NA-56 Rawalpindi-V

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NA-56 Rawalpindi-V (این اے-56، راولپنڈی-5) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.[2]

NA-56 Rawalpindi-V
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Pakistan
RegionRawalpindi city area of Rawalpindi District
Electorate523,733 [1]
Current constituency
PartyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Member(s)Hanif Abbasi
Created fromNA-55 Rawalpindi-VI

Members of Parliament

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1970–1977: (NW-28 Rawalpindi-III)

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Election Member Party
1970 Habib Ahmad PPP

1977–2002: NA-38 (Rawalpindi-III)

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Election Member Party
1977 Syed Ali Asghar Shah PPP
1985 Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad Independent
1988 Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad IJI
1990 Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad IJI
1993 Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad PML-N
1997 Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad PML-N

2002–2018: NA-55 (Rawalpindi-VI)

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Election Member Party
2002 Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad Independent
2008 Makhdoom Muhammad Javed Hashmi PML-N
2008 by-election Pervaiz Khan PML-N
2010 by-election Malik Shakeel Awan PML-N
2013 Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad AML

2018–2023: NA-62 (Rawalpindi-VI)

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Election Member Party
2018 Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad AML

2024–present: NA-56 Rawalpindi-V

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Election Member Party
2024 Hanif Abbasi PML-N

Election 2002

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General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad an Independent candidate won by 60,649 votes.[3]

Election 2008

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The result of general election 2008 in this constituency is given below.

Result

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Javed Hashmi succeeded in the election 2008 and became the member of National Assembly.[4]

General Election 2008: Rawalpindi-VI
Party Candidate Votes %
PML-N Javed Hashmi 87,645 75%
PPPP Malik Amir Fida Paracha 37,397 28
PML-Q Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad 15,780 12
Others Others 1,519 1

By-election 2010

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The by-polls were held in February 2010 and Malik Shakeel Awan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from this constituency as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). He received 63,888 votes and defeated Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad by a great margin.[5]

Election 2013

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General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad of Awami Muslim League won by 95,643 votes and became the member of National Assembly.[6]

General election 2013: NA-55 Rawalpindi-VI
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AML Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad 88,627 49.98
PML(N) Malik Shakeel Ahmed Awan 75,306 42.46
Others Others (twenty one candidates) 13,408 7.56
Turnout 179,865 55.51
Total valid votes 177,341 98.60
Rejected ballots 2,524 1.40
Majority 13,321 7.52
Registered electors 324,022
AML gain from PML(N)

Election 2018

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General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-62 Rawalpindi-VI[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AML Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad 119,362 49.97
PML(N) Daniyal Chaudhary 91,879 38.76
Others Others (ten candidates) 22,660 9.62
Turnout 235,560 52.01
Rejected ballots 3,869 1.65
Majority 26,407 11.21
Registered electors 452,930
AML hold Swing N/A

Election 2024

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General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Hanif Abbasi won the election with 96,655 votes.

General election 2024: NA-56 Rawalpindi-V
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Hanif Abbasi 96,655 44.95  6.19
AML Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad[a] 82,619 38.43 N/A
Others Others (twenty-eight candidates) 35,734 16.62
Turnout 219,167 41.85  10.16
Total valid votes 215,008 98.10
Rejected ballots 4,159 1.90
Majority 14,036 6.53
Registered electors 523,733
PML(N) gain from AML

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent

References

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  1. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Election Result NA-55 Rawalpindi-VI Punjab | Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv". Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Election result 2008 for NA-55". ECP. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "PML-N's Shakil trounces Sheikh Rashid". Dawn (newspaper). 25 February 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". www.na.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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