2002 Punjab provincial election

2002 Punjab provincial election Punjab, Pakistan parliamentary no 1997 2008 Punjab provincial election 2008 All 371 seats in the Provincial Assembly 186 10 October 2002 100x100px Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Rahim Yar Khan-VIII 6,144,813 33.33 210 210 100x100px Qasim Zia Pakistan Peoples Party Lahore-XIX 4,145,106 22.48% 79 76 100x100px Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan Pakistan Muslim League (N) Not contest 3,028,856 16.43% 47 164 Chief Minister Elected Chief Minister Governor's rule Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Pakistan Muslim League (Q) File:2002 Punjab provincial election results map.svg Map of the results of the election, by constituency Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Punjab to elect the 14th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 10 October 2002, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh, Balochistan and North-West Frontier Province. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status. The elections were held under the military government of General Pervez Musharraf.https://storyofpakistan.com/general-elections-2002 General Elections 2002 After three years of military rule, Pakistan again headed towards democracy on October 2002 2004-02-21 Story Of Pakistan en-US 2019-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20190921124052/https://storyofpakistan.com/general-elections-2002 2019-09-21 dead The elections saw an end to the two-party system between the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (N), with the centre-right Pakistan Muslim League (Q) emerging as a third main party supporting Musharraf. There were allegations that both the provincial and general elections were engineered and rigged to bring Musharraf and his aligned party, the PML-Q in power.Majeed Zohaib Ahmed 2024-02-07 Ranking the 5 ‘dirtiest’ elections in Pakistan history https://www.dawn.com/news/1811692 2024-03-13 DAWN.COM en Candidates and Campaign There were three main candidates in the election, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Qasim Zia, and Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan. Qasim Zia from the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was lesser-known, and paired with the fact that the PPP held lesser influence in Punjab, because the PPP mainly campaigned in Sindh, made the PPP-Qasim Zia campaign weak. Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan would not contest in a constituency, and during Musharraf’s military government, the PMLN was under severe pressure, with Nawaz Sharif, the party chairman under charges of life in prison. This weakened the PMLN campaign countrywide and in Punjab.Harding Luke 2000-04-07 Sharif sentenced to life for Musharraf plot https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/apr/07/pakistan.lukeharding 2024-03-13 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 The two PPP and PMLN campaigns were weakened due to Musharraf’s incumbent military government, this allowed the PML-Q to campaign further. Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is from the Chaudhry family, and held political connections to Musharraf and was formerly part of the PML-N. Pervaiz Elahi’s campaign offered a centre-right political program primarily promoting development, as well as Pakistani nationalism, Conservatism and a halt to PML-N alleged corruption, although his campaign mainly relied on his political connections, primarily to Musharraf. 2024-02-01 In focus: Pervaiz Elahi banking on old-fashioned support https://www.brecorder.com/news/40286882 2024-03-21 www.brecorder.com en These candidates and campaigning factors allowed the PML-Q to win the elections, although the PML-Q’s opponents such as the PPP and PMLN alleged rigging. The results allowed Pervaiz Elahi to become Chief Minister of Punjab for almost 5 years, in which he brought extensive reforms during his tenure.Shahnawaz, T., Khursheed, M., & Abbas, M. W. (2020). Political Stability and Social Reforms in Punjab, Pakistan by Pervaiz Elahi. Global Political Review, V(I), 216-223. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2020(V-I).24 Results File:Punjab Assembly Pakistan 2002.svg #800000 Pakistan Peoples Party: 79 seats #FF0000 National Party: 15 seats #80FF00 Pakistan Muslim League (Q): 209 seats #00FF80 Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah): 4 seats #808000 Pakistan Muslim League (J): 4 seats #004000 Pakistan Muslim League (N): 47 seats #004040 Pakistan Muslim League (Z): 2 seats #000000 Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal: 11 seats General Women Minority Total Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 6144813 168 37 5 210 Pakistan Peoples Party 4145106 63 14 2 79 Pakistan Muslim League (N) 3028856 38 8 1 47 National Alliance 577415 12 3 0 15 Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 1044217 9 2 0 11 Pakistan Muslim League (J) 219048 3 1 0 4 NMP 216439 0 0 0 0 Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah) 134748 3 1 0 4 Pakistan Muslim League (Z) 74430 1 0 0 1 Others 417703 0 0 0 0 Independents 2435199 0 0 0 0 297 30 4 148 Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) official website References Category:Elections in Punjab, Pakistan Category:2002 elections in Pakistan