The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced that overall voter turnout in the 2013 general elections was recorded at 55.02% — a much higher percentage than elections since the 80s.
| 1988 | 1990 | 1993 | 1997 | 2002 | 2008 | 2013 | |
| Turnout | 43.07% | 45.46% | 40.28% | 35.42% | 41.08% | 44.23% | 55.02% |
According to the ECP, the lowest turnout was recorded in NA-42 South Waziristan, where only 11.57% of registered voters came out to vote.
The highest turnout was recorded at 84.77% in NA-191 Bahawalnagar.
This year, over 46.2 million people exercised their right to vote in the elections.
The PML-N got the majority of votes (14.8 million) followed by the PTI (7.5 million), the PPP (6.8 million) and the MQM (2.4 million).
Independent candidates picked up 5.8 million votes.
SOURCE:EXPRESS TRIBUNE
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