The 2021 Pakistani Senate election were held on 3 March 2021. The Election commission of Pakistan announced the election schedule on 11th February 2021. To fill the fifty-two vacant positions of senate.
Fifty two of the 104 Senators had retired on 7 February 2021. After the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Area with khabar Pakhtunkhwa, FATA seats were abolished and there will be no election on 4 of the 8 seats. The rest of the 4 seats will also not be renewed in 2024. Official results of the Senate Elections were announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan on 10 March 2021.
A person seeking election to the Senate should not be less than thirty years of age and should be registered as a voter in an area or province from where he seeks election and should meet other qualifications prescribed under Article 62 of the Constitution.
Results
The details of seats bagged by political parties in the March 2021 Senate election are as follows:
| Party | Federal Capital | FATA | Punjab | Sindh | KP | Balochistan | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| PML-N | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| MQM-P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JUI-P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| PTI | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| ANP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| BAP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| BNP A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 49 |
Party Position
After the 2021 Senate election, PTI emerged as the largest party in the Senate although it has 6 senators. It now has 18 senators in the Senate (6 existing and 18 newly elected by PTI)
Final party position in the 2018 Senate is as follows:
| Party | No of senators elected in 2018 | No of senators elected in 2021 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| PML-N | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| ANP | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MQM | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| JUI-F | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| BNP-A | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| PTI | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| PMAP | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| JIP | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| ANP | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 62 | 42 | 104 |
Senate Seats in 2018 and in 2021
Party position after the Senate election held in 2018 and in 2021, as given in the table below, shows a major shift in the strength of some of political parties in the Upper House:
| Party | Seats in 2018 | Seats after the 2021 election | Increase/Decrease |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | 12 | 8 | -4 |
| PML-N | 15 | 6 | -9 |
| PML-Q | 0 | 0 | -0 |
| MQM | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| ANP | 2 | O | -2 |
| PTI | 6 | 18 | +12 |
| JUI-F | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| PMAP | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| JI | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| BNP-A | 0 | 7 | +7 |
Party Position in the Senate Before March 2021
List of Senators Retired on 11 March 2021
| Province | KP | Punjab | Sindh | Balochistan | Federal Capital | FATA | Total |
| PPPP | 02 | 00 | 10 | — | — | — | 12 |
| PTI | 06 | 01 | — | — | — | — | 07 |
| PML-N | 02 | 12 | 01 | — | — | — | 15 |
| MQM-A | — | — | 01 | — | — | — | 01 |
| National Party | — | — | — | 02 | — | — | 02 |
| JUI-F | 01 | — | — | 01 | — | — | 02 |
| PML-F | — | — | 01 | — | — | — | 01 |
List of senators retired on 11 march 2021
| No. | Senator | Status of Seat | Party Affiliation |
| SINDH | |||
| 1 | Abdul Rehman Malik | General | PPPP |
| 2 | Ms. Sherry Rehman (In vice of Mr. Abdul Latifa sari) | General | PPPP |
| 3 | Saleem Mandviwalla | General | PPPP |
| 4 | Mr. Islam Uddin Shaikh | General | PPPP |
| 5 | Mr. Gianchand | General | PPPP |
| 6 | Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh | General | MQM-P |
| 7 | Mrs. Khushbakht Shujat | General | MQM-P |
| 8 | Mr. Farooq Hamid Naek | Technocrats Including Ulema | PPPP |
| 9 | Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan Saif | Technocrats Including Ulema | PPPP |
| 10 | Ms. Nighat Mirza | Women | MQM-P |
| 11 | Ms. Sassui Palijo | Women | PPPP |
| BALOCHISTAN | |||
| 1 | Molana Abdur Ghafoor Haidri | General | JUI-(F) |
| 2 | Mr. Hasil Khan Bizenjo | General | National Party |
| 3 | Dr. Jehanzeb Jamaldini | General | BNP(M) |
| 4 | Sardar Muhammad Azam Khan Musakhel | General | PMAP |
| 5 | Mr. Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar | General | PMAP |
| 6 | Mir Muhammad Yousaf Badini | General | Independent |
| 7 | Mir Nematullah Zehri | General | PML(N) |
| 8 | Agha Shahzaib Durrani (In vice of Agha Shahbaz Khan Durrani) | Technocrat Including Ulema | PML(N) |
| 9 | Mir Kabir Ahmed Muhammad Shahi | Technocrat Including Ulema | National Party |
| 10 | Mst. Gul Bashra | Women | PMAP |
| 11 | Mst. Kalsoom Parveen | Women | PML(N) |
| 12 | Dr. Ashok Kumar | Minority | National Party |
| KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA | |||
| 1 | Mr. Atta Ur Rehman | General | JUI(F) |
| 2 | Mr. Khanzada Khan | General | PPPP |
| 3 | Mr. Liaqat Khan Tarkai | General | PTI |
| 4 | Mr. Mohsin Aziz | General | PTI |
| 5 | Lt. Gen. (R) Salahuddin Tirmizi | General | PML(N) |
| 6 | Syed Shibli Faraz | General | PTI |
| 7 | Mr. Sirajul Haq | General | JIP |
| 8 | Mr. Muhammad Javed Abbasi | Technocrats Including Ulema | PML(N) |
| 9 | Mr. Nauman Wazir Khattak | Technocrats Including Ulema | PTI |
| 10 | Ms. Samina Saeed | Women | PTI |
| 11 | Ms. SitaraAyaz | Women | ANP |
| 12 | Brig. (R) John Kenneth Williams | Minority | PTI |
| PUNJAB | |||
| 1 | Lt. Gen. (R) Abdul Qayyum | General | PML(N) |
| 2 | Mr. Ghous Muhammad Khan Niazi | General | PML(N) |
| 3 | Mr. Musahid Ullah Khan | General | PML(N) |
| 4 | Dr. Asad Ashraf (In vice of Mr. Nehal Hashmi) | General | PML(N) |
| 5 | Mr. Pervaiz Rasheed | General | PML(N) |
| 6 | Mr. Saleem Zia | General | PML(N) |
| 7 | Chaudhary Tanvir Khan | General | PML(N) |
| 8 | Raja Muhammad ZafarUlHaq Leader of the Hous | Technocrats Including Ulema | PML(N) |
| 9 | Professor Sajid Mir | Technocrats Including Ulema | PML(N) |
| 10 | Ms. Ayesha Raza Farooq | Women | PML(N) |
| 11 | Ms. Najma Hameed | Women | PML(N) |
