2021–22 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local elections

The 2021 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local elections were held in 17 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan on 19 December 2021.^[1][2] Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) won the most seats.^[3][4][5] In second phase PTI won the most vote by 31 seats while JUI (F) won 5 seats and independent won 12 seats.

2021–22 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local elections

← 2015 19 December 2021 (first phase)

First party Second party   Party JUI (F) PTI

First phase

First phase of election were held on 19 December 2021 17 districts.

Re-voting

On 13 February 2022 re-voting of the first phase were held in 13 different districts.^[6][7]

Mayoral elections

Mayor of Peshawar Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JUI (F)	Zubair Ali	63,610
	PTI	Muhammad Rizwan Khan	51,523
	ANP	Sher Rehman	49,845
	PPP	Arbab Zarak Khan	46,198
	JI	Bahrullah	18,390
	PML(N)	Nek Zada	2,372
	Independent	Muhammad Ibrahim	1,858
	Independent	Shoaib Khan	1,542
	Independent	Kifayat Ullah	1,284
	Independent	Amin Jan	1,258
	Independent	Zia Ullah Afridi	1,123
	Independent	Shamsher Khan	1,092
	PRHP	Muhammad Anwar Khan	1,015
	Independent	Amir Iqbal Khalil	884
	Independent	Nadeem	377
	Independent	Muhammad Siddique Ur Rehman Paracha	205
	Independent	Muhammad Tahir Shah	170
Turnout			265,859
Rejected ballots			23,113
Majority			12,087
Registered electors			880,003
	JUI (F) gain from PTI		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Mayor of Mardan Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	ANP	Himayat Ullah Mayar	56,458
	JUI (F)	Amanat Shah Haqqani	49,938
	PTI	Lakhkar Khan	30,383
	JI	Mushtaq Khan	17,196
	Independent	Kaleem Ullah Khan	13,254
	PPP	Asad Khan	12,230
	Independent	Zahir Shah	8,384
	PML(N)	Syed Inayat Khan Bacha	6,849
	Barabri Party Pakistan	Anwar Shah Bacha	1,613
	Independent	Jalil Ul Mulk	727
Turnout			213,974
Rejected ballots			16,097
Majority
Registered electors			550,577
	ANP hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Second phase

The second phase will be held in March in the remaining districts.^[8][9]

See also

• 2015 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa local elections

References

1. "Local government polls: Nepotism, internal rifts behind KP rout". www.thenews.com.pk.
2. Husain, Fahd (December 23, 2021). "RED ZONE FILES: KP rings the alarm bell". DAWN.COM.
3. Ashfaq, Mohammad (December 21, 2021). "JUI-F steals limelight amid dismal PTI show in KP polls". DAWN.COM.
4. "PM orders action over K-P poll fiasco". The Express Tribune. December 23, 2021.
5. "No one realises KP LG polls start of a modern, developed system, regrets PM Imran Khan". www.geo.tv.
6. "KP LG elections: Re-polling ends in 13 districts, counting underway".
7. "JUI-F candidate wins Peshawar mayor seat in re-polling". 14 February 2022.
8. "Second phase of LG polls in KP put off until March 27 due to bad weather". 4 January 2022.
9. "K-P govt, ECP agree to hold 2nd phase of LG polls in March". 30 December 2021.