NA-6 Lower Dir-I

NA-6 Lower Dir-I
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Pakistan
RegionLal Qilla Tehsil, Samarbagh Tehsil, Munda Tehsil and Balambat Tehsil (partly) of Lower Dir District
Electorate457,078 [1]
Current constituency
Created2018
PartyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Member(s)Muhammad Bashir Khan
Created fromNA-34 (Lower Dir)

NA-6 Lower Dir-I (این اے-6، لور دیر-I) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. The area was formerly part of NA-34 (Lower Dir) constituency from 1977 to 2018. The delimitation in 2018 split Lower Dir into two separate constituencies, NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II).[2]

Members of Parliament

Since 2018: NA-6 (Lower Dir-I)

Election Member Party
2018 Mehboob Shah PTI
2024 Muhammad Bashir Khan SIC

2018 general election

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-6 (Lower Dir-I)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Mehboob Shah 63,440 36.93 Increase6.75
MMA Maulana Asadullah 36,665 21.34 Decrease26.89†
ANP Zahid Khan 30,682 17.86 Increase11.86
PPP Ahmed Hassan 27,774 16.17 Increase11.97
Others Others (four candidates) 8,259 4.81
Turnout 171,775 48.90 Increase18.75
Rejected ballots 4,955 2.89
Majority 26,775 15.59
Registered electors 351,245
PTI gain from JI

†JI and JUI-F contested as part of MMA

2024 general election

Further information: Pakistani general election, 2018

General elections were held on 8 February 2024.[4] Muhammad Bashir Khan won the election with 81,229 votes.[5]

General election 2024: NA-6 Lower Dir-I
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Muhammad Bashir Khan[a] 81,229 49.14 Increase12.21
JI Siraj-ul-Haq 57,458 34.76 N/A
Others Others (nine candidates) 26,622 16.10
Turnout 169,830 37.16 Decrease11.74
Rejected ballots 4,521 2.66
Majority 23,771 14.38 Decrease1.21
Registered electors 457,075

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ Final List of National Assembly Constituencies (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. 2018. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  3. ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "NA-6 Election Result 2024 Lower Dir 1, Candidates List". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 16 October 2024.