NA-77 Gujranwala and PP-203 Sahiwal By-Election Result: PML-N Leads Both Seats on ECP Form-47

These are provisional figures. Form-47 is the Returning Officer's first count for the whole seat, before postal ballots and the final consolidation. Neither winner has been notified in the Gazette yet. We read both Form-47 scans on the ECP's by-elections page on 9 November 2026 and added up every candidate's votes ourselves. Both totals match the valid votes printed on the forms.

NA-77 Gujranwala-I result: Raashid Bashir Virk leads by 13,147 votes

Raashid Bashir Virk of PML-N leads NA-77 Gujranwala-I with 43,365 votes on Form-47. Muhammad Ibrahim of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League is second with 30,218. The gap is 13,147 votes. Turnout was 15.65 per cent.

The seat fell vacant on the death of PML-N member Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir Virk. Eleven candidates stood. Nine of them were independents or small parties, and together they took less than 8 per cent of the valid vote.

Names are our English spelling of the Urdu on the form. The Form-47 is signed by Returning Officer Sumaira Umbreen Sayeed and dated 8 November 2026.

PP-203 Sahiwal-VI result: Muhammad Asad Hanif leads by 17,602 votes

Muhammad Asad Hanif of PML-N leads PP-203 Sahiwal-VI with 42,114 votes. Muhammad Awais Mehmood of Tehreek-e-Ehsaas Pakistan is second with 24,512. The gap is 17,602 votes. Turnout was 27.6 per cent, much higher than in NA-77.

The seat fell vacant on the death of PML-N member Chaudhry Muhammad Hanif Jutt. Seven candidates stood. Note the runner-up's party: the form names Tehreek-e-Ehsaas Pakistan, which is a different party from PTI.

The form is signed by Khuda Dad Tarar, Returning Officer for PP-203 and Chief Officer of the District Council Sahiwal, and dated 8 November 2026.

Turnout was low in Gujranwala and lower still among women

Only 81,151 of 518,620 registered voters cast a ballot in NA-77, and 71,230 of 258,122 in PP-203. In both seats, the share of women voting was about 9 to 10 points lower than the share of men.

The men and women percentages are our own sums from the Form-47 numbers. The overall turnout figures are as printed on the forms.

Women cast about 36 per cent of all votes in NA-77 and about 39 per cent in PP-203, again by our sums. That matters because Section 9 of the Elections Act 2017 lets the ECP presume women were stopped from voting if they cast less than 10 per cent of the votes polled. Both seats are well clear of that line.

Form-47 is provisional, and three steps remain before the winners are notified

The Gazette notification is still to come. The Returning Officers must first hold consolidation, adding postal ballots, and issue Form-49. Then the ECP publishes the winners' names, by law within 14 days of the poll.

1. Consolidation. Each Returning Officer gives candidates written notice of a time and place, rechecks excluded ballots, adds postal ballots and prepares the final result, Section 95 of the Elections Act 2017.
2. Form-49 to the ECP. Signed copies go to the Commission within 24 hours of consolidation.
3. Expense return. Each winner must file a return of election expenses within 10 days of the poll, by 18 November 2026. Without it, the ECP will not notify the result, Section 98(3).
4. Gazette notification. The ECP must publish the winner's name within 14 days of the poll, by 22 November 2026, Section 98(1).

Our guide to Forms 45, 47 and 49 explains each form, and our result-checking guide shows where they appear on the ECP site.

No automatic recount on these margins

A candidate can demand one recount before consolidation only if the margin is under 5 per cent of votes polled, or 8,000 votes for a National Assembly seat, 4,000 for a provincial one, whichever is less. It also applies if excluded ballots equal or exceed the margin. By our sums, NA-77's threshold is about 4,058 votes and PP-203's about 3,562. Both margins are far above that, and excluded ballots are far below it. The ECP itself can still order a recount, Section 95(6).

The NA-77 code of conduct case is still open

On 7 November the ECP said the NA-77 result could be withheld until it decides an alleged code of conduct breach by Federal Minister Atta Ullah Tarar. Posting Form-47 does not close that case. The ECP has not said when it will decide.

The details of that notice are on our page on the ECP notice on NA-77. Separately, the District Monitoring Officer for NA-77 issued fines on polling day itself, against 13 MNAs, MPAs and office holders, for campaigning near polling stations. We cover those orders in the NA-77 polling day fines.

On 8 November the Chief Election Commissioner, Sikandar Sultan Raja, visited the Provincial Election Commissioner's office in Lahore, according to an ECP press release. He was briefed on polling in both seats and the complaints received so far, and visited the control room.

Frequently asked questions

Who won the NA-77 Gujranwala by-election?

Raashid Bashir Virk of PML-N leads on the provisional Form-47 with 43,365 votes. He becomes the official winner once the ECP publishes his name in the Gazette.

Who won PP-203 Sahiwal?

Muhammad Asad Hanif of PML-N leads on Form-47 with 42,114 votes, ahead of Muhammad Awais Mehmood of Tehreek-e-Ehsaas Pakistan with 24,512.

What was the turnout in NA-77 and PP-203?

NA-77 had 15.65 per cent and PP-203 had 27.6 per cent, as printed on the two Form-47s.

Is the Form-47 result final?

No. Form-47 is provisional. Postal ballots are added at consolidation, and the final figures appear on Form-49 and in the Gazette notification.

When will the winners be notified?

By law, within 14 days of the poll, so by 22 November 2026, provided each winner files an expense return within 10 days.

Can the losing candidates challenge the result?

Yes, by an election petition to an election tribunal within 45 days of the Gazette notification. Our election petition guide explains how.

Sources and last checked

We downloaded both Form-47 scans and the NA-77 District Monitoring Officer's orders from the ECP's by-elections page on 9 November 2026, about 13:30 PKT. We read Sections 95 and 98 in the ECP's copy of the Elections Act 2017, and the CEC visit in the ECP's press release of 8 November. Candidate lists and the earlier polling arrangements are on our polling day page.