muhammad Aftab | PML(N) | |
| Jhangi Saydan | Gulfaraz Khan | IND | |
| Badhana Kalan | Hafeez Ur Rehman Tipu | PML(N) | |
| Tarnol | Malik Rizwan Ahmed | IND | |
| Sarai Kharbooza | Muhammad Azam Khan | IND | |
| Shah Allah Ditta | Syed Zeeshan Ali Naqvi | PML(N) | |
| Golra Sharif | Shoaib Khan | PTI | |
References
[edit]- ^ Election Commission of Pakistan. Notification- ICT LG Elections 2015 Result (5-12-2015)
- ^ a b c Dawn. Islamabad LG polls conclude peacefully
- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (30 January 2016). "PML-N expected to sweep election for Islamabad mayor". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Dawn.com (15 February 2016). "PML-N's Sheikh Ansar Aziz elected Islamabad's first-ever mayor". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
