Explanation

PTI-backed Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi was elected deputy chairman get 54 votes, beating opposition candidate Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri of the JUI-F how get 44 votes.

Afridi was elected to the Senate in the March 2018 elections as an independent candidate from Fata on a general seat.

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Senate elections are held for half of the members after every three years.

A senator is elected for a period of six years,

The term of the chairperson and deputy chairperson is three years.