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.
| NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral این اے-۱ چترال بالا-بمع-چترال زیریں | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
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| District | Upper Chitral Lower Chitral |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Electorate | 313,550[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | SIC[2] |
| Member(s) | Abdul Latif |
| Created from | NA-1 Chitral |
Historical composition
editPreviously, 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
edit1977–2002: NA-24 Chitral
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | MMA | |
Since 2024: NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Abdul Latif | SIC [a] | |
Election 2024
editGeneral 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Abdul Latif[b] | 61,834 | 38.16 |  14.75
| |
| JUI (F) | Muhammad Talha Mahmood | 42,987 | 26.53 | N/A | |
| PPP | Fazali Rabbi | 23,723 | 14.64 |  5.22
| |
| PML(N) | Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin | 20,007 | 12.35 | 0.44
| |
| JI | Abdul Akbar Chitrali | 9,253 | 5.71 | N/A | |
| ANP | Khadija Bibi | 2,411 | 1.49 | 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 | 7.78
| ||
| Majority | 18,847 | 11.63 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,13,550 | ||||
| Independent gain from MMA | |||||
Election 2018
editGeneral 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 | 0.41†
| |
| PTI | Abdul Latif | 38,481 | 23.41 | 4.06
| |
| PPP | Saleem Khan | 32,635 | 19.86 | 3.95
| |
| PML(N) | Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin | 21,016 | 12.79 | 10.82
| |
| Others | Others (seven candidates) | 18,177 | 11.06 | ||
| Turnout | 164,355 | 60.97 | 2.69
| ||
| 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
editGeneral 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
editGeneral 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
editGeneral 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
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "National Assembly Election Results 2024 - Comprehensive Coverage by Dunya News".
- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "NA-1 Chitral Election 2024 Full Result". Election Pakistani. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "PTI-backed candidates make clean sweep in Chitral". 8 February 2024.
- ^ "NA-1 Election Result 2024 Chitral Upper-cum- Lower, Candidates List". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pervez Musharraf resigns as APML chairman – The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan: List of Elections with their Bye Elections".
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan: List of Elections with their Bye-Elections".
- ^ "NA-32 Chitral Detail Election Result 2002". Election Pakistani. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Constituency-Wise Detailed Results" (PDF).
External links
edit- Election result's official website
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