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Pakistan ruling party leads in Kashmir vote after boycott call by banned group, election commission says
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International/The Apex Times/Aug 5, 12:18 PM EDT

Pakistan ruling party leads in Kashmir vote after boycott call by banned group, election commission says

With voting in multiple phases, the election commission reported Wednesday that candidates backed by Nawaz Sharif’s party have won most of the seats decided so far, despite a boycott call from a banned group.

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Pakistan’s ruling party was leading in the Kashmir vote as results from the first two phases were counted, according to the Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday, even after a call for voters to boycott the election issued by a banned group.

The election commission said that candidates backed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) had won 24 of the 34 seats decided in the first two phases of voting.

The report came as Pakistan continued to conduct a multi-phase election process in Kashmir, with ballot results released in stages rather than all at once. The commission’s figures reflected only the seats already decided through phase one and phase two, not the full slate across the jurisdiction.

NPR reported that the election environment included a boycott call by a banned group, but that the vote continued and counted results nonetheless. The commission’s statement indicated that, at least for the seats included in the first two phases, turnout and results favored the candidates aligned with Sharif’s party.

Sharif, who is described in the report as twice-elected former prime minister, has had significant political influence through PML-N, one of the major parties in Pakistan’s governing and opposition landscape. The candidates in the Kashmir election counted so far were identified in the report as being backed by PML-N, tying the early results to Sharif’s political network.

Pakistan’s election administration faces a recurring national challenge in elections where militancy and security concerns intersect with voting. In this case, the commission’s reported seat totals are the latest official indicators of how far the boycott call translated into actual voter behavior and election outcomes.

What happens next depends on the remaining phases of voting and the commission’s subsequent releases for seats not covered by the first two phases. Additional counts are expected to determine whether the early leadership by the ruling party and Sharif-backed candidates holds across the rest of the election schedule.

Why It Matters

  • The commission’s phased results show how a boycott call may or may not have affected voter participation and outcomes in the portion of the election already decided.
  • Early seat totals can shape how political parties assess momentum and organize for later phases, even before final results are announced.
  • Official vote counting by the election commission is central to public trust in the electoral process when security concerns and banned groups are involved.
  • Because only 34 seats were decided in the first two phases, final impacts on the overall seat distribution will depend on the remaining phases of voting and subsequent commission updates.

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Key Facts

  • The Election Commission of Pakistan reported results for the first two phases of voting in Kashmir on Wednesday.
  • The commission said candidates backed by Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-N had won 24 of the 34 seats decided so far.
  • Voting in the Kashmir election has been conducted in multiple phases, with results released for seats decided in those phases.
  • The election took place despite a boycott call by a banned group, according to NPR.
  • Nawaz Sharif is described in the report as a twice-elected former prime minister and a key political figure behind the PML-N-supported candidates.