By the numbers: Complete results of Feb 8 elections

Independents, mostly backed by PTI, get 101 seats; PML-N secures 75 while PPP grabs 54

After three days of counting, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) released on Sunday the final results of the parliamentary elections held on February 8.

Independent candidates, most of them allied to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, won 101 seats of the National Assembly, which has 336 seats (266 directly elected, 60 reserved for women, and 10 for religious minorities). These seats are distributed among parties according to the ratio of seats they have won.

According to ECP, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) got 75 seats, while the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) grabbed 54.

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A simple majority of 134 seats is required for a political party or coalition to form the government. Election on one constituency will be held later due to the death of a candidate, while the result of another has been withheld.

Here is the composition of the new assembly

Independent candidates (mostly supported by PTI): 101

PML-N: 75

PPP: 54

MQM-P: 17

PML-Q: 3

JUI-F: 4

IPP: 2

MWM: 1

BNP: 2

PML-Z: 1

PNAP: 1

BAP: 1

NP: 1

PkMAP: 1