2025 Pakistani by-elections
23 November 2025
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6 seats in the National Assembly 7 seats in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Pakistani by-elections were held on 23 November 2025 to fill six vacant seats in the National Assembly of Pakistan and seven vacant seats in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab. The by-elections were triggered primarily by the disqualification of lawmakers from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party following their convictions related to the May 2023 riots.
Polling took place amid heightened security, with over 20,000 police personnel deployed across the constituencies. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) established control rooms in Islamabad and Lahore to monitor the process, which involved 408 polling stations. Voter turnout was reported as low in some areas, attributed to security concerns and other factors. According to unofficial results, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) won 12 of the 13 seats, with PTI securing one.