According to Gallup Pakistan's exit poll survey, a large proportion of the educated youth voted for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) in the general elections held on February 8.
In its latest survey, Gallup Pakistan revealed that PTI got more support among the educated youth, while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) got more support among illiterate and intermediate educated voters.
As per the survey, 41 percent of PTI's voters include high school educated youth aged 18 to 24 years or more, while 21 percent of this segment voted for PML-N.
The survey revealed that 35% of PTI voters, 15% of PML-N voters, and 10% of PPP voters were Bachelors and Masters degree holders.
On the other hand, among the illiterate people, the vote bank of PML-N and PPP was more visible; 29% voted for PML-N and 23% voted for PPP, while PTI managed to get 21% of votes from illiterate voters.
According to the survey, 31 percent of intermediate educated voters voted for PML-N, while 26 percent voted for PTI and 15 percent for PPP.