NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral
| NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral این اے-۱ چترال بالا-بمع-چترال زیریں | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| District | Upper Chitral Lower Chitral |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Electorate | 313,550[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Member | Vacant |
| Created from | NA-1 Chitral |
NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral (Urdu: این اے-۱ چترال بالا-بمع-چترال زیریں) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan, covering the entire districts of Upper and Lower Chitral.
Historical composition
[edit | edit source]Previously, it was recognized as NW-15 Chitral from 1970 to 1977 and NA-24 Chitral from 1977 to 1997. In 2002, it was redefined as NA-32 Chitral. Following the 2018 delimitation, the constituency's name was altered to NA-1 Chitral.[2]
Members of Parliament
[edit | edit source]1977–2002: NA-24 Chitral
[edit | edit source]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Muhammad Wali Khan | Pakistan People's Party | |
| 1985 | Shahzada Mohiuddin | Independent | |
| 1988 | Nusrat Bhutto | Pakistan People's Party | |
| 1990 | Shahzada Mohiuddin | Islami Jamhuri Ittihad | |
| 1993 | Molana Abdur Raheem | Pakistan Islamic Front | |
| 1997 | Shahzada Mohiuddin | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
2002–2018: NA-32 Chitral
[edit | edit source]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | |
| 2008 | Shahzada Mohiuddin | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | |
| 2013 | Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin | All Pakistan Muslim League | |
2018: NA-1 Chitral
[edit | edit source]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | |
2024-2025: NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral
[edit | edit source]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Abdul Latif | PTI | |
Election 2024
[edit | edit source]In the general elections held on 8 February 2024, PTI-backed Independent candidate Abdul Latif won the seat by getting 61,834 votes. He later joined SIC as per party policy.[3][4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Abdul Latif[a] | 61,834 | 38.16 | ||
| JUI (F) | Muhammad Talha Mahmood | 42,987 | 26.53 | N/A | |
| PPP | Fazali Rabbi | 23,723 | 14.64 | ||
| PML(N) | Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin | 20,007 | 12.35 | ||
| JI | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | 9,253 | 5.71 | N/A | |
| ANP | Khadija Bibi | 2,411 | 1.49 | ||
| Others | Others (four candidates) | 1,838 | 1.13 | ||
| Valid ballots | 1,62,053 | 97.15 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,755 | 2.85 | |||
| Turnout | 1,66,808 | 53.19 | |||
| Majority | 18,847 | 11.63 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,13,550 | ||||
| PTI gain from JUI (F) | |||||
Election 2018
[edit | edit source]General elections were held on 25 July 2018.
- Contest overview
Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin previously ran twice from this constituency, first in 2002 on Pakistan Muslim League (Q) ticket and then in 2013 on All Pakistan Muslim League ticket. He was runner up in 2002 and winner in 2013. He ran on Pakistan Muslim League (N) ticket in 2018 and lost. Former dictator and president of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf initially expressed intention to run from this constituency being head of All Pakistan Muslim League but he resigned as APML head thus Mohammad Amjad, his replacement ran from this constituency from APML.[7][8] Saleem Khan of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians had been a member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from 2008 to 2018 but he ran for National Assembly from this constituency in 2018.
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMA | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | 48,616 | 29.58 | ||
| PTI | Abdul Latif | 38,481 | 23.41 | ||
| PPP | Saleem Khan | 32,635 | 19.86 | ||
| PML(N) | Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin | 21,016 | 12.79 | ||
| Others | Others (seven candidates) | 18,177 | 11.06 | ||
| Turnout | 164,355 | 60.97 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5,430 | 3.30 | |||
| Majority | 10,135 | 6.17 | |||
| Registered electors | 269,579 | ||||
| MMA gain from APML | |||||
†JI and JUI-F contested as part of MMA
Election 2013
[edit | edit source]General Elections were held on 11 May 2013. Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin won this seat with 29,772 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APML | Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin | 29,772 | 23.83 | ||
| PTI | Abdul Latif | 24,182 | 19.35 | ||
| JI | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | 20,520 | 16.42 | ||
| PPP | Muhammad Hakeem Khan | 19,877 | 15.91 | ||
| JUI (F) | Hidayat ur Rehman | 15,928 | 12.75 | ||
| ANP | Syed Muzafar Ali Shah Jahan | 6,728 | 5.38 | ||
| TPAP | Irshad Alam Khan | 3,948 | 3.16 | ||
| PML(N) | Muhammad Younas | 2,463 | 1.97 | ||
| Independent | Muhammad Yahya | 941 | 0.75 | ||
| Independent | Asma Mehmood | 587 | 0.47 | ||
| Independent | Kamal Abdul Jamil | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Valid ballots | 124,946 | 95.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6,574 | 5.00 | |||
| Turnout | 131,520 | 63.66 | |||
| Majority | 5,590 | 4.48 | |||
| APML gain from PML(Q) | |||||
Election 2008
[edit | edit source]General Elections were held on 18 February 2008. Shahzada Mohiuddin won this seat with 33,278 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(Q) | Shahzada Mohiuddin | 33,278 | 38.53 | ||
| Independent | Sardar Muhammad Khan | 31,120 | 36.03 | ||
| PPP | Ghulam Muhyuddin | 18,516 | 21.44 | ||
| MMA | Molvi Muhammad Jehangir Khan | 2,759 | 3.19 | ||
| Independent | Nadir Khawaja | 695 | 0.80 | ||
| Valid ballots | 86,368 | 96.42 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3,208 | 3.58 | |||
| Turnout | 89,576 | 45.46 | |||
| Majority | 2,158 | 2.50 | |||
| PML(Q) gain from MMA | |||||
Election 2002
[edit | edit source]General Elections were held on 10 October 2002. Abdul Akbar Khan won this seat with 36,130 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMA | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | 36,130 | 44.38 | ||
| PML(Q) | Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin | 23,907 | 29.37 | ||
| PPP | Sardar Ali S. Aman | 20,862 | 25.62 | ||
| PTI | Abdul Latif | 516 | 0.63 | ||
| Valid ballots | 81,415 | 96.94 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,572 | 3.06 | |||
| Turnout | 83,987 | 49.13 | |||
| Majority | 12,223 | 15.01 | |||
| MMA gain from Independent | |||||
See also
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Election result's official website