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
DistrictUpper Chitral
Lower Chitral
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Electorate313,550[1]
Current constituency
PartySIC[2]
Member(s)Abdul Latif
Created fromNA-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

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.[3]

Members of Parliament

1977–2002: NA-24 Chitral

Election Member Party
1977 Abdul Subhan Khan Independent
1985
1988 Bismillah Khan Pakistan Peoples Party
1990 Haji Lal Karim Pakistan Muslim League
1993 Bismillah Khan Pakistan Peoples Party
1997 Haji Lal Karim Pakistan Muslim League

2002–2018: NA-32 Chitral

Election Member Party
2002 Abdul Akbar Chitrali MMA
2008 Shahzada Mohiuddin Pakistan Muslim League
2013 Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin All Pakistan Muslim League

2018: NA-1 Chitral

Election Member Party
2018 Abdul Akbar Chitrali MMA

Since 2024: NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral

Election Member Party
2024 Abdul Latif SIC [a]

Election 2024

Further information: 2024 Pakistani general election

General elections were 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.[4][5][6]

General election 2024: NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Abdul Latif[b] 61,834 38.16 Increase14.75
JUI (F) Muhammad Talha Mahmood 42,987 26.53 N/A
PPP Fazali Rabbi 23,723 14.64 Decrease5.22
PML(N) Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin 20,007 12.35 Decrease0.44
JI Abdul Akbar Chitrali 9,253 5.71 N/A
ANP Khadija Bibi 2,411 1.49 Increase1.49
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 Decrease7.78
Majority 18,847 11.63
Registered electors 3,13,550
Independent gain from MMA

Election 2018

Further information: 2018 Pakistani general election

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
General election 2018: NA-1 Chitral[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MMA Abdul Akbar Chitrali 48,616 29.58 Increase0.41†
PTI Abdul Latif 38,481 23.41 Increase4.06
PPP Saleem Khan 32,635 19.86 Increase3.95
PML(N) Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin 21,016 12.79 Increase10.82
Others Others (seven candidates) 18,177 11.06
Turnout 164,355 60.97 Decrease2.69
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

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2013

General Elections were held on 11 May 2013. Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin won this seat with 29,772 votes.

General Election 2013: NA-32 Chitral[10]
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

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2008

General Elections were held on 18 February 2008. Shahzada Mohiuddin won this seat with 33,278 votes.

General Election 2008: NA-32 Chitral[11]
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

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2002

General Elections were held on 10 October 2002. Abdul Akbar Khan won this seat with 36,130 votes.[12]

General Election 2002: NA-32 Chitral[13]
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

Notes

  1. ^ Won the election as a PTI-backed independent, joined SIC after election
  2. ^ Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent

References

  1. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. ^ "National Assembly Election Results 2024 - Comprehensive Coverage by Dunya News".
  3. ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  4. ^ "NA-1 Chitral Election 2024 Full Result". Election Pakistani. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. ^ "PTI-backed candidates make clean sweep in Chitral". 8 February 2024.
  6. ^ "NA-1 Election Result 2024 Chitral Upper-cum- Lower, Candidates List". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  7. ^ "Pervez Musharraf to contest elections from NA-1 Chitral – Daily Pakistan Observer -Daily Pakistan Observer –". pakobserver.net. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Pervez Musharraf resigns as APML chairman – The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  9. ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan: List of Elections with their Bye Elections".
  11. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan: List of Elections with their Bye-Elections".
  12. ^ "NA-32 Chitral Detail Election Result 2002". Election Pakistani. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Constituency-Wise Detailed Results" (PDF).


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