NA-128 Lahore-XII ( این اے-128، لاہور-12) is a newly-created constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises the Model Town Tehsil along with areas of Lahore Cantonment Tehsil, Walton Cantonment and Lahore City Tehsil.[2][3]
| NA-128 Lahore-XII | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
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| Region | Lahore City area of Lahore District |
| Electorate | 678,006 [1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Party | Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party |
| Member(s) | Aun Chaudhry |
| Created from | NA-122 (Lahore-V) NA-126 (Lahore-IX) |
Members of Parliament
edit2018–2023: NA-130 Lahore-VIII
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Shafqat Mahmood | PTI | |
2024–present: NA-128 Lahore-XII
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Aun Chaudhry | IPP | |
Election 2018
editGeneral elections were held on 25 July 2018.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Shafqat Mahmood | 127,405 | 50.51 | ||
| PML(N) | Khawaja Ahmed Hassan | 104,625 | 41.48 | ||
| Others | Others (eight candidates) | 20,228 | 8.01 | ||
| Turnout | 256,446 | 52.99 | |||
| Total valid votes | 252,258 | 98.37 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,188 | 1.63 | |||
| Majority | 22,780 | 9.03 | |||
| Registered electors | 483,914 | ||||
Election 2024
editGeneral elections were held on 8 February 2024.
Independent journalists such as Secunder Kermani expected PTI-backed independent Salman Akram Raja to overwhelmingly win the seat, on the basis of voter interviews.[5] However, while Form 45 from the Election Commission of Pakistan showed Raja with a decisive lead, Form 47 reported Aun Chaudhry of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party as having won 172,576 votes to Raja's 159,024 votes. Raja, PTI supporters, and independent journalists claimed the ECP Form 47 results showed clear evidence of rigging by the Pakistan Army, and the Lahore High Court issued a stay on a final declaration of the results by ECP until a hearing could be fixed to investigate the matter.[6][7] The ECP had officially withdrawn the notification of Chaudhry's victory, but published it again a couple of days later.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPP | Aun Chaudhry | 172,578 | 45.77 | ||
| Independent | Salman Akram Raja[a] | 159,026 | 42.18 |  8.33
| |
| Others | Others (twenty candidates) | 45,434 | 12.05 | ||
| Turnout | 381,466 | 56.27 |  3.28
| ||
| Total valid votes | 377,038 | 98.84 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4,428 | 1.16 | |||
| Majority | 13,552 | 3.59 | |||
| Registered electors | 678,006 | ||||
| IPP gain from PTI | |||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent
References
edit- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Final List of National Assembly Constituencies (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. 2018. pp. 35–36. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ https://twitter.com/SecKermani/status/1755878571489263654 [bare URL]
- ^ Desk, BR Web (9 February 2024). "LHC bars ECP from issuing NA-128 results on Salman Akram Raja's plea". Brecorder. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ https://twitter.com/umairjav/status/1755876047663321413 [bare URL]
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "ECP withdraws Aun Ch's victory notification on NA-128". The Nation. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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