NA-53 Rawalpindi-II

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NA-53 Rawalpindi-II (این اے-53، راولپنڈی-2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.[2]

NA-53 Rawalpindi-II
Constituency
for the National Assembly of Pakistan
RegionRawalpindi Tehsil (partly) of Rawalpindi District
Electorate357,199 [1]
Current constituency
PartyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Member(s)Qamar-ul-Islam Raja
Created fromNA-52 (Rawalpindi-III)

Area

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The constituency consists of Gulzar-e-Quaid, Dhoke Lalyal, Railway Housing Scheme 1-A Chaklala, Dhok Chaudrian, Shakrial, Lalazar, Sher Zaman Colony, Morgah, Gulrez, Safari Villas, Police Foundation, Media Town, Lalkurti, Kotha Kalan, Gulshan Abad, Bahria Town (1,2,3,7,8), Rawat, Kalar Syedah, Munawar, Zulfiqar, Chak Beli Khan, Pindori and Army Officers colony.

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-52 Rawalpindi-III

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Election Member Party
2002 Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan PML-N
2008 Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan PML-N
2008 by-election Muhammad Safdar PML-N
2013 Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan PML-N

2018–2023: NA-59 Rawalpindi-III

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Election Member Party
2018 Ghulam Sarwar Khan PTI

2024–present: NA-53 Rawalpindi-II

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Election Member Party
2024 Qamar-ul-Islam Raja PML-N

Detailed results

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Election 2002

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General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan of PML-N won by 73,671 votes.[3]

Election 2008

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Nisar Ali Khan successfully retained his native National Assembly seat in elections 2008.[4]

General Election 2008: Rawalpindi-III
Party Candidate Votes %
PML-N Nisar Ali Khan 97,747 51
PML-Q Muhammad Nasir Raja 56,645 29
PPPP Khurram Pervaiz Raja 38,052 19
Others Others 2,351 1

Election 2013

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General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Nisar Ali Khan of PML-N was yet again successful in retaining his native National Assembly Constituency and he won it with a huge margin. National Assembly.

General election 2013: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan 133,143 52.04
PTI Ajmal Sabir Raja 69,769 27.27
PML(Q) Muhammad Basharat Raja 43,866 17.15
Others Others (twelve candidates) 9,050 3.54
Turnout 260,157 57.15
Total valid votes 255,828 98.34
Rejected ballots 4,329 1.66
Majority 63,374 24.77
Registered electors 455,186
PML(N) hold

Election 2018

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General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-59 Rawalpindi-III [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Ghulam Sarwar Khan 89,055 42.41
Independent Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan 66,369 31.61
PML(N) Qamar-ul-Islam Raja 21,754 10.36
TLP Malik Muhammad Taj 14,320 6.82
Others Others (six candidates) 10,815 5.15
Turnout 209,974 58.78
Rejected ballots 7,661 3.65
Majority 22,686 10.80
Registered electors 357,199
PTI gain from PML(N)

Election 2024

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General elections were held on 8 February 2024. Qamar-ul-Islam Raja won the election with 72,006 votes.

General election 2024: NA-53 Rawalpindi-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Qamar-ul-Islam Raja 72,006 34.64  24.28
Independent Ajmal Sabir Raja[a] 58,480 28.14  14.27
Independent Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan 44,074 21.21  10.40
TLP Muhammad Taimoor Khalid 21,522 10.36  3.54
Others Others (seventeen candidates) 11,759 5.66
Turnout 213,022 53.07  5.71
Total valid votes 207,841 97.57
Rejected ballots 5,181 2.43
Majority 13,526 6.51
Registered electors 401,376
PML(N) gain from PTI

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 2024-01-06.
  2. ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  3. ^ "Election Result NA-52 Rawalpindi-III Punjab | Pakistan Election 2013 - geo.tv". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  4. ^ "Election result 2008 for NA-52". ECP. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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