PK-70 Khyber-II (پی کے-70 خیبر-2) is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.It was created in 2018 after merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before 2019 elections.[1][2][3]

PK-70 Khyber-II
Constituency
for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
RegionBara and Fort Salop Tehsils (partly) and Jamrud Tehsil of Khyber District
Current constituency
Created2018
PartySunni Ittehad Council
Member(s)Muhammad Sohail Afridi
Created fromPK-106 Khyber-II (2018-2023)

Members of Assembly

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2019-2023: PK-106 Khyber-II

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Election Member Party
2019 Bilawal Afridi BAP

2024-present: PK-70 Khyber-II

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Election Member Party
2024 Muhammad Sohail Afridi SIC

Election 2019

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After merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial elections were held for the very first time. Independent candidate Bilawal Afridi won the seat by getting 12,855 votes. He later joined Balochistan Awami Party.[4][5]

Provincial election 2019: PK-106 Khyber-II
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Bilawal Afridi 12,855 37.35
Independent Khan Shahid Afridi 6,304 18.32
PTI Amir Muhammad Khan Afridi 5,951 17.29
JI Shah Jehan 4,267 12.40
JUI (F) Ghufranullah 2,430 7.06
Independent Suhbat Khan 960 2.79
PPP Shah Khalid 689 2.00
Independent Muhammad Humayun 239 0.69
ANP Naheed 196 0.57
PML(N) Said Gah Jan 121 0.35
Independent Others (9 Independents) 405 1.18
Turnout 34,903 23.51
Valid ballots 34,417 98.61
Rejected ballots 486 1.39
Majority 6,551 19.03
Registered electors 1,48,478
Independent win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "By District | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  2. ^ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  3. ^ Hashim, Asad. "Historic election held in Pakistan's former tribal districts". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  4. ^ "Constituency Profile". Election Pakistan. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  5. ^ Shah, Waseem Ahmad (2019-08-04). "Tehreek-i-Insaf to bag three tribal districts reserved seats in PA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
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