NA-53 Rawalpindi-II

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

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

Area

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

1970–1977: NW-28 Rawalpindi-III

ElectionMemberParty
1970Habib Ahmad PPP

1977–2002: NA-38 Rawalpindi-III

ElectionMemberParty
1977Syed Ali Asghar Shah PPP
1985Shaikh Rasheed AhmadIndependent
1988Shaikh Rasheed AhmadIJI
1990Shaikh Rasheed AhmadIJI
1993Shaikh Rasheed AhmadPML-N
1997Shaikh Rasheed AhmadPML-N

2002–2018: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III

ElectionMemberParty
2002Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan PML-N
2008Chaudhry Nisar Ali KhanPML-N
2008 by-electionMuhammad SafdarPML-N
2013Chaudhry Nisar Ali KhanPML-N

2018–2023: NA-59 Rawalpindi-III

ElectionMemberParty
2018Ghulam Sarwar Khan PTI

2024–present: NA-53 Rawalpindi-II

ElectionMemberParty
2024Qamar-ul-Islam RajaPML-N

Detailed results

Election 2002

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

General election 2002: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan 73,671 51.05
PML(Q) Muhammad Nasir Raja 56,645 39.25
PPP Muhammad Saghir Khokhar 11,684 8.10
Independent Sakhawat Hussain 2,310 1.60
Turnout 150,008 48.89
Total valid votes 144,310 96.20
Rejected ballots 5,698 3.80
Majority 17,026 11.80
Registered electors 306,853

Election 2008

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

General election 2008: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan 97,747 50.61
PML(Q) Muhammad Nasir Raja 54,988 28.47
PPP Khurram Pervaiz Raja 38,052 19.70
Others Others (six candidates) 2,351 1.22
Turnout 196,521 52.28
Total valid votes 193,138 98.28
Rejected ballots 3,383 1.72
Majority 42,759 22.14
Registered electors 375,934
PML(N) hold

By-Election 2008

By-Election 2008: NA-52 Rawalpindi-III
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Muhammad Safdar 54,917 69.36
PML(Q) Muhammad Nasir Raja 22,773 28.76
Others Others (five candidates) 1,485 1.88
Turnout 79,175 21.06
Total valid votes 79,175 100
Rejected ballots 0 0
Majority 32,144 40.60
Registered electors 375,934
PML(N) hold

Election 2013

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

General elections were held on 25 July 2018.

General election 2018: NA-59 Rawalpindi-III
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

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 Increase24.28
PTI Ajmal Sabir Raja 58,480 28.14 Decrease14.27
Independent Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan 44,074 21.21 Decrease10.40
TLP Muhammad Taimoor Khalid 21,522 10.36 Increase3.54
Others Others (seventeen candidates) 11,759 5.66
Turnout 213,022 53.07 Decrease5.71
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

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. ↑ "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. 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.