2024 Pakistani presidential election

2024 Pakistani presidential election

9 March 2024

696 votes in the Electoral College (Pakistan)
Plurality of votes needed to win
 
Candidate Asif Ali Zardari Mahmood Khan Achakzai
Party PPP PkMAP
Home state Sindh Balochistan
Electoral vote 411 181
States carried 3 + ICT 1
Percentage 59.05% 26.01%


President before election

Arif Alvi
PTI

Elected President

Asif Ali Zardari
PPP

Indirect Presidential elections were held in Pakistan on 9 March 2024 to select the 14th President of Pakistan, who is the country's head of state. Asif Ali Zardari of the PPP was elected as President, defeating Mahmood Khan Achakzai of the PTI-backed alliance Outgoing President Arif Alvi was eligible for re-election but did not contest for a second term.