NA-66 Wazirabad
| NA-66 Wazirabad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
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| Region | Wazirabad District |
| Electorate | 646,872 [1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | Sunni Ittehad Council |
| Member(s) | Muhammad Ahmed Chattha |
| Created from | NA-101 Gujranwala-VII |
NA-66 Wazirabad (این اے-66، وزیرآباد) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It is made up of the Wazirabad District.[2]
Members of Parliament
[edit]1970–1977: NW-72 Gujranwala-III
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Ghulam Haider Cheema | PPP | |
1977–1988: NA-98 Gujranwala-I
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ghulam Haider Cheema | PPP | |
| 1985 | Hamid Nasir Chattha | IND | |
1988–2002: NA-74 Gujranwala-I
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Ghulam Sarwar Cheema | PPP | |
| 1990 | Hamid Nasir Chattha | IJI | |
| 1993 | PML (J) | ||
| 1997 | Ghulam Sarwar Cheema | PML (N) | |
2002–2018: NA-101 Gujranwala-VII
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hamid Nasir Chattha | PML (J) | |
| 2008 | Iftikhar Ahmed Cheema | PML (N) | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2016 | |||
2018–2023: NA-79 Gujranwala-I
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nisar Ahmed Cheema | PML (N) | |
2024–present: NA-66 Wazirabad
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Muhammad Ahmed Chattha | SIC | |
Election 2002
[edit]General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Hamid Nasir Chattha of PML-J won by 69,171 votes.[3]
Election 2008
[edit]General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Justice (R) Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema of PML-N won by 71,792 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema | 71,792 | 44.59 | |||
| PML(Q) | Hamid Nasir Chatha | 48,813 | 30.32 | |||
| PPP | Asma Shahnawaz Cheema | 37,554 | 23.32 | |||
| Others | Others (two candidates) | 2,851 | 1.77 | |||
| Turnout | 165,902 | 43.93 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 161,010 | 97.05 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 4,892 | 2.95 | ||||
| Majority | 22,979 | 14.27 | ||||
| Registered electors | 377,640 | |||||
| PML(N) gain from PML(J) | ||||||
Election 2013
[edit]General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Justice (R) Iftikhar Ahmed Cheema of PML-N won by 99,924 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema | 99,924 | 50.35 | ||
| PML(J) | Muhammad Ahmad Chatha | 60,795 | 30.63 | ||
| PML(Q) | Ch. Sajid Hussain Chatha | 13,886 | 7.00 | ||
| PTI | Ch. Muhammad Shahnawaz Cheema | 11,592 | 5.84 | ||
| Others | Others (thirteen candidates) | 12,260 | 6.18 | ||
| Turnout | 204,854 | 58.19 | |||
| Total valid votes | 198,457 | 96.88 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6,397 | 3.12 | |||
| Majority | 39,129 | 19.72 | |||
| Registered electors | 352,057 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | |||||
By-election 2016
[edit]A by-election was held on 22 March 2016 in which Iftikhar Ahmed Cheema of PML (N) won the seat. He secured 82,420 votes defeating his rival Muhammad Ahmed Chattha of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema | 82,887 | 49.02 | ||
| PTI | Muhammad Ahmed Chattha | 81,218 | 48.04 | ||
| Others | Others (thirteen candidates) | 4,970 | 2.94 | ||
| Turnout | 185,169 | 47.97 | |||
| Total valid votes | 169,075 | 91.31 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 16,094 | 8.69 | |||
| Majority | 1,669 | 0.98 | |||
| Registered electors | 386,016 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | |||||
Election 2018
[edit]General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Nisar Ahmed Cheema | 142,545 | 48.13 | ||
| PTI | Muhammad Ahmed Chattha | 118,709 | 40.08 | ||
| Others | Others (twelve candidates) | 29,960 | 10.12 | ||
| Turnout | 296,174 | 54.66 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,960 | 1.67 | |||
| Majority | 23,836 | 8.05 | |||
| Registered electors | 541,848 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Election 2024
[edit]General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Muhammad Ahmed Chattha won the election with 160,850 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Muhammad Ahmed Chattha[a] | 160,850 | 52.81 |  12.73
| |
| PML(N) | Nisar Ahmed Cheema | 100,684 | 33.06 |  15.07
| |
| TLP | Muhammad Akram | 18,974 | 6.23 | 1.77
| |
| Others | Others (twenty-four candidates) | 24,070 | 7.90 | ||
| Turnout | 313,767 | 48.51 | 6.15
| ||
| Total valid votes | 304,578 | 97.07 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 9,189 | 2.93 | |||
| Majority | 60,166 | 19.75 | |||
| Registered electors | 646,872 | ||||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Election Result NA-101 Gujranwala-VII Punjab | Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "GeoTV Geo News Latest News Breaking News Pakistan Live Videos". geo.tv. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "PML-N's Iftikhar Cheema wins NA-101 by-polls". Samaa TV. 23 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "NA-66 Wazirabad". Geo News. 2024. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Election result's official website
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