<P> 1st elections : 1954 ( indirect elections ) = PML 2nd elections : 1962 ( non-party based indirect elections ) 3rd elections : 1970 = AL 4th elections : 1977 = PPP 5th elections : 1985 = PML ( non-party based elections ) 6th elections : 1988 = PPP 7th elections : 1990 = IJI 8th elections : 1993 = PPP 9th elections : 1997 = PMLN 10th elections : 2002 = PMLQ 11th elections : 2008 = PPP 12th elections : 2013 = PMLN 13th elections : 2018 = PTI Between 1947 and 1958 , there were no direct elections held in Pakistan at the national level . Provincial elections were held occasionally . The West Pakistan provincial elections were described as `` a farce , a mockery and a fraud upon the electorate '' </P>
<P> 1st elections : 1954 ( indirect elections ) = PML 2nd elections : 1962 ( non-party based indirect elections ) 3rd elections : 1970 = AL 4th elections : 1977 = PPP 5th elections : 1985 = PML ( non-party based elections ) 6th elections : 1988 = PPP 7th elections : 1990 = IJI 8th elections : 1993 = PPP 9th elections : 1997 = PMLN 10th elections : 2002 = PMLQ 11th elections : 2008 = PPP 12th elections : 2013 = PMLN 13th elections : 2018 = PTI Between 1947 and 1958 , there were no direct elections held in Pakistan at the national level . Provincial elections were held occasionally . The West Pakistan provincial elections were described as `` a farce , a mockery and a fraud upon the electorate '' </P>
when was the first election held in pakistan
when was the first election held in pakistan
1954
1954