ISLAMABAD, Oct 17: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP), who won 62 seats in the Oct 10 elections, have polled more votes than the PML(Q) which has bagged 77 seats, according to poll statistics released by the Election Commission.

The PML (Q) received 7.33 million votes, 24.81 per cent of the votes polled. But the PPP had 7.39 million votes (25.01 per cent).

The six-party alliance of religious parties, the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) which won 52 seats, including seven independents from Fata, polled relatively fewer votes. It received just over 3.29 million votes, and its overall percentage comes to 11.10.

By comparison, the PML (N), which won a mere 14 seats polled 3.32 million votes (11.23 per cent), slightly higher than that of the MMA.

These statistics are based on the results of 269 out of the 272 seats announced by the Election Commission; three results have been withheld due to irregularities or complications.

More people cast their vote in last week’s election than in the two previous elections.

They show high turnout in rural areas and villages; in some constituencies over 50 per cent. This figure is much higher than in the cities where polling was slow.

The EC said that out of a total of just over 70 million registered voters, fewer than 30 million cast their vote, which comes to (41 per cent).

The revised polling figures include votes cast by post, but without any significant difference in the overall party position.