The Elections Act 2017 made it mandatory for political parties to issue a minimum number of tickets to women to contest elections. Section 206 of the Act states that a political party shall “ensure at least five per cent representation of women candidates” when it makes the selection of candidates on general seats for national and provincial assemblies.
The 2018 general elections were a “pilot run” for Section 206. A total of 176 women candidates were in the run for general seats of the National Assembly in the 2018 elections. The 2018 number is 21 candidates more than the number of females who contested the 2013 elections and three times higher than the number of women who ran for the 2002 polls.
172 women candidates could not make it to the parliament in the 2018 election. List of runners up women candidate is listed below:
S.No. Candidate Name Constituency City Political party Position Total Votes Acquired 1 Asia Bibi NA-52 Islamabad Independent 8th 127 2 Ayesha Gulalai Wazir NA-53 Islamabad PTI Gulalai 17th 138 3 Saima Sheraz NA-54 Islamabad Independent 21st 34 4 Ismat Raza NA-54 Islamabad AWP 9th 486 5 Fatima Malik NA-54 Islamabad Hamdardan-e-Watan Party 20th 38 6 Maimoona NA-54 Islamabad PTI Gulalai 18th 48 7 Nosheen Gul Kharal NA-54 Islamabad Pak Justice and Dem Party 22nd 32 8 Samina Shahid NA-57 Rawalpindi Independent 8th 203 9 Mehreen Anwar Raja NA-57 Rawalpindi PPPP 4th 24061 10 Hina Manzoor NA-61 Rawalpindi Front National 12th 233 11 Sumera Gul NA-62 Rawalpindi PPPP 4th 4730 12 Wazir Un Nisa NA-69 Gujrat PPPP 4th 6037 13 Parveen Akhtar NA-72 Sialkot MMA 8th 541 14 Firdous Ashiq NA-72 Sialkot PTI 2nd 91610 15 Nargis Faiz Malik NA-74 Sialkot PPPP 6th 2528 16 Faiza Rafique NA-78 Narowal National Party 8th 533 17 Shazia Bano Mazhar Javed NA-80 Gujranwala Independent 7th 2003 18 Nafisa Tahira NA-82 Gujranwala Aam Log Party 19th 65 19 Najas Bibi Na-85 Mandi Bahauddin Independent 7th 1852 20 Allah Rakhi NA-87 Hafizabad PPPP 7th 3397 21 Saira Tarar NA-87 Hafizabad PMLN 2nd 157535 22 Fehmida Kousar NA-87 Hafizabad MMA 12th 650 23 Rakhshinda Nawaz NA-89 Sargodha Independent 4th 2540 24 Asiah Maqbool NA-90 Sargodha Pakistan Welfare Party 15th 48 25 Erum Hamid NA-90 Sargodha Independent 10th 529 26 Nadia Aziz NA-90 Sargodha PTI 2nd 85539 27 Shehnaz Bibi NA-92 Sargodha MMA 9th 621 28 Sumaira Malik NA-93 Khushab PMLN 2nd 70435 29 Noreen Basit NA-100 Chiniot Independent 6th 3731 30 Afifa Saddiqui NA-101 Faisalabad MMA 12th 325 31 Sadia Akhtar NA-102 Faisalabad Independent 14th 295 32 Rabia Mukhtar NA-107 Faisalabad Allah-o Akbar Tehreek 4th 3539 33 Farkhanda Amjad NA-111 Toba Tek Singh Independent 11th 66 34 Sobia Junaid NA-112 Toba Tek Singh Independent 4th 5424 35 Neelum Jabbar Chuadhary NA-112 Toba Tek Singh PPPP 6th 2404 36 Aleesha Iftikhar NA-114 Jhangh Independent 3rd 65466 37 Syeda Sughra Imam NA-115 Jhangh Independent 4th 21143 38 Lubaina Siddiqua NA-115 Jhangh MMA 8th 301 39 Saima Akhtar NA-116 Jhangh Independent 4th 18823 40 Shezra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal NA-118 Nanka Sahib PMLN 2nd 61395 41 Sumaira Noreen NA-124 Lahore TLP 3rd 14832 42 Rehana Ahmed NA-125 Lahore Independent 11th 44 43 Samia Naz NA-125 Lahore Pak Sarzameen Party 8th 128 44 Maimoona Hamid NA-125 Lahore TLP 3rd 14822 45 Yasmin Rashid NA-125 Lahore PTI 2nd 105880 46 Musarrat Jamshed NA-127 Lahore Independent 9th 133 47 Farzana Butt NA-129 Lahore Independent 5th 419 48 Kishwar Bano NA-129 Lahore National Party 9th 124 49 Samina Khalid Ghurki NA-132 Lahore PPPP 3rd 24424 50 Aneela Batool NA-134 Lahore MMA 5th 1454 51 Shazia Mubashir NA-134 Lahore Independent 10th 249 52 Maryam Raza NA-135 Lahore Pak Sarzameen Party 7th 131 53 Nasira Meo NA-137 Kasur Independent 4th 28881 54 Rabia Hashar NA-138 Kasur Roshan Pakistan League 8th 1740 55 Saima Daood NA-138 Kasur Independent 14th 271 56 Nasira Meo NA-138 Kasur Independent 11th 762 57 Shumaila Shaukat NA-142 Okara TLP 3rd 5680 58 Chand Bibi NA-144 Okara Independent 13th 173 59 Rubina Shaheen Wattoo NA-144 Okara Independent 4th 1817 60 Saima Kashifat ul Firdous NA-146 Pakpattan Independent 6th 92 61 Amna Naz NA-149 Sahiwal National Party 11th 169 62 Iram Gull NA-154 Multan MMA 11th 1105 63 Aneela Iftikhar NA-154 Multan APML 12th 614 64 Nosheen Afshan NA-155 Multan ANP 12th 179 65 Saba Faisal NA-156 Multan Pakistan Awami Raj 8th 241 66 Naghma Mushtaq NA-159 Multan Independent 7th 1639 67 Ayesha Gulalai Wazir NA-161 Lodhran PTI Gulalai 7th 1629 68 Iffat Tahira NA-161 Lodhran Allah-o Akbar Tehreek 8th 972 69 Shagufta Chaudhry NA-162 Vehari Independent 9th 323 70 Ayesha Nazir NA-162 Vehari Independent 2nd 64796 71 Arifa Nazir NA-163 Vehari Independent 3rd 29254 72 Natasha Daultana NA-163 Vehari PPPP 4th 27726 73 Begum Tehmina Doultana NA-164 Vehari PMLN 2nd 68250 74 Nazia Ayoub NA-166 Bahawalnagar PPPP 4th 4128 75 Ishrat Begum NA-167 Bahawalnagar Independent 14th 233 76 Fatima Tahir Cheema NA-168 Bahawalnagar PTI 2nd 74993 77 Khadija Khanam NA-169 Bahawalnagar Independent 6th 2031 78 Ishrat Manzoor NA-169 Bahawalnagar MMA 7th 1534 79 Shazia Noureen NA-170 Bahawalpur APML 6th 469 80 Naheed Malik NA-170 Bahawalpur Independent 11th 45 81 Farzana Rauf NA-172 Bahawalpur Independent 5th 621 82 Khadeeja Aamir NA-173 Bahawalpur PTI 2nd 60225 83 Rukhsana Jabeen NA-173 Bahawalpur TLP 4th 6040 84 Nazia Parveen NA-175 Rahim Yar Khan TLP 6th 1687 85 Rukhsana Kousar NA-177 Rahim Yar Khan TLP 6th 3299 86 Hafiza Farah Naz NA-179 Rahim Yar Khan TLP 5th 3218 87 Benazir Fatima NA-181 Muzaffargarh Allah-o Akbar Tehreek 7th 1330 88 Khalida Parveen NA-181 Muzaffargarh Independent 10th 616 89 Tehmina Dasti NA-182 Muzaffargarh PTI 4th 33942 90 Mehnaz Saeed NA-182 Muzaffargarh Independent 14th 167 91 Syeda Zahra Basit Bukhari NA-184 Muzaffargarh PTI 4th 35086 92 Syeda Zahra Basit Bukhari NA-185 Muzaffargarh Independent 6th 3842 93 Azra Parveen NA-185 Muzaffargarh Independent 7th 1526 94 Sobia Ramzan NA-188 Layyah Independent 5th 2709 95 Kalsoom Khaliq NA-188 Layyah Independent 11th 557 96 Rashida Naseem NA-189 Dera Ghazi Khan Aam Admi Tehreek Pakistan 9th 828 97 Shamoona Ambreen NA-189 Dera Ghazi Khan PMLN 11th 523 98 Parveen Akhtar NA-191 Dera Ghazi Khan PPPP 4th 7961 99 Shazia Abid NA-193 Rajanpur PPPP 3rd 27183 100 Ruqyia Bibi NA-194 Rajanpur Independent 3rd 11129 101 Taqdira Ajmal NA-1 Chitral Independent 11th 681 102 Sobia Shahid NA-7 Lower Dir PMLN 6th 1256 103 Iffat Kalsoom NA-13 Mansehra ANP 13th 186 104 Nargis Ali NA-13 Mansehra PMLN 8th 593 105 Ambereen Ahsan NA-13 Mansehra Independent 10th 376 106 Nusrat Anjum NA-15 Abbottabad Pak Sarzameen Party 12th 377 107 Irum Fatima NA-17 Haripur ANP 7th 2594 108 Shaista Naz NA-17 Haripur PPPP 6th 2937 109 Begum Tahira Bukhari NA-23 Charsadda PMLN 6th 1587 110 Ayesha Gulalai Wazir NA-25 Nowshera PTI Gulalai 6th 959 111 Sobia Shahid NA-27 Peshawar PMLN 5th 3136 112 Sidra Qadeem NA-27 Peshawar Independent 10th 306 113 Asma Alamgir NA-27 Peshawar PPPP 3rd 24015 114 Yasmeen NA-31 Peshawar TLP 10th 432 115 Madiha Faraz NA-32 Kohat Independent 6th 1798 116 Syeda Yasmin Safdar NA-35 Bannu PPPP 3rd 9174 117 Halima Bhutto NA-200 Larkana PTI 3rd 8522 118 Qurat-ul-Ain NA-201 Larkana PTI 3rd 10346 119 Naheed Begum NA-206 Sukkur Pak Sarzameen Party 14th 79 120 Nusrat Bano NA-206 Sukkur Independent 15th 70 121 Mussarat Shah NA-202 Kamber Shahdadkot PTI 3rd 9637 122 Shaista NA-207 Sukkur Independent 13th 176 123 Mahreen Razzaq Bhutto NA-210 Khairpur Independent 10th 480 124 Ghazala Hussain NA-211 Naushahro Feroze PTI 6th 1283 125 Qudsia Qazi NA-211 Naushahro Feroze Independent 20th 80 126 Mehmooda Begum NA-211 Naushahro Feroze MMA 9th 763 127 Afshan Iqbal NA-214 Shaheed Benazirabad Independent 11th 359 128 Mukhtiar Naz NA-214 Shaheed Benazirabad PMLN 8th 1303 129 Ishrat Naz NA-220 Umerkot MMA 6th 417 130 Neelam Walji NA-220 Umerkot PMLN 3rd 5104 131 Tulchhi Bai NA-222 Tharparkar Independent 6th 1230 132 Farhat Yasmeen NA-223 Matiari MMA 3rd 6106 133 Nargis Naz NA-223 Matiari PMLN 11th 665 134 Naheed Khan Barakzai NA-225 Hyderabad GDA 3rd 4846 135 Sumayya Abdul Qadir Nizamani NA-228 Tando Muhammad Khan MMA 4th 1118 136 Ayesha Gulalai Wazir NA-231 Sujawal PTI Gulalai 8th 828 137 Rabia NA-232 Thatta Independent 3rd 3190 138 Hameeda Khatoon NA-234 Dadu MMA 4th 774 139 Mussarat NA-234 Dadu Independent 6th 196 140 Fatima NA-235 Dadu MMA 4th 1941 141 Afshan NA-236 Malir TLP 4th 9517 142 Zunaira Rehman NA-238 Malir PTI 3rd 16506 143 Kiran Zehra Kazmi NA-242 Karachi East Amun Taraqqi Party 17th 76 144 Kishwar Zehra NA-242 Karachi East MQM-P 5th 6393 145 Syeda Shehla Raza NA-243 Karachi East PPPP 4th 10633 146 Shazia Razzaq Khan NA-244 Karachi East ANP 14th 100 147 Samina Huma Meer NA-245 Karachi East ANP 10th 606 148 Umm-e Kalsoom NA-246 Karachi South Independent 16th 88 149 Ghazia Ali NA-247 Karachi South GDA 14th 264 150 Fauzia Aqeel Lari NA-247 Karachi South Independent 23rd 47 151 Fauzia Kasuri NA-247 Karachi South Pak Sarzameen Party 8th 5432 152 Nasreen Jalil NA-247 Karachi South Independent 18th 115 153 Afshan Qamber Ali NA-248 Karachi West MQM-P 8th 1432 154 Fouzia Hameed NA-249 Karachi West Pak Sarzameen Party 7th 1617 155 Iqra Muzzammal NA-251 Karachi West Allah-o Akbar Tehreek 9th 2023 156 Samina Sohail NA-252 Karachi West Independent 8th 994 157 Liza Mehdi NA-254 Karachi Central PPPP 6th 3416 158 Sofia Yaqoob NA-256 Karachi Central ANP 9th 2495 159 Shahzadi NA-259 Dera Bugti-Kohlu-Barkan-Sibi-Lehri Independent 20th 967 160 Shahnaz Naseer Baloch NA-260 Nasirabad-Kachhi-Jhal Magsi BNP 9th 2519 161 Rahat Jamali NA-261 Jafarabad-Sohbatpur Independent 4th 7384 162 Raheela Hameed Khan Durrani NA-265 Quetta PMLN 5th 9931 163 Yasmeen Bibi Lehri NA-265 Quetta National Party 18th 229 164 Bibi Nasreen Gul NA-266 Quetta BNM 18th 78 165 Fouzia Sikandar NA-269 Khuzdar Independent 12th 563 166 Amber Naeem NA-253 Karachi Central APML 9th 977 167 Lelan NA-218 Mirpurkhas Independent 7th 1544 168 Shireen Arshad NA-174 Bahawalpur Independent 7th 791 169 Shamim Akhtar NA-66 Jhelum Independent 9th 334 170 Shamim Akhtar NA-77 Narowal Independent 6th 3480 171 Noorulain Rai NA-141 Okara Independent 6th 1373 172 Ali Begum Khan NA-46 Tribal Areas Independent 7th 2222