Think you know Pakistan’s electoral history? Think again. Take Dawn.com’s election quiz and find out if you know enough about Pakistan’s democratic evolution, electoral milestones and everything else that came in between.

Play along with your friends and family at home, then open these pages tomorrow to learn the correct answers.

When were the first general elections held in Pakistan?
A. 1962
B. 1970
C. 1954

Who was heading the PML-Q at the time of the 2002 general elections?
A. Mian Muhammad Azhar
B. Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain
C. Chaudhry Parvez Elahi

Which political party has come into power the most number of times?
A. PPP
B. PML-N
C. Other

Instead of holding general elections, who imposed the first martial law in Pakistan?
A. Iskander Mirza
B. Ayub Khan
C. Tikka Khan

Which party received the highest percentage (44.88) of all votes in any single general election?
A. PPP in 1988
B. PTI in 2018
C. PML-N in 1997

Which general elections saw the most political parties contesting?
A. 2008
B. 2013
C. 2018

In 2018 elections, what was the name of the controversial app used by presiding officers to send results back to ECP?
A. Result Tallying System
B. Result Transmission System
C. Result Tabulating System

Who has been the prime minister of Pakistan the most number of times?
A. Nawaz Sharif, thrice
B. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, twice
C. Nawaz Sharif & Benazir Bhutto, thrice each

In which general elections were political parties not allowed to contest?
A. 1985
B. 1970
C. 1988

In what year was the Election Commission of Pakistan constituted?
A. 2001
B. 1956
C. 1984

Published in Dawn, January 23rd, 2024